A simple presentation for farmers to learn the importance of organization, coordination and complementation to solve community problems.

1. FARM TALES
“ No Mouse is an island ““ No Mouse is an island “

2. In a faraway farm, there lived happily a farmer and hisIn a faraway farm, there lived happily a farmer and his
wife…
but they were annoyed by a small family of mice
who also lived in the farm…

3. One day, from inside his
mouse hole, the mouse
discovered …. that the
farmer received a gift at the
mailbox !mailbox !
Aha!
What could it be ???
Cheese?
Chocolates? Tarts?

4. When the gift
was opened….
It yielded a…
MOUSE TRAP !MOUSE TRAP !

5. Frantic. The mouse ran to the
chicken to say:
“ Hey the farmer has a MOUSE
TRAP !
What will we do? “
MOUSE TRAP !?
Huh! It is none
of my concern…

6. Sad about the chicken’s indifference,
the mouse ran to the pig and said:
“ Hey the farmer has a MOUSE
TRAP !
What will we do? “
MOUSE TRAP !?
Hmph….I am too
big to be caught
in it…

7. Sad about the pig’s indifference, the
mouse ran to the cow and said:
“ Hey the farmer has a MOUSE
TRAP !
What will we do? “
MOUSE TRAP !?
It is none of my
problem !
Moooooooo….

8. On that night… the mouse
trap was set with a yummy
piece of cheese

9. In the morning……. The
farmer’s wife exclaimed !
There is something caughtThere is something caught
in the MOUSE TRAP !

10. Only to find out…. is was a SNAKE that
got caught in the MOUSE TRAP……
The vicious snake bit the farmer’s wife !The vicious snake bit the farmer’s wife !

11. The farmer’s wife fell
seriously ill……… and
she needed nutritious
food.. as advised by the
doctor …

12. The farmer slaughtered …
the chicken to make soup
for his ailing wifefor his ailing wife

13. Friends and relatives
visited the farmer’s
wife everyday … towife everyday … to
comfort and wish
her well…

14. The farmer slaughtered and
roasted the pig ……. to feed
the many visitors everyday!the many visitors everyday!

15. Unfortunately, the farmer’s wife
died… and more relatives and friendsdied… and more relatives and friends
came for the wake and funeral

16. Alas…. the farmer had to slaughter
the cow in order to feed the gueststhe cow in order to feed the guests
who sympathized with them.

17. The mouse trap problem proved toThe mouse trap problem proved to
be an issue that concerned all the
other farm animals …… not only the
mouse.

18. Every problem has its effect and chain of
effects that involves not only one person
or group of persons …. but the whole
community.
Problem solving entails an analysis of its
cause and effects … that should lead to acause and effects … that should lead to a
solution and needs everybody’s
participation.

19. Thank You !Thank You !