Things Fall Apart proverbs
Things Fall Apart
- Reading Performance Task Select one of the following proverbs or folktales and answer the following questions:
1.
Who relates this proverb/tale?
2.
To whom is the proverb/tale told?
3.
When, where, and upon what circumstances is the proverb told?
4.
Explain some ways the meaning of the proverb/tale connects with the persons telling and hearing it.
5.
What meaning does this proverb/tale offer you in the context of your own life?
PROVERBS AND FOLKTALES Why the snake lizard killed his mother (and then himself). p.49
The quarrel between Earth and Sky. p.32
The Locusts. p.34
The silk-cotton tree. p.29
The little bird nza. p. 20
"Looking at a King's mouth, one would think he never sucked at his mother's breast."
p. 17
"The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them." p. 5
"If a child washes his hands he could eat with kings." p. 6
"When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk." p.12
"A man who pays respect to the great paves the way to his own greatness." p. 13
"A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing." p. 13
"When a man says yes, his chi say yes also." p. 17
"A chick that will grow into a cock is spotted the day it hatches."
p. 39
"If I fall down for you and you fall down for me, it is play." p. 43
"Eneke the bird says that since men have learned to shoot without missing, he has learn to fly without perching." p. 14
"You can tell a ripe corn by its look." p. 14
"Proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten." p.5
"Those whose palm-kernals were cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble." p. 28
"A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride." p. 27
"An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb." p.23
"When mother cow is chewing grass, its young ones watch its mouth." p.42
"A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which its mother puts into its palm." p.64
"A
- Reading Performance Task Select one of the following proverbs or folktales and answer the following questions:
1.
Who relates this proverb/tale?
2.
To whom is the proverb/tale told?
3.
When, where, and upon what circumstances is the proverb told?
4.
Explain some ways the meaning of the proverb/tale connects with the persons telling and hearing it.
5.
What meaning does this proverb/tale offer you in the context of your own life?
PROVERBS AND FOLKTALES Why the snake lizard killed his mother (and then himself). p.49
The quarrel between Earth and Sky. p.32
The Locusts. p.34
The silk-cotton tree. p.29
The little bird nza. p. 20
"Looking at a King's mouth, one would think he never sucked at his mother's breast."
p. 17
"The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them." p. 5
"If a child washes his hands he could eat with kings." p. 6
"When the moon is shining the cripple becomes hungry for a walk." p.12
"A man who pays respect to the great paves the way to his own greatness." p. 13
"A toad does not run in the daytime for nothing." p. 13
"When a man says yes, his chi say yes also." p. 17
"A chick that will grow into a cock is spotted the day it hatches."
p. 39
"If I fall down for you and you fall down for me, it is play." p. 43
"Eneke the bird says that since men have learned to shoot without missing, he has learn to fly without perching." p. 14
"You can tell a ripe corn by its look." p. 14
"Proverbs are the palm-oil with which words are eaten." p.5
"Those whose palm-kernals were cracked for them by a benevolent spirit should not forget to be humble." p. 28
"A proud heart can survive a general failure because such a failure does not prick its pride." p. 27
"An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb." p.23
"When mother cow is chewing grass, its young ones watch its mouth." p.42
"A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which its mother puts into its palm." p.64
"A