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- What do you think is the Moral or Coda of this story?
- Who do you think is the intended audience of this morality tale? Give two reasons in support of your belief.
- Compare and contrast this story to a similiar morality tale that exists in the Judao-Christian tradition.
1. The moral and coda of this story to influence children, and younger adults of the abloriginal community into not cheating in life, because there will be consiquences/punishments such as; exile (extreme) or minor punishments for minor cheating occurences (issolated for a short time),(in basic cheaters never prosper). Another moral is that no matter how tall, short, strong, etc, you are each and every one of you (audience) are special in a individual way, and there is no point over fighting over it.
ReplyDelete2. The intended audience, are the whole Aboriginal community, but most of all the children and young adults. Reasons on why;
-This story includes story type animals (birds) which are normally used in childrens stories, they also argue about their abilities, such as smaller children do, This proves that smaller children are a intended audience.
- The moral of cheaters never prosper can be aimed at every age, because all ages (child through to adult) can cheat, and conseqiuences of cheating might not only inflict you, but others around you, just as the 7th commandment says "thou shalt not commit adultery" which in other words mean i will not cheat on my wife/husband.
3. (http://www.childrenstory.info/biblestoryforchild/chdbblzacchaeusthetaxcollector.html) a story about "Zacchaeus the Tax Collector", these two stories are similar, because they both are in a child story book structure, BUT they can both be aimed at adults. They both have the same moral, cheating is wrong, the only difference is that Judao-christian stories, usually use God, Jesus and other people, while the dreamtime storis usually use animals. The two differences are big as it shows that Judao-Christians believe in one God and a ubermensch(Jesus). while dreamtime stories (Aboriginal religion are Pantheistic) and the dreamtime story shows that Aboriginal people believe in many Gods/spirits, in this case represented by the birds.
Hope this is on the right track
Year 11 Religion
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By: Benjamin Plummer
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The story of “the little blue wren” has two morals, one is that you should not cheat or you will be punished. It may not necessarily be a particularly nasty punishment, but you will be punished nonetheless. The other moral is that no matter what you might think, every single person is an individual, and thus is unique and gifted in a different manner.
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I believe that the intended audience of this morality tale are young children, although the story is a good reminder for anyone and everyone both young and old, that if you cheat, you are only cheating yourself. I have come to this conclusion due to the way that the characters in the story are, to be frank, stereotyped childish personified animals. The reason for this would be, not only the fact that these characters would resonate with young children, but because the Aboriginal people have a special affinity for the land, and each individual animal and plant plays a unique and vital role in their spirituality. The idea of a competition between the birds to decide who the best is is also a hint as to who the tale is aimed at, as the personas of the birds mimics those of young children.
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A similar morality tale that exists within the Christian faith is the story of Zaccheus the tax collector. The difference between this story and the Aboriginal tale of the little blue wren is the fact that in the tale of the little blue wren, the cheater is punished. However, in the Christian morality tale, the cheater/sinner is forgiven and comes good of his own free will. The similarity nonetheless exists, that both stories are aimed at preventing people from cheating or benefiting unfairly. Another difference is the fact that the Aboriginal tale is aimed squarely at children, while the Christian story is aimed at a broader audience. Another difference is that in the tale of Zaccheus, the sinner is forgiven by the powerful and kind figure of Jesus Christ whereas, in the indigenous tale, the cheater is punished physically and verbally and is then driven away. This clearly depicts the two similar, yet different mindsets of various religions.
1. What do you think is the Moral or Coda of this story?
ReplyDeleteI think that the Moral of the Dreamtime story is that you should accept that you have been created uniquely, and cannot be compared to others. In the story, the birds were each comparing their features, and had to have a flying competition to determine who had the best features. In the end, the little Blue Wren (Waatji Pulyeri) cheated and was banished to the bush where he lives in shame. If they had not compared themselves to others in the first place, Waatji Pulyeri would not have been banished, and they could have lived in harmony.
2. Who do you think is the intended audience of this morality tale? Give two reasons to support your belief. I believe that the intended audience of this morality tale are adolescents between the ages of 12-14. I believe this because this is the age where you start to become more conscious of your body, and compare yourself to others. The morality tale is designed to show these adolescents that they don’t need to compare themselves to others, and should be happy the way they are. Another reason to support my belief is the plot and use of language in the story. The plot of the story was simple enough to understand, but the message was not immediately obvious. I believe that adolescents would understand the story better than children of a younger age, as they would not grasp the moral and its meaning. The language of the story is also appropriate for an adolescent audience as it was simple, but it was also clear that the words had a deeper meaning behind them.
