Starter quiz
- Match each text type to its definition ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire').
- myth⇔stories about how the world was made, and what it is like ✓
- legend⇔a traditional story, often focused on fictional historical characters ✓
- fable⇔a story which has a moral, often with characters who are animals ✓
- folktale⇔a story that is passed on via word of mouth through generations ✓
- If we describe someone as sage, what are we saying about them? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')
- that they are happy
- that they are satisfied
- that they are wise ✓
- that they are old
- that they are kind
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- Which sentences use the word 'intrigue' (or a form of it) correctly? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire').
- The game wasn't intrigue to me, and I didn't want play it again.
- I couldn't put the book down because the story was so intriguing. ✓
- I nearly fell asleep during the film because it was so intriguing.
- I ran up and down the street, intriguing all the way.
- I loved every lesson because there were always intriguing problems to solve. ✓
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- Which sentences use the word 'evade' (or a form of it) correctly? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')
- I hadn't done my homework so I tried to evade my teacher. ✓
- I couldn't wait to see my friends and made sure to evade them at the cinema.
- I jumped over the fence evadingly, making sure everyone saw.
- I kept nice and quiet hoping to evade attention. ✓
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- If we describe someone as a formidable storyteller, what are we saying about them? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')
- They are a boring storyteller.
- They are a famous storyteller.
- They are a funny storyteller.
- They are a powerful storyteller. ✓
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- A ______ is an exciting end to a story which leaves the audience wanting to know what happens next. ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')
- 'cliffhanger' ✓
Exit quiz
- In 'One Thousand and One Nights', why does Shahrazad tell stories night after night? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')
- it is her job
- her husband orders her to
- to evade death ✓
- to entertain her sister
- she wants to be famous
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- In 'One Thousand and One Nights', which story is the example of the frame story? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')
- The Fisherman and the Jinni
- King Yunan and the Sage
- There are multiple frame stories.
- Shahrazad and Shahrayar ✓
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- What is true of 'One Thousand and One Nights'? ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire')
- It is a collection of folktales. ✓
- It includes a frame story. ✓
- Each story ends on a cliffhanger. ✓
- There are one thousand and one stories.
- King Shahrayar orders his courtiers to tell him the stories.
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- A ______ is a device whereby a main story surrounds shorter stories ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire').
- 'frame story' ✓
- Match each character from 'One Thousand and One Nights' to what we find out about them ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire').
- Shahrazad⇔a formidable story teller ✓
- King Shahrayer⇔a tyrannical king ✓
- the jinni⇔a supernatural spirit ✓
- the fisherman⇔a clever man who is rewarded ✓
- King Yunan⇔a person who listens to poor advice ✓
- the sage⇔a person who teaches his king a lesson ✓
- Starting with the first, put the plot points from 'The Fisherman and the Jinni' ('Myths, legends and stories that inspire') in chronological order.
- 1⇔The fisherman finds a jinni and releases him from his jar.
- 2⇔The jinni threatens to kill the fisherman.
- 3⇔The fisherman tricks the jinni into returning to the jar.
- 4⇔The fisherman tells the jinni a story.
- 5⇔The jinni considers the lesson of the story.
- 6⇔The jinni rewards the fisherman with jewels.
- 7⇔The fisherman and the jinni part ways.
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Key learning points
- 'One Thousand and One Nights' is a collection of Middle Eastern folktales.
- 'One Thousand and One Nights' uses a frame story: a main story around shorter ones, all told by one person, Shahrazad.
- Shahrazad tells these stories to her husband, Shahrayar, ending each installment on a cliffhanger.
- In this way, Shahrayar, desperate to know the rest of the story, puts off killing her (his usual custom with his wives).
- 'The Fisherman and the Jinni' is one of the stories Shahrazad tells her husband.
Common misconception
'The Fisherman the and Jinni' is a framing story because there is a story within it.
The story of King Yunan and his sage is a story within a story. In 'One Thousand and One Nights', the frame story is only that of Shahrazad and Shahrayar. This frame story punctuates all the tales, with dialogue between husband and wife throughout.
Keywords
Jinni - a supernatural spirit with magical powers
Folktales - stories that are passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth
Prophet - a person who is able to communicate the will of God
Sage - a wise person
Frame story - a main story that surrounds shorter stories
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