COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE FOUR TALES:

One of the objectives of our project is the comparative analysis of different tales which consists of two stages.

To start with, we compared some well-known tales: The Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs, A Christmas Carol and The Nymph of Świteź.

Later on, we focused on the comparative study of our partners' and our tales to prove that no matter what nationality we are, we share numerous cultural similarities and values, where justice, love and the triumph of the good over the evil are unceasingly strived for. Also, more similarities are reflected in the structure of the tales, as far as the presence of folk beliefs, animated nature and the intermingling of the real and unreal world are concerned.

• The Conceited Little Rat (Spain)
• The Nymph of Świteź (Poland)
• Stribor's Forest (Croatia)
• Sahmaran (Turkey)

STAGE 1

The element compared	The Nymph of Świteź	The Little Red Riding Hood	The Three Little Pigs	A Christmas Carol
Clearly defined good and evil characters	the girl represents good – she is innocent, loving and genuine, the Nymph represents evil – she is seductive and deceptive	The Little Red Riding Hood represents good – she is innocent and naive, the wolf represents evil – it is manipulative and cruel	The third pig represents good – it is clever and hard-working, the wolf represents evil – it is malicious and voraciouscck	BoB Cratchit and his wife – represent good – they are poor, kind, loving and humble people, Ebenezer Scrooge represents evil – he is mean, bitter and cold-hearted (although he undergoes a total change at the end)
The enchanted setting	The forest and the lake	The forest	The forest	Victorian London, Scrooge's house
The characters take on unsual forms	The nymph	The wolf	Talking animals	Ghosts
Type of a tale	Traditional folk tale	Traditional folk tale/ fable	Traditional folk tale/fable	Allegory
Theme	Love, death, faithfulness and justice	Love, death	Hard work, death	Love, death
Time	Never at night, but at dusk they stand ...	A long time ago...	Once upon a time ...	Victorian times
The rule of three	The boy, the girl, the nymph	The Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf, the grandmother	The three pigs	Marley's ghost tells Scrooge that he will be visited by three spirits: The Ghost of Christmas Past, The Ghost of Christmas Present and The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
The lesson taught	Always keep your promises	Look beyond appearances, do not trust strangers, listen to your parents	Being hard-working pays	Everyone can change for the better, it is never too late to start acting in a loving andd caring way towards other people
The happy ending	___	"And they lived happily ever after..."	"And they lived in great joy together"	"And so, (...) God Bless Us, Every One!"

STAGE 2

The element compared	The Conceited Little Rat	The Nymph of Świteź	Stribor's Forest	Sahmaran
Clearly defined good and evil characters	The mouse represents good – it is protective and respectful, the cat represents evil – it is an arogant and cynical liar	the girl represents good – she is innocent, loving and genuine, the Nymph represents evil – she is seductive and deceptive	the Mother represents good – she is wise, caring and humble, the wicked daughter-in-law represents evil – she is selfish and manipulative	Sahmaran represents good – she is wise, loving and merciful, the soldier represents evil – he is deceptive and cruel
The enchanted setting	The cat's house, the Little Rat's front door	The forest and the lake	The forest	The forest, the bath
The characters take on unsual forms	Talking animals	The nymph	The snake-woman, the brownies	The snake-woman
Type of a tale	Traditional folk tale/ fable	Traditional folk tale	Traditional folk tale	Traditional folk tale
Theme	Love, death, justice	Love, death, faithfulness and justice	Love, death, justice	Love, death, betrayal
Undetermined time	Once upon a time...	Never at night, but at dusk they stand ...	One day ...	Once upon a time ...
The rule of three	The three rejected suitors: the cock, the dog and the horse	The boy, the girl, the nymph	The mother, the son, the wicked daughter-in-law, the daughter-in-law gives the mother three orders	Sahmaran, Tasmasp, the soldier
The lesson taught	Look beyond appearances	Always keep your promises	Look beyond appearances, respect the older, especially your parents	The victory of love over death
The happy ending	"They lived very happily ever after..."	_____	"They are all living happily together to this time..."	____

Our Skype conference with all the project partners :-) It was a lot of fun to see and talk to you !!

Drama Festival

Erasmus + students are preparing English tales for Drama Festival. They are really mativated. The scenery and costumes are designed and prepared. They want to present their acting skills. We are looking forward to it!