We went on a world tour for 2 days! We discussed stories from around the world and it was an exciting time to read the stories from Africa, Japan, China, Bali, Russia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Spain, France, Germany, Greece, Siberia and many more places. It's interesting to see how stories get influenced by the culture, history of the region. We asked the kids to analyse the regional folk tales. Here is what they had to say:
Aarav: The Urdu folktale, set in Pakistan, focused on family values to tell morals. There were only human characters, no animals were used to narrate any aspect of the story. The Greek folktale was based on mythology. The gods were seen to be having many negative human qualities like anger, jealousy. Gods, demi-gods, humans were used as the main characters.
Geordie: The Afghan folktale used animal characters to tell morals. It was humorous and yet sensitive. The French folktale revolved around kings, queens, magic. A clash between royal and common sides of the kingdom was the main theme.
Misha: The Nigerian folktale had animals. It ended with a moral. The Brazilian folktale too had animals, but it didn't end with any moral. It was more interesting to read the Brazilian folktale.
Abhiram: The Spanish folktale revolved around Christianity. It was set up in urban area and didn't use the aspects of poverty, animals in the narration. There was kindness and sophistication in the story. The moral of the story was god-centric. The Somalia folktale used animals. It stressed on the region's dependence on animals for survival. It showed the people's close connection with nature and how people would kill in order to survive.
Nayana: The Chinese folktale was very humorous. It involved people and showed the common side of a common man. The Akan folktale involved animals and ended with a moral.
Samanyu from our junior batch (7-9 years) too had something to say:
The Greek stories are mostly about gods. In Indian stories animals are used to convey morals, but in Greek stories, gods convey morals. Greek stories have complicated names and are very serious. Indian stories are simpler.
Aarav: The Urdu folktale, set in Pakistan, focused on family values to tell morals. There were only human characters, no animals were used to narrate any aspect of the story. The Greek folktale was based on mythology. The gods were seen to be having many negative human qualities like anger, jealousy. Gods, demi-gods, humans were used as the main characters.
Geordie: The Afghan folktale used animal characters to tell morals. It was humorous and yet sensitive. The French folktale revolved around kings, queens, magic. A clash between royal and common sides of the kingdom was the main theme.
Misha: The Nigerian folktale had animals. It ended with a moral. The Brazilian folktale too had animals, but it didn't end with any moral. It was more interesting to read the Brazilian folktale.
Abhiram: The Spanish folktale revolved around Christianity. It was set up in urban area and didn't use the aspects of poverty, animals in the narration. There was kindness and sophistication in the story. The moral of the story was god-centric. The Somalia folktale used animals. It stressed on the region's dependence on animals for survival. It showed the people's close connection with nature and how people would kill in order to survive.
Nayana: The Chinese folktale was very humorous. It involved people and showed the common side of a common man. The Akan folktale involved animals and ended with a moral.
Samanyu from our junior batch (7-9 years) too had something to say:
The Greek stories are mostly about gods. In Indian stories animals are used to convey morals, but in Greek stories, gods convey morals. Greek stories have complicated names and are very serious. Indian stories are simpler.
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