Listening Activity: Pliant Like a Bamboo

Who is the main character in the story?

• the young couple

• the old woman

• the many villagers

• the butterfly

The young couple played as the ______________ in the story.

• protagonists

• antagonists

• fiends

• heroes

The young couple made fun of the old woman. This part of the plot is the ________ of the story.

• resolution

• introduction

• climax

• falling action

What is the resolution of the story?

• The old woman became a butterfly.

• The young couple went home happily.

• The old woman punished the young couple.

• The young couple befriended the old woman.

What is the resolution of the story?

• The old woman became a butterfly.

• The young couple went home happily.

• The old woman punished the young couple.

• The young couple befriended the old woman.

What kind of story is this?

• fable

• parable

• myth

• legend

What kind of story is this?

• fable

• parable

• myth

• legend

villagers, young couple, old woman

They are the __________ in the story.

• events

• conflict

• characters

• elements

The story tells ____________________________________.

• how there became the first butterfly

• who is Ally and Bang

• why the butterfly is colorful

• who made the butterfly

The story is ________________________.

• a legend because it tells the origin of the butterfly and at the same time, it teaches a lesson in life.

• a myth because it tells the basic elements of a culture.

• a fable because the characters are animals or inanimate objects

• a novel because it is a very long story consisting of chapters.