RTL project!

The Wise Old Woman! on Prezi

This is mine and David's project. we also did the essay:

The story “The Wise Old Woman” is about an emperor who has sent all old people from the village to die in the mountains. However, a young farmer disobeyed the emperor and hid his old mother in the basement. Then, Lord Higa threatened the village to be destroyed and he gave them complete three challenging tasks if they wanted to be free. The old woman solved all three tasks and Lord Higa began to gain respect for old people. This folktale has many themes however we think that the theme is “wisdom comes from experiences.”
Wisdom can help you solve many problems. In the story, the village was to be destroyed by Lord Higa. He would let them alone only if they would complete three problems. The quote “I have kept my aged mother hidden beneath the floor of my house, and it is she who solved each of your problems,” (pg.212) shows that the old mother was able to come up with an answer to each problem through her wisdom. Because she solved all the problems, it shows that experience can help you solve many challenges in life.
Experiences and wisdom can also help us a lot in our lives and sometimes, it might also save our life. “The Wise Old Woman” told us about how the old mother solved the problems from the Lord Higa and she saved the whole village from being conquered. ““Even in such a small village there is much wisdom,” he declared, “and its people should be allowed to live in peace.”” (pg. 212).
This quote shows that thanks to the old mother, the village had not been harmed and asked to do the hard requests anymore. Wisdom can not only protect you from being harmed but also from being killed.
The story “The Wise Old Woman” is about an old woman that is very wise and she saves the whole village. She had a lot of experiences already from her past, so she knows how to do all Lord Higa’s requests. This story teaches us a very important lesson which is “Wisdom comes from experiences.” Because this is a folktale, we recommend it to small children at the age of 6 and 6th graders and all people who love traditional Japanese folktales.