Unit 8: Indian Folktales (Part 2)
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Dear friends,
now that we have read many folktales, Mrs. Tan would like to challenge us to write your own Singaporean folktales. We may want to use the given format below:
Title of Singaporean folktale: A Cats Swimming Competition
Characters in the story: Sammy the cat, Danny the dog, Sammy's Mum and Dad and Danny's sweet
Problem/s in the story: Sammy wanted to join the Cat's Swimming Competition but she was scared of the pool.
Solution/s to the problem/s in the story: Danny was willing to help Sammy to learn how to swim.
What is the moral of your Singaporean folktale: Don't give up easily! Keep striving for the goal!
A Cats Swimming Competition
Sammy the cat and Danny the dog are very best friend. One day, both of their family went to the Swimming pool to swim. Sammy saw a notice about the Cats Swimming Competition. She wanted to join the Cats Swimming Competition, but she was scared of water in the pool and doesn’t know how to swim…Sammy asked Danny: “ Danny. I think I can’t play with you in the pool”. Danny asked why. Sammy told Danny about the Cats Swimming Competition and she was scared of water in the pool when he got out of the swimming pool. Danny said that he could teach Sammy how to swim. But first they had to ask their own family but Sammy had to tell her Mum and Dad about the Swimming Competition too…Sammy asked her Mum and Dad while Danny asked his Dad. Sammy’s Mum and Dad is an old friend of his Dad and Mum. They discussed and told them their answers. “Yes. You two may do it. Sammy. You could join the Swimming Competition,” said Sammy’s Mum. “But a warning to you two. Only every Weekend of practice and be careful of yourself. You two could start it today,” said Sammy’s Dad. Sammy and Danny said an ‘OK!!!’.Danny told Sammy that the water is all right. Danny said: “Just try it, I’m here. You don’t have to worry about. You could find it fun interesting.” Sammy tries and tries and tries and tries again. She still couldn't’t do it.The second week of learning, Sammy still couldn't do it, but she never give up. After three weeks of learning, Sammy was not scared of water in the pool anymore. Thanks for Danny advise that Sammy knows how to swim now.Then, Sammy immediately sign up for the Cats Swimming Competition, as it was two weeks away. The day had arrived. Sammy was excited and her Mum and Dad, Danny and his Dad and Mum were going to do a cheer! The Cats Swimming Competition was about to start and Sammy was warming up her body.After warming up, the Swimming Competition starts. The horn ‘Beep’ and Sammy and those people who participates had to swim to the edge and back to where they started where the Swimming Competition starts.Sammy's Mum and Dad, Danny and his Dad and Mum keep cheer and cheer and cheer!!! In the end, guess who won the Cats Swimming Competition? It was Sammy won the Cats Swimming Competition. Sammy was very happy. Her Mum and Dad, Danny and his Dad and Mum were very proud of her.
~~~The End~~~
Remember this message...
Don't give up easily! Keep striving for the goal!
From:
Jun Hui
Total: 565 words
Labels: English
