The Raven and the Starfruit Tree

What is not true about folktales?

• They include animals as characters

• They are meant to be funny

• There is a lesson to be learned

• They come from different cultures

What does the word modest mean?

• to not think too highly of yourself

• to be overly proud

• to have to much of something

• to be embarrassed

The story "The Raven and the Starfruit Tree" is from what country?

• China

• The United States

• Vietnam

• Japan

What was the moral of the story?

• Wealth is the most important part of life

• Inheritance should be fought over

• You should work hard for what you have

• Greed can lead to harmful outcomes

What is the main problem in the story?

• The raven is taking all of the starfruit

• The younger brother has no money for his family

• The older brother is never satisfied with what he has

• One brother wants to trade but the other does not

What does inheritance mean?

• Having a lot of money

• Money that is passed down through generations

• Losing a family member

• To owe someone something

Do you think the younger brother was wise to trust the raven?

What mistake did the older brother make?

• He was spending all of his money

• He did not visit his younger brother

• He took most of the fathers money

• He wanted more gold than the raven could carry

Would you have traded the starfruit tree? Why or why not?

What did the younger brother NOT do with the wealth he got from the raven?

• Bought more land

• Built a new house

• Planted more starfruit trees

• Shared with the poor