The Fisherman and the Kaha Bird

Multiple Choice

What is the Genre of this story?

• Fable

• Folktale

• Fiction

• Fantasy

​What do we know about Folktales?

Do you think JoJo Siwa would be in a folktale?

Folktales:

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Folktales:

1 They are based on the traditions and beliefs of a people
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Folktales:

1 They are based on the traditions and beliefs of a people
2 Often use characters to symbolize a human quality
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Folktales:

1 They are based on the traditions and beliefs of a people
2 Often use characters to symbolize a human quality
3 Usually teach a lesson

Folktales:

1 They are based on the traditions and beliefs of a people
2 Often use characters to symbolize a human quality
3 Usually teach a lesson

Open Ended

Okay, let's predict. What happens with our fisherman and the Kala Bird?

What about all this gold? What is going to happen?

Poll

Do you think the Kaha Bird knows that something is fishy?

• Kaha has no idea!

• The Kaha knows that the fisherman is Sus

• Kaha thinks things look a little shady

​The Story isn't Over!!!!!!!!

Can they repair their relationship?

​We know what Main Idea is...

We know what Point of View is....

What is the Theme of this story?

Wait.... What is Theme?

Folktales:

1 They are based on the traditions and beliefs of a people
2 Often use characters to symbolize a human quality
3 Usually teach a lesson

Folktales:

1 They are based on the traditions and beliefs of a people
2 Often use characters to symbolize a human quality
3 Usually teach a lesson

The Theme is the Lesson

So......................

Open Ended

What is the Theme(the lesson we learn) of this story?

​Now that we know the Theme lets remember the story...

Reorder

can you put these events from the story in order from beginning to end?

• The old fisherman struggles to catch enough fish to sell at the market and support his family.

• The Kaha bird offers to help the fisherman by bringing him a large fish every day to sell.

• The Shah's crier announces a reward of fifty bags of gold for anyone who can capture the Kaha bird.

• The fisherman tempts the Kaha with a feast. When she comes to eat, he grabs her feet and calls the servants to help.

• The fisherman realizes his mistake and lets go of the bird's feet, falling into the river with the servants.

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After you read a story you should be able to summarize it?


What does Summarize mean?

Open Ended

Can you summarize the events of the story about the fisherman and the Kaha Bird?

That means there is just one last thing to do.......

Draw

Can you draw the Kaha Bird?