- •The Monkey and the Crocodile
- •1. How do you think? Is it possible for monkey and crocodile to be good friends?
- •2. Divide into two groups. Make up a list of advantages and disadvantages to be a monkey and a crocodile. Share your ideas.
- •The River Snake
- •1. Work in small groups. Make a list of words and word combinations which can characterize a snake. Compare your list with other groups.
- •Coyote and the Rock
- •1. Tell what do you know about coyotes. Where do they live? How do they look like?
- •2. What are the differences between coyotes and wolves?
- •Coyote Brings Fire
- •Why Bat Has no Friends
- •Give an outline of the legend.
- •Retell the legend as if you were a bat.
- •Spider, Hare and the Moon
- •1. Put the following events (a-d) in the right order/ Number them (1-4).
- •The Crow and Its Ugly Fledglings
- •Why Is there Enmity Between the Crow and the Hawk?
- •The Coffee Mill which Grinds Salt
- •Why Sea Water Is Salty
- •Give an outline of the legend.
- •Describe the boy. How does he look like? Is he greedy? Is he brave?
- •The Girl and the Snake
- •Old Sultan
- •A Bird Legend
- •Try to retell the legend in five simple sentences.
- •Give better title for the legend.
- •Why the Turtle has no Tail
- •Discuss the main idea of the legend.
- •Is it true or fiction?
- •Choose the better title for the legend.
- •How the Stars Were Made
- •The Sneaky Hoop Snakes.
- •Retell the myth in detail.
- •Why parents do not let their children ride push bikes after dark? What about your parents?
- •The Hungry Bush-man.
- •The Boogie Man.
- •The Mysterious Drop Bears.
- •Retell the legend in detail.
- •Explaine why one should be very careful when walking alone in the Australian bush.
- •The Bloody Knife
- •What do you think about the legend? Could it to be true?
- •Try to find another title to the myth.
- •Retell the text.
- •Why the Crow Is Black
- •How the Kangaroo Got a Long Tail and the Wombat a Flat Forehead
- •Retell the legend as if you were a kangaroo.
- •Say which of the characters of the story (a wombat or a kangaroo) you like the best. Why?
- •The Fire on the Hill
- •A Careless Tongue
- •The Sacred Python
- •The Lion and the Goat
- •Try to retell the legend in five simple sentences.
- •Give better title for the legend.
- •Why Cats Wash Themselves After Eating
- •Retell the legend as if you were a cat.
- •Give an outline of the legend.
- •How Animals Learned to Do Something
- •The Parrot
- •The Fly Who Wanted to Have a Tail
- •Discuss the main idea of the legend.
- •Is it true or fiction?
- •Choose the better title for the legend.
- •Glossary
- •Dictionary
- •Literature
Give an outline of the legend.
Describe the boy. How does he look like? Is he greedy? Is he brave?
WRITIHG
Write who said the following
1. "If you say to the mill, 'Mill, mill, grind for me; grind this or that for me at once!' then it will grind for you whatever you want. (_______).
2. "Mill, mill, grind for me; grind golden ducats for me at once!" (_______).
3. "Mill, mill, grind for me; grind fresh bread for me at once!" (_______).
4. "Fetch your mill and grind out some fresh chickens for me!" (_______).
5. "That is enough!" (_______).
The Girl and the Snake
Key words and expressions:
a herd
to get lost
handsome
Make up sentences with new words
Pre-reading task
Find out the words to describe your feeling if you ever met a huge snake. What would you do?
Reading
Once upon a time there was a girl who was supposed to go into the woods and bring home the cattle, but she could not find the herd. She got lost and came to a large mountain with gates and doors. She went inside. A table was standing there, set with all kinds of things to eat. There was also a bed there, and a large snake was lying on it. It said to the girl, "Have a seat, if you want to. Come and lie down in this bed, if you want to! But if you don't want to, it's all right!"
The girl did not do any of this.
Finally the snake said, "People are coming now who want to dance with you, but don't go with them."
Soon afterward people did come, and they wanted to dance with the girl, but she would have nothing to do with them. Then they began to eat and drink. The girl left the mountain and went home again.
The next day she went into the woods again to look for her herd, but she could not find what she was looking for. Instead, she got lost again and came to the same mountain. She went inside again and found everything the same as the first time: a set table and the bed with the snake. It said to her, as the time before, "Have a seat, if you want to! Eat, if you want to! Come and lie down in this bed, if you want to! But if you don't want to, it's all right. Now a lot more people are coming who want to dance with you, but do not go with them."
The snake had barely finished talking when a lot more people came, and they began to dance and to eat and drink. The girl had nothing to do with them, but instead left the mountain and went home.
On the third day she went into the woods again, and the same thing happened to her as on the previous days. The snake invited her to eat and drink, which she did with a good appetite. After that the snake asked her to lie down next to it, and the girl did that as well.
Then the snake said, "Hold me in your arm!" She did it. "Kiss me!" said the snake. "If you are afraid, just put your apron between us!"
The girl did it, and in that instant the snake turned into a handsome young man. In reality he was a prince who had been bewitched into this form through magic, but the girl's courage had saved him. Of course, the two of them went away, and since then they have never been heard from again.
Comprehension check
Complete the sentences
Once upon a time there was... .
There was also a bed there, and a large ... .
Finally the snake said, "People are coming now who want to dance with you... .
The snake had barely finished talking when a lot more people came ... .
The girl did it, and in that instant the snake turned into... .
WRITIHG
Make up a plan of the legend covering its main events.