The eight froggy lessons
IN the Malaysian culture, pantun, as a form of nursery rhymes, are often used as a handy medium to inculcate positive values among children. Many such pantun revolve around the frogs, perhaps because it is a creature that can hop between two worlds —land and water. This versatility makes them an...
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| description | IN the Malaysian culture, pantun, as a form of nursery rhymes, are often used as a handy medium to inculcate
positive values among children.
Many such pantun revolve around the frogs, perhaps because it is a creature that can hop between two worlds
—land and water. This versatility makes them an interesting subject to convey important lessons.
For example:
Lesson 1: Lompat si katak lompat, lompat sesuka hati. Akibat berniat jahat, akhirnya memakan diri.
Like many other pantun, children can recite this one while acting it out by hopping like a frog. It can be fun as
the children try to outdo one another. That is, until someone tries to cheat with claims of having chalked up
greater distances. |
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| spelling | usm-328282017-04-05T07:03:20Z http://eprints.usm.my/32828/ The eight froggy lessons Abd Razak, Dzulkifli PL3512 Malaysian literature IN the Malaysian culture, pantun, as a form of nursery rhymes, are often used as a handy medium to inculcate positive values among children. Many such pantun revolve around the frogs, perhaps because it is a creature that can hop between two worlds —land and water. This versatility makes them an interesting subject to convey important lessons. For example: Lesson 1: Lompat si katak lompat, lompat sesuka hati. Akibat berniat jahat, akhirnya memakan diri. Like many other pantun, children can recite this one while acting it out by hopping like a frog. It can be fun as the children try to outdo one another. That is, until someone tries to cheat with claims of having chalked up greater distances. 2009-02-15 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/32828/1/DZUL172.pdf Abd Razak, Dzulkifli (2009) The eight froggy lessons. New Sunday Times. |
| spellingShingle | PL3512 Malaysian literature Abd Razak, Dzulkifli The eight froggy lessons |
| title | The eight froggy lessons |
| title_full | The eight froggy lessons |
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| title_short | The eight froggy lessons |
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