1. THAILAND –
REFLECTING AGE –
OLD VALUES FROM
OLD – TIME TALES
• Subtitle : “Makato and the Cowrie Shell”
• Retold and Translated by Supannee Khanchanathiti
8. BANGKOK?
⚫Bangkok (English pronunciation: /ˈbæŋkɒk/)
is thecapital and most populous city of
Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep
Maha Nakhon (กรุงเทพมหานคร,pronounced [krūŋ
tʰêːp mahǎː nákʰɔ̄ːn] ( listen)) orsimply Krung
Thep (help
⚫angkok, Thailand’s capital, is a largecity known
forornate shrinesand vibrantstreet life. The
boat-filled Chao Phraya River feeds its network
of canals, flowing past the Rattanakosin royal
district, home toopulent Grand Palaceand its
sacred Wat Phra Kaew Temple.
10. THAILAND???
⚫ Thailand (/ˈtaɪlænd/ TY-land or /ˈtaɪlənd/ TY-
lənd;[12] Thai: ประเทศไทย),officially the
Kingdomof Thailand (Thai:
ราชอาณาจักรไทย), formerly known as
Siam (Thai: สยาม), is a country at the
centre of
• the Indochinese peninsula in Southeast Asia. With a
total area of approximately
• 513,000 km2 (198,000 sq mi), Thailand
is the world's 51st-largest country. It
is the 20th-most-
• populous country in the world, with around 66 million
people. The capital and largest city is Bangkok.
12. TODAY, LET’S LEARN A
FOLKTALE!
⚫ a folktale is a story or legend forming part of
an oral tradition. Folktales are generally passed
down from one generation to another and often
take on the characteristics of the time and
place in which they are told.
25. Once upon a time therewasa boywhose
namewas Makato. Hewasanorphan, for
his fatherand mother had died when he
wasveryyoung. He had no brothers,
sisters, cousins, orfriends to takecareof
him, so he had to makea living for
himself. Hedid every kind of work—
carrying heavy things, clearing away the
forest, orfeeding pigs. He never idled
overhiswork, and although hewas paid
onlyasmall wage, hewassatisfied.
26. He knew that if hedid notwork hewould
starve. Whereverhewent hisemployers
praised him for being sensible, hard-
working, good-tempered, and cheerful.
He left hisvillageand setout into thewide
world & goto Sukhothai.Hewalked along
cheerfully,enjoying new insightsand
talking to the people he meton the
way.Aftera month's journey,hereached a
villageon the boundaryof the Kingdomof
Sukhotai.Fortunately he metan old
womanwho helped her. Then, he finally
met the King.
27. The day he met the king, Makato
impressed him after sharing his
life to the curious king…& when
the king wasabout to live-
⚫Makatosawa littlecowrie,asmall
shell with finegloss used as
money, lying on theground.
⚫Heran topick itupand held it out
to the king, but the king simply
gave it to him with asmile.
28. ⚫At that time the peopleof
Sukhothai used cowrieshellsas
money. Although
⚫one cowrie shell had little value,
Makato wanted to make as much
useof
⚫itaspossible, for itwas the king’s
gift. Fora long time hecould not
⚫think of a way to use it so that it
would earn more money for him.
29. ⚫Oneday he passed byastall
in the marketwhere the
seedsof
⚫manydifferentplants were
sold. He looked along the
stall and
⚫caughtsightof a basket full
of lettuceseed.
30. ⚫Lettuce! He could grow small
plants like that. He asked the
jolly-looking woman
⚫at the stall if hecould buy
some in exchange of his cowrie
shell. At first the woman
laugh& said that, itwon’t buy
anything.
31. Makatoeagerly told thewoman
that hewould only dip his finger
into a pileof seeds; then he’ll
take the seeds that stick to it—
that must be about right forone
cowrie shell-the woman was
amused. So sheagreed. &
Makato paid thewoman his one
cowrieshell.
32. ⚫Makatopaid thewoman his one
cowrieshell. Then heput his finger into
hismouth and dipped it intoa pileof
seeds. When hepulled hiswet finger
out, it
was covered with seeds. He carefully
scraped them off his finger into the
palm of
his hand and went away happily,
clutching theseeds.
