A  Thought  Of  Mind

    What are my opinions on  fables and the concept of moral values and hidden messages ? I feel that it is an appropriate medium to bring a person into contact with intention , feelings and experiences of people who lives outside his own environment. A quite number of fables is still near to my heart. Such as mouse-deer and the crocodile , mouse –deer and the monkey , the thirsty crow,  the ant and the hunter are quite a few to mention. These fables perform as a springboard to encourage language, social , moral and aesthetic development in every stage of my life .During my primary school days, my favourite choice was  fables based on “Sang Kancil”. One of them was “ The story of Sang Kancil and the Crocodile”. This fable taught me  how to value the kindness of those who help us and not to betray them. Although this story comes in different versions  but all potray  that a weak animal such as “ Sang Kancil “ has the ability to overcome a big  and strong crocodile. The message from this fable develop in myself awareness of social issues and a system of values related to it. It gives good impression that "don't judge a book by its cover". In spite of this , it helps me to form a perception about an individual’s ability. I learnt to appreciate  an individual uniqueness. I shouldn’t judge a person based on look, age , social background, etc. It  enlightens my thought to value my pupils with great care and effort.  I think many of our local fables should be made in Big Book for early childhood education  because such stories contain educational motivates of moral importance. Developing our  local fables in ICT form will attract the attention and interest of the children of the new era who are growing up surfing the World Wide Web. In such way it will increase recognition of the cultural traditions, beliefs or values within the fables.