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1.      Fable

A Mouse and A Lion

                                                                    

Generic Structure	Story
Orientation	Once, as a lion lay sleeping in his den, a naughty little mouse ran up his tail, onto his back, up his mane and danced and jumped on his head, so that the lion woke up. lion angry grabbed the mouse and, holding him in his large claws, roared in anger. 'How dare you wake me up! Don't you know that I am King of the Beasts? Anyone who disturbs my rest deserves to die! I shall kill you and eat you! The terrified mouse, shaking and trembling, begged the lion to let him go. 'Please don't eat me Your Majesty! I did not mean to wake you, it was a mistake. I was only playing. Please let me go - and I promise I will be your friend forever. Who knows but one day I could save your life?' The lion looked at the tiny mouse and laughed. 'You save my life? What an absurd idea!' he said scornfully. 'But you have made me laugh, and put me into a good mood again, so I shall let you go.' And the lion opened his claws and let the mouse go free. 'Oh thank you, your majesty,' squeaked the mouse, and scurried away as fast as he could.
Complication	A few days later the lion was caught in a hunter's snare. Struggle as he might, he couldn't break free and became even more entangled in the net of ropes. He let out a roar of anger that shook the forest. Every animal heard it, including the tiny mouse.
Resolution	The mouse was rushing to the source of its roar and he found the lion was powerless. The mouse then bit the rope that cought the lion so that the lion can escape from the trap. The lions are very grateful to the mouse, and they became friends best forever.
Coda	Even a small help would be very meaningful.

2.      Fairy Stories

Beauty and the Beast

Generic structure	Story
Orientation	Once upon a time there was a merchant who had three beautiful daughter, Prettiest, Sweetest, and Beauty. One day when a merchant set off for market, the three of his daughter asked him something. Prettiest wanted a brocade dress, Sweetest asked a pearl necklace but Beauty just wanted a rose. When the merchant had finished his business, he set off for home. However, a sudden storm blew up and he should found a shelter to take a rest. Then he saw a big castle but there was none there and he decided to take a rest there. In the morning, when he left the castle, he saw a beautiful rose in castle garden. Remembering his promise to Beauty, he bent down to pick a rose. But suddenly a horrible beast came out. The beast was angry because he found there was someone who stole his rose.
Complication	The beast wanted to kill the merchant. But the merchant was begging to apologize him. Then he told that his youngest daughter wanted a rose when he came back to home. "I shall spare your life, but on one condition, that you bring me your daughter!" said the beast.
Resolution	The merchant came back to his home with sad looking face. He told the story to his family include to Beauty. "Dear father, I would do anything for you! Don't worry, I will live with the beast and save your life!" Said Beauty. Then Beauty began to live with the beast in the castle. In the beginning, Beauty was frightened of the Best but later she figured out that actually the beast was good and kind. In a short time, Beauty and the Beast became good friends. Then one day, the Beast asked Beauty to be his wife. Taken by surprise, Beauty said no to the Beast proposal. But the Beast was not getting mad of it. In the next day, the Beast brought Beauty the magic mirror which could see her family, far away. And one day, Beauty saw that her father was in serious sick. She asked the Beast to let her looked after her father. The beast could not deny but there was a condition that Beauty should come back in 7 days. Beauty thanked the Beast so much. so she was back to her family and looked after her father. The merchant fallen ill from broken heart at knowing his daughter was being kept prisoner. When Beauty stayed with him, the merchant's condition was getting well. However, Beauty forgot her promise to come back in 7 days. In the night, Beauty had a nightmare. She had a dream that the Beast was dying. Beauty was afraid, then she decided to come back to castle immediately  In the castle, she found the Beast lied down on the ground with its eyes shut. Beauty was sad, then she hugged the Beast and said that she would marry the Beast. Suddenly a miracle took place. The Beast magically turn into a handsome man. "Actually, I am a prince of this castle. A bad witch turn me into beast and only real love of a maiden willing to accept me as I was, can transform me back to normal. Then Beauty and the prince was married and live happily in the castle.
Coda	Do not judge a person from his body, but with his heart. because looks can be deceiving.

