Juan's father sends him to gather guavas for their guests. Instead of bringing the fruit, Juan plays a trick by putting a wasps' nest in the basket and giving it to his father to open among the guests. When the wasps emerge and sting everyone, Juan laughs at their swollen faces, claiming the guavas made them fat. The author does not intend readers to admire Juan, as his prank put others in danger and caused harm.
Juan's father sends him to gather guavas for their guests. Instead of bringing the fruit, Juan plays a trick by putting a wasps' nest in the basket and giving it to his father to open among the guests. When the wasps emerge and sting everyone, Juan laughs at their swollen faces, claiming the guavas made them fat. The author does not intend readers to admire Juan, as his prank put others in danger and caused harm.
Juan's father sends him to gather guavas for their guests. Instead of bringing the fruit, Juan plays a trick by putting a wasps' nest in the basket and giving it to his father to open among the guests. When the wasps emerge and sting everyone, Juan laughs at their swollen faces, claiming the guavas made them fat. The author does not intend readers to admire Juan, as his prank put others in danger and caused harm.
Juan's father sends him to gather guavas for their guests. Instead of bringing the fruit, Juan plays a trick by putting a wasps' nest in the basket and giving it to his father to open among the guests. When the wasps emerge and sting everyone, Juan laughs at their swollen faces, claiming the guavas made them fat. The author does not intend readers to admire Juan, as his prank put others in danger and caused harm.
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• Recognize positive and negative
messages conveyed in a text (Q2)
• Compare and contrast own opinions with those presented in familiar texts (Q2) • Determine various social, moral and economic issues discussed in the text listened to (Q3 Narrative-Narratives can take many forms, such as novels, short stories, plays, movies They are entertaining. • They are fiction – they did not really happen. • They may be set in the past, present or the future. • They have characters who may be people but are sometimes animals who have human abilities – e.g., they talk and think. • They tell what happens to the characters. • They have a moral or a message or themes. • They tell us how to behave properly. Juan Gathers Guavas One day Juan’s father sent him to get some ripe guavas, for a number of the neighbors had come in and he wanted to give them something to eat. Juan went to the guava bushes and ate all the fruit he could hold, and then he decided to play a joke on his father’s guests instead of giving them a feast of guavas. A wasp’s nest hung near by. With some difficulty he succeeded in taking it down and putting it into a tight basket that he had brought for the fruit. He hastened home and gave the basket to his father, and then as he left the room where the guests were seated he closed the door and fastened it. As soon as Juan’s father opened the basket the wasps flew over the room; and when the people found the door locked they fought to get out of the windows. After a while Juan opened the door, and when he saw the swollen faces of the people, he cried. “What fine, rich guavas you must have had! They have made you all so fat!” Q1.Who and what is involved in this narrative? Q2.What is the event that sets off the main events of the narrative? Q3.Does the author intend readers to admire Juan for his cleverness or not? Give reasons for your answer. a feast of guavas (a meal made up of a lot of guavas – ‘feast’ also means a celebration meal with a lot of people) • neighbors (people who live near each other)
hastened (hurried)
fastened (locked) swollen (puffed up; enlarged, bloated, bigger than usual because of an infection, a bite, or an injury)
Folk tale (a legend or myth; usually belonging to a particular cultural group
(tribe) and having a moral or meaning or an explanation of the creation of the world, animals or natural phenomena ancient (a very long time ago – BC times)
Emperor (a supreme ruler, like a
king)
embedded (very deep inside the
lion’s paw) Compassion(sympathy,kindnes s of heart)
gratitude(thanks,appreciation)
affection (friendliness, liking)
Coliseum (the arena in Ancient Rome where games and executions were held ; where the gladiators fought in front of huge crowds)
symbol (where something or someone comes to
represent an idea or value – e.g. a dove represents peace
empathy (understanding, compassion
Questions
Q1. Narratives begin by telling us about the Who, Where and
When of the story to come. In this Narrative, what does the first paragraph tell us about who is involved, and where and when does he story happen? Q2. How does Androcles avoid being killed by the lion in the forest?
Q3. Find evidence of the bravery of Androcles in the narrative.