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Makato and Cowrie Shell
Makato and Cowrie Shell
Makato and Cowrie Shell
the Cowrie
Shell
Elements of the Story
Help this man to
find the way to get
the pot of gold.
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Questions:
1. Assume that the gold on the
illustrations is your dream. What
would you do to achieve your
goals in life?
What qualities
made Makato
succeed?
It happened once
Makato, Pra Where was in
the His parents died
upon a time the
Who were
Ruang, the
Old lady, setting when happened
What he was stillto the
city of of
Montheand
story?
characters
Mahout, in
Makato’s very young.
parents of Makato?
Sukhothai.
the story?
Employer ,
Saleslady
How didgot
Makato’s He wanted to meet
Makato his What did Makato
life change
higher after
positions and the king and try
want to do when he
giving the
married thebiggest Title: his luck in far-off
was still in Mon?
lettucedaughter
beautiful to the Makato and strange land.
of the king.
king?
the Cowrie
Shell First he he
met the Old
He planted and When reached
What lady and her who
took caredid
of it Sukhothai,
Makato Mahout husband,
until thedo with
lettuces were the people he
his all
lettuces? then themet?
king Pra
was grown
Ruang.
up.
He decided
What to buy the
did Makato buy in
lettuce seedfor
in the
the cowrie What did the king do with the
exchange He give the cowrie shell to
market. shell? cowrie shell?
Makato.
1.Which of Makato’s traits
are similar to yours?
2.How would you nurture
and enhance your positive
traits? In what ways?
3.What lesson have you
learned from the story?
Based from the story, enumerate 3
similarities of Thais to Filipinos in
terms of culture, beliefs, respect and
love for family as depicted in the
selection.
Thank You!