If we analyze this period of time, we mostly remember or adore western folklore tales stories such as Cinderella, Snow White, Rapunzel, Beauty & The Beast, etc by Walt Disney rather than our own Malaysian folk tales or known as "Cerita Dongeng Rakyat". Why? Because now days as we can see that there's minimal efforts on implementation or preservation given to bring back local content of our own "Malaysian Folklore Stories: Folk Tales".
Basically what is folklore anyways? Folklore is a universal form, a great symbolic literature which represents the folk. It is something that came from the masses, not something that is put over on the masses. These folk tales have a definite structure. From the folk tale, one learns one’s role in life; one learns the tragic dilemma of life, the battle between good and evil, between weak and strong. One learns that if he is kind, generous, and compassionate. The triumph is for all that is good in the human spirit. Generally, i can says that these were our experiences of life's; changing patterns and knowing good from evil; kindness from cruelty and the difference between ambition and despair.
Folk tales comprises various of categories such as fable, fairy, myth, legends......
Therefore, why it's so important or purpose on doing this sort of project? Mostly to explore and educate younger generation as folktales convey the way the culture passed down their morals and ways of life. It's the way culture kept alive and valued by its people.
Here are the list of stories that i had found recently:
- sang kancil
- si tanggang
- bawang putih bawang merah
- badang
- si luncai dan labu-labunya
- pak kaduk
- pak pandir
- pak belalang
- mat jenin
- awang lutung
*the story i choose will be update soon..
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