33.
34. ⚫Now that he had seeds, Makato broke
thesoil and sowed thematonce. He
⚫watered theseed bed everydayand soon
theyoung plantsappeared. Day by day
hecleared moreground and planted mo
garden wascovered with them. Hewas
very proud of himself because he had
⚫donesowell.
35.
36. Oneday the king passed by theelephant
shedsagain. Makatowaited his
⚫opportunity, then kneltdown and
proudly presented his biggest bunches
of lettuceto the king.
⚫The king was surprised & was puzzled.
⚫Makato told the king thewholestory.
The king was impressed with his
⚫intelligenceand industry.
37.
38. So much so that lateron hegave Makatoa job
in the palace.
⚫As theyears passed, Makatogrew tall and
handsome. He mastered everygraceand
served the king well. Hewas so loyal that
the king trusted him absolutely. Hewas
promoted to higherand higherpositions
until hewas given the title of KhunWang,
which meant that hewas the most
important person in the king’s court.
39. ⚫Hewasalso happily married toa
beautiful young daughterof the
king. After that,the king made
him the rulerof Mon.
⚫So itwas that Makato, who had
once been a poororphan,
became the king of
⚫that prosperous kingdom.
41. NAME:
INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN ACTIVITY: USE THE CHART BELOW &
GIVE THE ELEMENTS OF THE STORY.WRITE YOUR ANSWER
ON A SHORT COUPON BOND.
CONFLICT CLIMAX
CONCLUSION FALLING ACTION
43. NAME:
A.INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN ACTIVITY: USE THE CHART BELOW & GIVE
THE ELEMENTS OF THE STORY.( 5 POINTS EACH)
CONFLICT:Since Makato was a poor
orphan, hecannotchange the fact that
he's longing fora family no matter how
happy he is.
He left hisvillage that'swhy he need to
familiarize the placewhere he is now
and getalong with his new neighbors.
CLIMAX: Thecowrieshell fell from the
King. Makato picked up thecowrieshell
and gave it back to the King but the King
said to him that he may keep it. Heused
thecowrieshell to buy lettuceseeds.
When he harvested the lettuce he gave
some of them to the King and the King
waspleased to him.
CONCLUSION:He was happily married to a
beautiful young daughterof the king. After
that, the king made him the rulerof Mon.
So, Makato, who had once been a poor
orphan, became the king of a prosperous
kingdom.
FALLING ACTION:As theyears passed
Makatogrew tall and handsome. He
mastered every grace & served the king well.
Hewasso loyal that the king trusted him
absolutely. Hewas promoted to higherand
higherpositions until hewasgiven the title
of KhunWang, which meant that hewas the
most important person in the king’s court.
44. NAME:
QUIZ: Based on the chart answer the following questions. Write your
answer on a short coupon bond.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
1.What is the plot of Makato & The
Cowrie Shell?
1.
2.Whoare thecharacters from the
story?
2.
3. What is mahout? 3.
4.Makatoused one cowrie to buy the
seeds of lettuce, whatdoes cowrie
mean?
4.
5.Give a specific person you know who
attained success through diligence and
hardwork.
5.
45. NAME:
QUIZ: BASED ON THE CHART ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
WRITE YOUR ANSWER ON A SHORT COUPON BOND.
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
1.What is the plot of Makato & The
Cowrie Shell?
1.The plot of the story is basically the
coming of agea an orphan looking for
his future.
2.Who are thecharacters from the
story?
2. Thecharacters from the storyare:
Makato, Makato’semployer, old
woman, the king,Pra Ruang, woman at
the market, thedaughterof the king.
3. What is mahout? 3. Mahout is the keeperof the
elephants.
4.Makato used one cowrie to buy the
seeds of lettuce, whatdoes cowrie
mean?
4. Cowrie means asmall shell with fine
gloss used as money.
5.Give a specific person you know who
attained success through diligence and
hardwork.
5. Answer mayvary.
