Rich Man and the Parrot, The
Publication Information
Author:  Nadimi, Suzan	Illustrator:  Cook, Ande
Title:  Rich Man and the Parrot, The	Date:  2007
Publisher:  Albert Whitman and Company	City:  Morton Grove IL
ISBN, paperback:  12:978-0-8075-5059-5	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, legends, tales, and myths, fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    language arts - reading| social studies
Summary:
This Persian folktale by 13th century poet Mawlana Jalal ad-Din Rumi tells how a merchant provides his talking parrot with everything the parrot could have but not the one thing that the parrot wanted--his freedom.
Teaching Ideas:
Compare needs and wants from the viewpoint of the merchant and the parrot. Discuss the history of Persia in the 13th century. Talk about the moral issue of keeping the parrot for the joy of the merchant. Apply this wisdom to everyday situations. Compare to other folktales and lessons learned.
Teaching Strategies:
Bleich's Heuristic for Responding to Reading    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/bleichs_heuristic.pdf
Book Conversations    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/book_conversations.pdf
Force Field Analysis    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/force_field_analysis.pdf
Reader's Theater    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/readers_theater.pdf
Think-Pair-Share    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Social Studies > anthropology > folklore > folktales Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > life choices History > time period > 13th Century Religion/Philosophy > Islam Geography > locations > countries > India Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > independence

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