The Force Of LuckThe Force Of Luckby Rudolfo A. Anayaby Rudolfo A. Anaya

FolktalesFolktales

Often folktales are told to reinforce Often folktales are told to reinforce the traditions and values of the the traditions and values of the culture that preserves them. The culture that preserves them. The characters in folktales can be characters in folktales can be animals, people who have animals, people who have extraordinary powers, or ordinary extraordinary powers, or ordinary people who have unusual or people who have unusual or seemingly impossible experiences.seemingly impossible experiences.

Text page 599 Literary Elements question 1 and 2

Answers

1. The miller’s story reinforces the values of hard work, honesty, and helping your neighbors.

2. In a more realistic story, the miller would not be robbed by a hawk. He also would not find a diamond in the belly of a fish.

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are great at catching are great at catching rats? Write a cat and rats? Write a cat and mouse story.mouse story.

Setting: Setting: small village some time in the pastsmall village some time in the past

Conflict: Conflict: Two wealthy men are trying to prove Two wealthy men are trying to prove

whether it is luck or money that makes whether it is luck or money that makes a man prosperous. a man prosperous.

Miller is given $200 twice and loses it Miller is given $200 twice and loses it twice by outside forces, a hawk and his twice by outside forces, a hawk and his wife selling the jar he hid the money in.wife selling the jar he hid the money in.

CharactersCharacters Miller-Miller-

a good test case for two reasons, he is an honest a good test case for two reasons, he is an honest man and he is poor until a series of events occur man and he is poor until a series of events occur to change his luck.to change his luck.

Two wealthy men-Two wealthy men- one man believes that it is luck that makes a one man believes that it is luck that makes a

person prosperous and the other man believes person prosperous and the other man believes that it is money that makes a person prosperousthat it is money that makes a person prosperous

Miller’s wife-Miller’s wife- a woman who does not get upset when her a woman who does not get upset when her

husband loses the money the wealthy man gave husband loses the money the wealthy man gave him. She accepts that she is poor and has faith him. She accepts that she is poor and has faith that their luck will change someday. She finds a that their luck will change someday. She finds a piece of glass in a fish’s belly that changes her piece of glass in a fish’s belly that changes her family’s life.family’s life.

Fishermen Neighbors-Fishermen Neighbors- miller’s neighbors who ask to borrow lead to go miller’s neighbors who ask to borrow lead to go

fishing and in turn gave the miller’s the first fish fishing and in turn gave the miller’s the first fish he caught which held a shinny piece of glass in he caught which held a shinny piece of glass in it’s belly.it’s belly.

Jewelers-Jewelers- miller’s other neighbors who were upset about miller’s other neighbors who were upset about

the noise the miller’s children were making over the noise the miller’s children were making over a piece of glass. They soon realized that the a piece of glass. They soon realized that the piece of glass was actually a diamond. They try piece of glass was actually a diamond. They try to buy it for $50.00 but in the end paid $100,000to buy it for $50.00 but in the end paid $100,000

Servant-Servant- servant to the now wealthy miller who opened servant to the now wealthy miller who opened

his own mill shop. The servant is very loyal and his own mill shop. The servant is very loyal and honest to his employer. Very much like typical honest to his employer. Very much like typical character in a folktalecharacter in a folktale

Plot for “The Force of Luck”Plot for “The Force of Luck”

Two wealthy men argue whether it is luck or money that Two wealthy men argue whether it is luck or money that makes a man prosperous. They come across an honest makes a man prosperous. They come across an honest but poor miller and decide to use him to test their theory. but poor miller and decide to use him to test their theory. The wealthy man gives $200 to the miller to see whether The wealthy man gives $200 to the miller to see whether it is luck or money that makes a man prosper. The miller it is luck or money that makes a man prosper. The miller loses the money. The man who believes in money gives loses the money. The man who believes in money gives him another $200. He loses that, too. Then the man who him another $200. He loses that, too. Then the man who believes in luck gives the miller a worthless piece of lead. believes in luck gives the miller a worthless piece of lead. It leads the miller to a valuable diamond that allows him It leads the miller to a valuable diamond that allows him to start his own business and become wealthy. Months to start his own business and become wealthy. Months later the miller comes across the two men again. later the miller comes across the two men again. Together events happen and all the money turns up. The Together events happen and all the money turns up. The story ends and the argument is still not resolved. Is it luck story ends and the argument is still not resolved. Is it luck or is it money? YOU DECIDE!or is it money? YOU DECIDE!

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