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Title The Golden Children

a. Characters
 Fisherman – a poor man who lived in a little hut with his wife; caught the Golden fish
 Fisherman’s wife – a poor woman who lived with the fisherman who pestered her
husband to tell her the secret
 Golden Fish – has powers to grant the fisherman’s wishes come true in exchange for
setting it free
 Two Golden Children – sons of the Fisherman and his wife who wanted to set out into
the world
 Inn people – they are people who made fun of the golden children
 A beautiful maiden – one of the golden child’s wife whom he fell in love with
 Father of the beautiful maiden – rejects his daughters’ husband but soon accepts his
daughter’s plead
 The Witch – she turned the other golden child into a millstone and later obeys the
demand of the other golden child to reverse the spell she made for his brother

b. Setting
In a little hut, there lived a poor fisherman and his wife. The fisherman set out to catch some fish,
unexpectedly caught the golden fish.

c. Atmosphere
The story gives off a feeling of a normal day, just like any other days, then becomes quite
extraordinary and the rest becomes a journey to remember; it ends living with happiness and
contentment.

d. Plot
Exposition – Once upon a time, there lived a poor man and a poor woman who had nothing but a
little hut. The poor man was a fisherman and one day when he was about to catch some fish, he
caught something extraordinary, a golden fish. In order for the golden fish not to be eaten, he grants
the wishes of the fisherman but warned him not to tell anyone about this secret. Unfortunately, his
meddlesome wife never stops asking. In the end, the fisherman told his wife about the golden fish
who grants wishes and soon all the treasures vanished.
Conflict – For the third time, the fisherman came back to catch another fish, but still ends up
catching the golden fish. So the golden fish asks the fisherman to bring him and cut him to six
pieces, two for his wife to eat, two to his horse, and plant two in the ground. The fisherman is
blessed with 2 golden children, 2 golden foals, and 2 golden lilies. When their two sons have grown,
they decided to set out into the world, and so they began their journey. They met some people in
the inn who made fun of them. The other child went straight home, ashamed, while the other
ventures out into the forest.
Climax – While in the forest, the golden child saw a beautiful maiden and both of them fell in love.
When the beautiful maiden’s father arrived, he was enraged but his daughter pleaded not to hurt
him because he is her husband. The golden child went to hunt a stag in the forest but ends up in
front of the Witch’s house. The golden child was annoyed by the Witch’s dog and plans to shoot
it, the witch knew this and turned the golden child into a millstone.
Denouement – The other child who went back home heard the news about his brother so he went
into the forest to save him. When he found the Witch’s home, he ordered her to turn his brother
back and free him. The Witch follows the order of the golden child.
Conclusion – The two golden children returned to their homes and live happily with contentment
for the rest of their lives.
e. Symbols
 Golden Fish – symbolizes miracles that happens once in a lifetime to change a family’s
future
 Golden children – a blessing; source of happiness for the family

f. Images
 Little hut – a simple life; sometimes filled with discontent
 Castle – filled with luxurious desires

g. Theme
 Contentment

h. Central Message

-The secret of contentment is accepting where you are in

life and making the most out of every day.

-Contentment is the greatest wealth anyone could have.

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