The Vanity of the Rats

A long time ago, there lived a rat couple who had 1 daughter. Since they had no other children, they gave her
everything. When it became time for their daughter to marry, they wanted only the best husband for her. They
thought about all of the rats that they knew, but none of them were good enough for their daughter.

One day, Mr Rat said to his wife "I know who will make the perfect husband for our daughter, the Sun." "The
Sun?" asked Mrs. Rat. "Why do you think the Sun would make a good husband." "Because there is none more
powerful in the world than the Sun" said the husband. "Yes, Yes. Yes. The Sun is the most powerful. He's bright
as well. Let's ask him at once" said Mrs. Rat.

The two rats went out into their garden where the Sun was shining. "Oh, Mr. Sun!" they called, trying to keep
their eyes open as they looked up into the sky. "Yes, what can I do for you?" replied the Sun. "Should you
accept, my wife and I would like to offer you our daughter's hand in marriage," said Mr. Rat proudly. "I'm
honored" said Mr. Sun, But why do you want me to marry your daughter?" "Because you are so powerful and
magnificent!" said Mr. Rat, while Mrs. Rat nodded her head in agreement.

"Well, I'm pleased that you think so highly of me" said Mr. Sun. "But there is one that is more powerful than
me." "Who might that be? asked Mr. Rat. "Why Mr. Cloud, of course! I am powerless when he covers me." "Yes,
so true" said Mr. Rat, nodding over and over."Come on dear,” he said, taking his wife by the hand. "Let's go see
Mr. Cloud."

They climbed up a nearby mountain, over which a big cloud hung in the sky. They called to Mr. Cloud and
telling him what Mr. Sun had said, offered their daughter's hand in marriage. Again, the couple received a
much different answer that what they were expecting. Mr. Cloud said "What the Sun says is true. However, I am
powerless when I meet Mr. Wind. Wherever he blows, I must go." "Yes. Yes. Of course, of course" said Mr. and
Mrs. Rat. They then set out to find Mr. Wind.

Coming down the mountain, they found Mr. Wind in a grove of trees. "I am strong" he told them on hearing
their story. "I can make a big tree fall over or blow down a house. I can shake up an ocean. But try as I may, I
can't move a stone buddha." "Then, we'll just have to ask a stone buddha" said Mr. Rat. So, Mr. and Mrs. Rat
hurried down the mountain to the stone buddha standing near their village.

"Well, I'm flattered that you want me to marry your daughter" said Mr. Stone Buddha. "But I don't think I'm
right for her either. I am indeed strong and Mr. Wind can't move me, but I am no means the strongest of them
all. There is one that can make me fall over easily. The very thought of it is making me shake already." "Please
Mr. Stone Buddha" said Mr. Rat. "Please tell us who." "None other than you and your cousins the moles" said
Mr. Stone Buddha. "You and your cousins are very strong. Why if you burrow under my feet, I'll fall over and
land on my head. I'm no match for you" said Mr. Stone Buddha. "Thank you" said Mr. Rat, "You've been very
helpful.”

After the long search for a suitable suitor, the rat's daughter married a rat.
Korean Beliefs and Practices
Koreans believe in sincerity and following protocols while meeting, eating, praying or even celebrating is very important. Let us
have a look at different Korean etiquette in this section of the article.

Bowing is equivalent to the handshake in Korean culture. Bowing means showing gratitude and respect to the person you are
meeting with. The younger generations have blended the western culture with their native culture by shaking hands after bowing
to each other.

Gifts have remained an integral part of their culture; however, gifts are always given according to the capacity and affordability of
the other person because Koreans firmly believe in reciprocating. The quantity or numbers also add value to your gifts; seven is
considered as a lucky number so anything in multiples of seven will be accepted heartily. However, they avoid giving anything that
falls in the multiple value of four because Koreans consider four as an unlucky number. Red, yellow and pink colors denote
happiness and prosperity in the Korean culture. The use of white, black or green colors for wrapping is offensive and must be
avoided.

Korean food and drinks add flavor to their traditional lifestyle and rice malt served with kimchi is their specialty. Cold noodles,
bibimbap, bulgogi and dakgalbi are some of the world famous Korean dishes. However, dining and eating means following a strict
protocol. No indoor farewells, the removal of shoes before entering the house or dining room, and most importantly, only male
hosts will serve the drinks.

Buddhism is the main religion in Korea and its teachings reflect in Korean lifestyle, culture and arts. Numerous Buddhist statues,
monuments and temples have been included in the National Treasure and Monument list by the government. Yungdrung is major
symbol of Korean Buddhism and it can be seen outside temples and religious places in Korea.

Traditional clothes are the pride of the Korean people. Hanbok is the name given to traditional Korean attire. It is worn in
marriage ceremonies, family functions and traditional festivals. It is also the official government and national dress in Korea. People
of all ages wear it with pride because it is one of the emblems of their cultural identity. Knowing and understanding these customs
is important because while visiting the country, you must abide to their rules and customs; otherwise, you might end up in an
embarrassing situation because western practices and customs are totally different from the customs of the Korean people.

I.OBJECTIVES
A.Content Standards:
B.Performance Stadards:
C. Learning
Competencies/Objectives:
II. CONTENT
III.LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1.Teacher’s Guide Pages
2. Learner’s Materials Pages
3.Textbook Pages
4.Additional Materials from
Learning Resource(LR) portal
B. Other Learning Resources
IV. PROCEDURES
A.Reviewing previous lesson or
presenting the new lesson
B.Establishing a purpose for the
lesson
C.Presenting examples/Instances
of the new lesson
D.Discussing new concepts and
practicing new skills #1
LESSON LOG IN ENGLISH 8
First COT
The learner demonstrates understanding of: East Asian literature as an art form inspired
and influenced by nature; relationship of visual, sensory, and verbal signals in both
literary and expository texts; strategies in listening to long descriptive and narrative
texts; value of literal and figurative language; and appropriate grammatical signals or
expressions suitable to patterns of idea development.
The learner transfers learning by composing and delivering a brief and creative
entertainment speech featuring a variety of effective paragraphs, appropriate
grammatical signals or expressions in topic development, and appropriate prosodic
features, stance, and behavior.
1. Distinguish certain practices, cultures and traditions of a particular place.
2. Explain how the selection “The Vanity of the Rat” may be influenced by culture,
history, environment, or other factors.
3. Express perspectives and positive attitude towards viewpoints of other cultures.
“The Vanity of the Rat” (Korean Fable)
Lets have a short review, I will show you pictures then you are going to identify each.
Our family is part of our existence. In fact they are the reason why we work, live and
strive in life. They are the source of our happiness. Korean people, just like Filipinos, give
high regard to their family, especially to their parents
You will be given an envelope with pieces of picture puzzle to solve on. The first group to
finish the task will gain the highest points.
In the selection that you are about to listen and view, we will encounter some difficult
words.
 E.Discussing new concepts and Viewing if the lesson
practicing new skills #2
G.Developing mastery (leads to Group activity
Formative Assesment)

H. Making generalizations and Abstraction

abstractions about the lesson
I. Finding practical application of
concepts and skills in daily living

I.Evaluating learning True or false

J.Additional activities for Assignment

application or remediation

V. REMARKS

VI.REFLECTION

Prepared by:
BENYLYN P. BACCAY
Subject Teacher Noted:
RUBILYN F. AGBAYANI
School Head