1. University of Cambodia
Course code : ENG106
Lecturer : Ly Vannarath
Story : 1 Crow to 10 Crows
Group : 07
Members : Chea Seyha
Chhe Bora
Chhorm Sophanica
Hy Bunneang
Mak Chanraksmey
Oak Pisey
Sat Yean
Svay Vanthan

2. Content
I. Summary
II. Literacy elements:
 Setting
 Plot
 Characters
 Conflict
 Theme
 Morale
III. Reflection

3. I. Summary
 Along time ago, there were two men, Ah Khel and
Ah Khouch, living in different places. They both
were good at cheating. Meeting on the way, they
cheated each other, and exchange their things.
After arriving home individually, they realized the
things were not real. Then they went to find each
other to make friends.
 Then they arrived a millionaire’s house whose the
millionaire had just died. Both of them planned to
cheat the millionaire’s children for wealth. When
they got the wealth, they went to the forest.
Because each of them wanted the wealth alone
they planned to kill each other. After they both
died,the buffalo brought the cart into the forest.

4.  The next morning, a man saw the cart. He didn’t take
it home immediately in case any harm to him. When
he came back home, he wanted to test his wife’s
reliability. Hence, he told her that when he
defecated, there was a crow flying out of his
anus, and asked her to keep this secret. The wife
didn’t hide. Moreover, she told everyone that there
were 2 crows flying out of her husband anus.
 The word spread until there were 10 crows. The king
heard about the story and called the man to ask if it
was true. The man said he just lay his wife to test her
mind because he had got too much wealth. Then the
man went to take the wealth from the forest and
gave to the king. The king gave him back half and
kept another half in the warehouse.

5. II. Literacy Elements

6. Setting:
 On the way
 At their houses
 At millionaire’s house
 In the forest
 The man’s house
 In the royal palace

7. Plot
 Ah Khel and Ah Khoch first met and cheated each other by
exchanging things.
 Then they came back their homes and realized the things were
not real.
 They found each other again and made friends as smart friends.
 They arrived at the millionaire’s funeral and cheated his children.
 They killed each other in the forest.
 The man saw the cart with the millionaire’s wealth.
 The man went back home and told his wife there was a crow
flying from his anus.
 The man’s wife revealed there were two crows and till ten crows.
 The king got the information and asked the man to explain and
gave him half of wealth.

8. Characterization
 Ah Khel and Ah Khoch
- Description: They were already married.
- Analysis: They were smart, tricky and
greed.
 The millionaire’s Children
- Description: They were rich.
- Analysis: They were naive, and
inconsiderable, easy to be cheated.

9.  The man:
- Description: He was poor.
-Analysis: He was honest, considerable
 The man’s wife:
- Description: Not mentioned.
- Analysis: She was open, unreliable, and
naïve
 The king:
- Description: He was the most powerful
person in the story.
- Analysis: He was reasonable, kind.

10. Conflict
 Ah Khel and Ah Khouch wanted to have
the wealth alone and killed each other.
 The man didn’t take the wealth home
because he was afraid of any harm.(inner)
 The man’s wife told other a lie and reach
to the king.

11. Theme
The story talked about liars and word
spreading. In most plots, the writer tried
to show tricks of people lying each other
and continual gossip which caused
confusion in the society.

12. Morale
 The story educated us to think of any
other intelligence (you are clever but not
clever enough).
 It also warned us to say something truth
which will not come up with any harm to
ourselves.
 It told us not to believe easily in what you
haven’t seen yet.

13. III. Reflection
 Cheating business wouldn’t help us to
become rich or have a better life.
 Making a bad friend brings bad luck.
 We cannot just believe in what we hear
without any evidence.
 Bad word is badly spread.

14. Thanks for attention!