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The Goat and Its Little Ones

by Jihad Iraqi, illustrations by Abdallah Omari

An adapted version of an Arabic folktale about a goat who goes out to bring food to her little ones and asks them not to open the door for anyone. With intelligence, imagination and skill, they manage to get the wolf away from their house.

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The mother goat tells her children not to open the door to strangers, and teaches them how to distinguish between her and the strangers. When the mother goat goes out, the wolf tries to deceive the little goats using several methods, but the latter use their skills to save themselves from the wolf. ...

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The mother goat tells her children not to open the door to strangers, and teaches them how to distinguish between her and the strangers. When the mother goat goes out, the wolf tries to deceive the little goats using several methods, but the latter use their skills to save themselves from the wolf. This story is inspired by the traditional Palestinian story - the story of "Al-Aniziye" the goat. But the difference is that in this version the kids succeed in averting danger by the skills they were taught by their mother.

 

Dear Parents,

These are some suggestions for activities to do with your children:

Family Activities

  • We can go review the instructions that mother goat gave to her children (stay at home, lock the door, don't open for strangers). We can think together of more instructions that mother goat could give to her children in order to be safe.
  • The mother goat gave her children few signs to distinguish her. What other signs could she have given her children?
  • Is every stranger who knocks on our door bad like the wolf? We can have a conversation with our children concerning ways of dealing with strangers who knock on our door.
  • We can talk about the child's experience of being alone at home (maybe with his older brother, or an adult). What does he feel? What makes him feel safe?
  • The kid screamed so the neighbors came running to save the others from the wolf. We can have a conversation about different situations where a child may feel in danger. What does he/she do to save himself/herself?
  • We can think about our neighbors: Which neighbors can we turn to for help when we need it? How can we get help from him/her?
  • This story was inspired by a traditional story. We can ask grandparents to tell the children more traditional versions of the story.
  • We invite you to act out the story with your children: one, two, three: action!

العنزة وصغارها قصّة تستند إلى الحكاية الشّعبية الفلسطينية " العنزة العنيزيّة"، بفارق أنّ الذئب لا يأكل الجداء الصّغيرة فتنقذها الأم بشقّ بطن الذّئب، كما يرد في الحكاية التي تناقلتها جدّاتنا. فالجداء هي الأبطال الصّغيرة في قصّتنا، وبفضل فطنتها ومهارتها تستطيع التّخلص من الذّئب الغدّار وطلب النّجدة.

هذه حكاية تدعم الطّفل-خاصّة الصّغير- وتعزّز  لديه الوعي بأهميّة التمييز بين الغرباء والاتّقاء ممّا يمكن أن يؤذيه، وذلك باكتساب مهارات كالاستفسار قبل الرّد، والملاحظة الدّقيقة، ومعرفة مصادر المساعدة في حالات الضّيق.

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