3.      Romance

Cinderella Love Story

Generic structure	Story
Orientation	Once upon a time, there was a young girl named Cinderella. She lived with her step mother and two step sisters. The step mother and sisters were conceited and bad tempered. They treated Cinderella very badly. Her step mother made Cinderella do the hardest works in the house; such as scrubbing the floor, cleaning the pot and pan and preparing the food for the family. The two step sisters, on the other hand, did not work about the house. Their mother gave them many handsome dresses to wear
Complication	One day, the two step sister received an invitation to the ball that the king’s son was going to give at the palace. They were excited about this and spent so much time choosing the dresses they would wear. At last, the day of the ball came, and away went the sisters to it. Cinderella could not help crying after they had left. “Why are crying, Cinderella?” a voice asked. She looked up and saw her fairy godmother standing beside her, “because I want so much to go to the ball” said Cinderella. “Well” said the godmother,”you’ve been such a cheerful, hardworking, uncomplaining girl that I am going to see that you do go to the ball”. Magically, the fairy godmother changed a pumpkin into a fine coach and mice into a coachman and two footmen. Her godmother tapped Cinderella’s raged dress with her wand, and it became a beautiful ball gown. Then she gave her a pair of pretty glass slippers. “Now, Cinderella”, she said; “You must leave before midnight”. Then away she drove in her beautiful coach. Cinderella was having a wonderfully good time. She danced again and again with the king’s son. Suddenly the clock began to strike twelve, she ran toward the door as quickly as she could. In her hurry, one of her glass slipper was left behind.
Resolution	A few days later, the king’ son proclaimed that he would marry the girl whose feet fitted the glass slipper. Her step sisters tried on the slipper but it was too small for them, no matter how hard they squeezed their toes into it. In the end, the king’s page let Cinderella try on the slipper. She stuck out her foot and the page slipped the slipper on. It fitted perfectly. Finally, she was driven to the palace. The king’s son was overjoyed to see her again. They were married and live happily ever after.
Coda	each person must have a problem, faced with the patient and steadfast

4.      Legend

The Legend of Prambanan Temple

Generic structure	Story
Orientation	Once, there was a beautiful Javanese princess whose name was Rara Jonggrang. Rara Jonggrang whose beauty was very famous in the land was the daughter of Prabu Baka, and evil king. One day, a handsome young man with super natural power named Bandung Bondowoso defatted and killed Prabu Baka. On seeing Princess Rara Jonggrang’s beauty, Bandung Bondowoso fell in love wither and wantted to marry her.
Complication	Meanwhile, Princess Rara jonggrang felt sad due to her death father. She did not want to marry Bandung because he had killed her father. But she was also afraid of Bandung. So to refuse politely, she made a condition. "I will marry you but you have to build one thousand temples in one night as a wedding gift" requested Rara Jonggrang. Bandung Bondowoso agreed with the condition. Helped by the spirit of the demons, Bandung Bondowoso started building the temples. Approaching midnight, the work would nearly be done. Rara Jonggrang knew and thought, "What shall I do? Bandung Bondowoso is smarter than I. I would lose against Bandung."
Resolution	Suddenly she got an idea. She woke up all the women in the palace and ordered them to make the noisy sounds of grinding rice so that the rooster thought at had already been dawn. Bandung Bondowoso got frustrated because he failed completing the thousandth temple. "The Princess has deceived me!" Following his anger, he cursed Roro Jonggrang, "You have been cheated. Now, the thousandth temple is you!" At once, the Princess turned into a statue. knowing this, Bandung Bondowoso regretted and he went away into a farm land. From then people called the temple Prambanan Temple and the Princess statue Rara Jonggrang statue.
Coda	we should not do sneaky, because all the bad deeds will surely reply with bad anyway.