INTRODUCTION The word 'parable' comes from the Greek. It was the name gi en b! Greek rhetoricians to an!

ficti e ill"stration in the form of a brief narrati e. #ater it came to mean afictio"s narrati e$ generall! referring to something that might nat"rall! occ"r$ b! which spirit"al and moral matters might be con e!ed. In other words parable means a short stor! that teaches a moral or spirit"al lesson. It is a t!pe of analog!.it also a short tale that ill"strates "ni ersal tr"th. It is distinct from a fable in that a parable emplo!s more precise s!mbolism to con e! its meaning. %ach element in the stor! can s!mboli&e a different aspect of the lesson. ' parable is a fictitio"s or made "p stor! designed to teach a lesson thro"gh comparison. (hen !o" hear the stor!$ !o" can relate it to !o"r own life. It is like an ill"stration for the points in a sermon. It con e!s its message of tr"th thro"gh analog!$ thro"gh comparison or contrast. Commonl!$ parables are belie ed to red"ce comple) moral or spirit"al beliefs to concept so simple e en children can "nderstand them. *arables are not limited to Christ or e en Christianit!. +"fis$ spirit"al scholars of the Islamic tradition$ often emplo!ed parables called 'teaching stories'. 's we know parables are stories that are designed to teach listeners$ readers or iewers a single$ simple moral. The characters tend to be onl! h"mans$ tho"gh normal animals ma! appear. 'n! stories feat"ring deities or m!thical,speaking animals are fables. It is important to note that the point the parable is tr!ing to make is not opa-"e and that b! the end of the stor!$ e er!one "nderstands what the stor! was tr!ing to sa!. 's a teacher we can "se parable to assist the children in staging a role pla! or sim"lation of a parable. G"ide them in assigning characters to the other children$ adapting or creating lines and representing the actions of their characters. .eep in mind that we can adapt the parable so that it presents the moral to the children in a more modern conte)t. The parable stor! is a concise and telling e)ploration of how to lead life well. *arables are often closel! tied to religio"s or moral beliefs. /re-"entl! conf"sed with the allegor!$ which shares man! of the parable's traits$ the parable is far less direct and in ites reader interpretation.The f"nction of the parable has "ndergone man! changes from its beginning in the ancient world to its contemporar! form. These changes ha e been a direct res"lt of the demands and e)pectations o"r changing societ! has placed on this partic"lar t!pe of stor!telling. The! are great for !o"nger children beca"se the! are both interesting and ed"cational. Telling one to o"r own st"dents is a good idea b"t !o" m"st ens"re that the message or metaphor is not too comple)0 otherwise the!'ll take nothing awa! from the teaching.

1U+TI/IC'TION If you give a person a fish, you feed them for a day. If you teach a person how to fish, you feed them for a lifetime. BUT...if you help a person learn how to find and use information about fishing, they can teach themselves how to fish or to do anything else they want to in life. This is what we ha e to offer to st"dents as a teacher to know how to find and "se information abo"t fishing or abo"t an!thing else2 (e can help st"dents to learn how to find and "se information. That is o"r role in ed"cation. /or me$ this short stor! is s"itable for o"r 3ala!sian p"pils. The ideal reader for this short stor! is !ear 4 with intermediate le el. It is beca"se the lang"age and sentence str"ct"res "sed in the stor! is eas! to be read and "nderstand b! p"pils. The stor! is a parable , moral stor!. It in ol es characters that are familiar with o"r real life e.g 5 grandfather$m"m. There are three main characters in the stor!. The! are grandfather$ grandda"ghter andmother. In m! poit of iew$ the ma6or conflict in this stor! occ"rs when the grandfather fell down in the street so 3ei #ing's mother decided to send him to old folks' home. /or me$ the fa o"rite element is the clima) of the stor!. It occ"rs when 3ei #ing decided to take care of his grandfather at home patientl!. 7ere$ it shows to the p"pils that we m"st share and care for one another. /rom the stor! p"pils will learnt to appreciate elderl! parents. (e m"st take care of them when the! need "s. The stor! allows almost an!thing to be read into it to pro ide an e)planation. Grandfather8 grandda"ghter relations are bea"tif"l to behold b"t also at times comple).It's a sad feat"re of life toda!. (e're connected b! so m"ch social media !et can't alwa!s connect at the deepest le el of lo e and meaning. 9o" can ha e h"ndreds$ e en tho"sands$ of :friends: on /acebook b"t be all alone in !o"r life at the most critical moments. It's ital to ha e friends and those we can talk with to recei e co"nsel$ enco"ragement and s"pport. It also takes effort to keep the lines of comm"nication open . This parable shows the deep lo e of a grandda"ghter to her frandfather who is sick. I can imagine her pra!ing each da! for her grandfather's health and re-"esting God to g"ard him from harm. One does not ha e to do an!thing to become a grandfather. It simpl! happens when !o"r child has a child. It is "p to !o" to decide how in ol ed !o" will be in !o"r grandchild's life. There is an inherent biological relationship b"t the emotional bonding between grandfather and grandchild comes onl! with effort. It happens when the grandchild sees that !o" are open to forming a relationship. It happens when !o" get off !o"r eas! chair and make the effort to see what matters to !o"r grandchild. On 6o!f"l occasions$ famil! members gather to show their lo e for each other$ and in times

of grief and sorrow$ famil! members lean on the promises of God$ b"t also find great strength in each other. /amil! is where people learn that the! are part of a circle of life which gi es them stabilit! and a sense of permanence. Dr. /rank 7arrington$ former pastor of the *eachtree *resb!terian Ch"rch in 'tlanta$ said this abo"t famil!; </amil! is the place where children learn honest!$ tr"th$ responsibilit!$ right and wrong$ abo"t God and o"r relationship with God$ how we relate in lo e to the members of the famil!$ to o"r siblings and to o"r parents and grandparents.= Grandparents pla! an important role in the li es of their grandchildren$ tho"gh it is often indirect. 3ost of their significance to children is seen thro"gh the s"pport and help the! gi e to their parents. Grandparents are often seen as :stress b"ffers$: famil! :watchdogs$: :roots$: :arbitrators$: and :s"pporters. /rom the book$ it tells "s the bond between the grandfather and the grandda"ghter was strong. 3ei #ing still remembered how her grandfather's lo e showered on her. 7e alwa!s bro"ght her fa o"rite mooncake when he was able to c!cle. Research s"ggests that children find "ni-"e acceptance in their relationships with grandparents$ which benefits them emotionall! and mentall!. Grandparents can be a ma6or s"pport d"ring famil! disr"ptions. +ometimes the!'re pla!mates for their grandchildren. The!'re er! often role models and mentors for !o"nger generations. The! are also historians 8 teaching al"es$ instilling ethnic heritage$ and passing on famil! traditions. #ast b"t not least$ I wo"ld recommended this stor! to be "sed to be read b! m! p"pils. It is beca"se p"pils can learn man! moral al"es while reading the stor!. >esides that$ the lang"age$ the sentence str"ct"res and ocab"laries "sed are not too diffic"lt. 't the end of the stor!$ p"pils learn the! need to take care of their elderl! parents. Ne er send them to the old folks' home. The! need o"r lo e and s"pport. Take care of them with lo e in o"r heart. 'fter all$ the! showered "s with lo e and took care of "s when we were little.