FAJARDO, LEA JOY D.

STEM 12 Y1 1P
ACTIVITY
Let us try to identify the similarities and differences between the two stories you have read. Fill
in the box below and list down the differences you noticed based on the elements of a short
story.

ELEMENTS OF A SHORT MASALA KULANGWA AND THE RAWERA (THE COMFORTER) AND
STORY MONSTER SHING’WENG’WE THE MONSTERS

Characters - a character is - Shing’weng’we - a monster or ogre - Ng’uono - a barren woman who is

a person, or sometimes who swallowed all people in the world rejected by men.
even an animal, who takes except the pregnant woman. - Jater - an oldman who was forced
part in the action of a short - Mother or the pregnant woman - she to marry Ng’uono.
story or other literary work. is the only one who stayed alive. - The people of Funtu - who treat
- Masala Kulangwa - this name means Jater and Ng’uono badly and are
“the smart or clever person who swallowed by the monster.
understands quickly”. - The bird - the one who helped the
- The old woman - who tried to bewitch couple and their son in the monster.
Masala Kulangwa. - The monster - the one who brought
danger to the people of Funtu.
- Rawera - the son of Ng’uono and
Jater.
- Sibuor - Rawera’s dog.

Setting - the setting of a The setting of the story is in East The setting of the story is in Funtu.
short story is the time and Africa.
place in which it happens.
Authors often use
descriptions of landscape,
scenery, buildings,
seasons, or weather to
provide a strong sense of
setting

Plot - is a series of events Exposition: In East Africa, the monster Exposition: The people of Funtu
and character actions that Shing’weng’we swallowed all the lived happily. There is a barren
relate to the central conflict. people except the pregnant woman. woman named Ng’uono who was
forced to marry Jater.
Rising Action: The mother gave birth
to a boy named Masala Kulangwa and Rising Action: One day, there was a
they are the only ones left. From that feast and the couple, as usual, not
day the young man started looking for invited. The couple heard the people
the monster. singing and shouting joyfully but
Climax: Finally, Masala Kulangwa suddenly, the music stopped. They
 found Shing’weng’we and he cut open went to the feast and were
the monster’s back and all the people frightened by what they saw, a
swallowed came out. But he cut off themonster. They destroyed the whole
old woman’s ear and got mad. feast and swallowed all the people.
The couple was saved by the bird
Falling Action: Masala Kulangwa found and Ng’uono gave birth to a boy
a medicine and healed the old woman. named Rawera.

Resolution: All the people declared the Climax: After Rawera hunted that
young man as the Chief’s Chair and day, the voices never came out of
his mother as the Queen Mother. his mind. And was determined to
find out. He was stopped by the bird
and he was very determined as he
knew that the monsters ate his
people.

Falling Action: Rawena defeated the

monsters by the help of the bird and
his dog, Sibuor.

Resolution: All the people who had

been eaten by the monsters came
out and they thanked Rawera and
made him chief. And all the villagers
respected Ng’uono and Jater.

Conflict - the conflict is a The conflict or the problem present in The conflict or the problem present
struggle or problem the story is the monster or ogre in the story is also the monsters who
between two people or Shing’weng’we swallowed all the destroyed and swallowed the people
things in a short story. The people in the world together with all of Funtu except to the couple who
main character is usually on the animals except for the pregnant were not invited to the feast,
one side of the central woman. Ng’uono and Jater.
conflict.

Theme - is the central idea The theme of the story is all about The theme of the story is all about
or belief in a short story. being brave and having the courage to determination that if we attack our
fight for everyone's sake. problems with determination, we
shall succeed.

Get to know the man who is considered as the leader for freedom in Africa.
 Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, born on July
8, 1918, and died on December 5 2013 at the age
of 95. He was a South African anti-apartheid
revolutionary, politician, and a philanthropist, who
served as the President of South Africa from 1994
to 1999.
Nelson Mandela was the president of South
Africa from 1994-1999. He was the first black
president of South Africa, and the first president to
be elected in a fully representative election.

In school, Mandela studied law and became

one of South Africa’s first black lawyers.

Mandela is considered the father of Modern South Africa. He was instrumental in tearing
down the oppressive government and installing democracy.

Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for peacefully destroying the Apartheid
regime and laying the foundation for democracy. In addition to the Nobel Peace Prize, he won
over 250 other awards.

In 2009, the United Nations proclaimed Mandela’s birthday (July 18th) to be Nelson
Mandela International Day. The holiday asks people to spend 67 minutes doing something good
for others, which represents the 67 years he spent working toward change. Take a look on what
Nelson Mandela said as a message to the youth:

“There are certain precautions you should take to prepare yourself for a fruitful study
career. You must brush up your knowledge through systematic reading of literature and
newspapers.”
 Share your insights about Nelson Mandela. Do you consider him as an admirable
person? Why or why not?

➢ Yes, I surely and indeedly consider him as an admirable person. The reason why is that,
Nelson Mandela inspired countless people to devote their lives to peace and justice. He
is a visionary who can see many possibilities for his country and become an instrument
for democracy. His perseverance and dedication to his country, gave us strength and
courage to also be the best version of ourselves. Because of him, being a role model,
many people who admired him followed his path and took time to do something good to
others not only every Mandela’s day but every single day of their existence. Without a
question, Nelson Mandela was and still an inspirational personified. His life can be a
constant encouragement to anybody on the long walk to success. His life, wisdom and
action is like a lighthouse to all of us. They helped many people walk through a safe and
effective journey to the desired destinations in life.

EVALUATION
Write the lessons / values that you realized in the following stories or people you encounter.

The lessons that I’ve learned about the history of African literature is that
HISTORY OF AFRICAN our freedom is really significant to all of us. Everyone who wants freedom
LITERATURE and wants to be free needs to have the courage to fight for it. And that’s
what Africans did. Everything seems impossible until it’s done.

As I read the story, the values that I’ve realized in the story is whenever
MASALA KULANGWA AND
there is someone in need, there will always be an opportunity for the act of
THE MONSTER
kindness. Always have a willing hand to help people and always remember
SHING’WENG’WE
to have that eagerness to help.

The values that I’ve realized in the story is even though some people do
RAWERA (THE
bad things to you, just ignore them and don’t resent them because if you
COMFORTER AND THE
know that you didn’t do something bad to be hated, the wrong is not in you.
MONSTERS
Those people will soon realize their bad deeds.

As I read Nelson Mandela’s story, the lesson that I’ve realized is to never
abandon hope. No matter how hard life is, never lose hope because once
NELSON MANDELA
you choose it, anything can be possible. We should always look for the light
despite all of the darkness.