3. Compare and contrast this story to a similar morality tale that exists in the Judeo-Christian tradition. The story of the “Little Blue Wren” is a similar tale to that of “Joseph and the Technicolour Dream Coat” in the Judeo-Christian tradition. In this story, Joseph is the favourite son of Jacob. He gives Joseph a multicoloured “dream coat” to show his favouritism. Joseph’s 11 brothers are jealous and believe that they should have some privilege too, as they are just as good as Joseph. In the end, Joseph is sold as a slave by his brothers. The story is similar to the “Little Blue Wren” story in that it talks about issues of people believing they are better than others and the consequences that come of it. The main difference between the two stories is that the “Little Blue Wren” is dealing with appearances, while “Joseph and the Technicolour Dream Coat” is dealing with favouritism or social standings. However, both have the consequences that the main character is sent away. Another similarity between the two stories is the way they are told. Both are told as a story, and although their words seem simple, they both have a deeper meaning/moral behind them. The audience of both would also be adolescents, as this is the age when the issue of body image and social standings begin to arise. A difference between the two stories is that the “Little Blue Wren” is told with animals as the main characters while “Joseph and the Technicolour Dream Coat” is told with humans as the main characters. This reflects the values of the Aboriginal and Judeo-Christian traditions in that Aboriginals value nature, whilst Judeo-Christian traditions see humans as higher than animals.
By Madeline Richardson
11 SOR
Mr Bosco
By: Kim West
ReplyDelete1) "Little Blue Wren" contains two outstanding morals with continuing relevance throughout society. The first underlying moral is that no matter who we are, every individual has their own unique qualities. However, these qualities should not be flaunted and gloated over, because when it comes down to it, everyone was created equal, and no-one's quality is any more special than anyone else's because of our basic equality.
The second underlying moral is that you should not cheat to gain an advantage because you will be severely punished in the long run.
2) The target audience of "Little Blue Wren" is young children who are just learining about their's and each other's differences. However, despite the story being intended for young children, it has undeniable relevance throughout each and every society.
3)The story of "Little Blue Wren" has a strong resemblance to the Judao-Christian story of "Joseph and the technicolour coat". In Joseph's story, Joseph's father Jacob gives Joseph a multi-coloured coat to symbolise his favouritism, and this enrages Joseph's eleven other brothers, unleashing viscious jealousy. This jealousy results in Joseph being sold as a slave by his brothers.
In comparison to the tale of "Little Blue Wren", there are similarities in the common theme regarding the negative consequences of vanity. Little Blue Wren deals with this through the use of the birds' qualities such as long legs, or big tails, as a metaphor for people comparing their phhysical features amongst themselves. Joseph and the technicolour coat, displays the consequences of vanity through the jealousy of his brothers.
Differences between the two stories can be found in the use of characters, where Little Blue Wren uses animals to portray human emotions, and this recognises the special relationship between Indiginous Australians and the environment. Joseph and the Technicolour coat uses humans, in particular males, to display the story, and this recognises the connection between Judao-Christian faith and human beings.
1) There are two morals being told through this dreamtime story, ‘The Little Blue Wren’ (Waatji Pulyeri). The first is the moral of ‘actions come with consequences’ and in general that cheating is wrong and punishments, whether major or minor can be the outcome. ‘The Little Blue Wren’ tale portrays this idea by showing the blue wren cheating in a flying competition and taking a free ride under the wing of the highest flying bird. The consequence was that the blue wren was exiled to the bushes and could never fly out of the limitations of that bush ever again. The second moral is the moral of ‘everyone is unique’. It is the acceptance that every individual is unique and special in their own way. In the tale of ‘The Little Blue Wren’, the competition was only necessary because the birds were arguing about their differences. If this argument hadn’t broken out and they had all accepted each other for who they were, then the blue wren would not have felt the need to cheat, as there wouldn’t have been a competition to cheat in.
ReplyDelete2) I believe the intended audiences of the morality tale are children to young adults, specifically of Aboriginal spirituality. One reason is because it is in this age group that individuals start to feel more conscious of their similarities and differences. This morality tale shows this audience the consequences of what could happen if they compared themselves with others. It shows them that everyone is unique and therefore everyone should e happy with whom they are. This is also the stage in which they start learning right from wrong and that all their actions lead to some sort of consequence. Another reason is because this tale has been said in a simple way which makes it easy to understand (It also used birds as to show the harmony of Aborigines and nature). For this reason children can better relate to the story and understand the hidden messages. Even though this morality tale is specifically for the audiences of Aboriginal children to young adults, it is a tale which anyone of any age and spirituality can relate to.
3) A Judao-Christian story that explores similar ideas to that of ‘The Little Blue Wren’ is the story of ‘Joseph and the Technicolour Dream coat’. In this story; Joseph’s father, Jacob gives Joseph a multi-coloured. This however is seen as an symbolic act of favouritism by Joseph’s eleven brothers. His brothers end up comparing themselves to Joseph and eventually as a consequence Joseph is sold as a slave.
This story ‘Joseph and the Technicolour Dream coat’ is similar to the tale of ‘The Little Blue Wren’, as they both portray the same morals. In both stories the idea of self acceptance is shown and as a result of their jealousy and level of competition, one character ends up having to deal with the consequences. Some differences are that the tale of ‘The Little Blue Wren’ was made specifically for Aboriginal beliefs and the story of ‘Joseph and the Technicolour Dream coat’ was made for the Judao-Christian beliefs. Both stories were created so that it would be easy for people of their spirituality to relate to them.
By: Dona Adikari, 11 Ludovic
1. This story has two morals. The first moral is that we are different, we should not take what we have for granted, and we should not boast about what we have. Chances are that there will always be someone better than us, and having arguments about who is the best is pointless because we are all gifted in different things.
ReplyDeleteThe other moral is that if you cheat you will be punished. Life is not just a “free ride”, it has its ups and downs and if you catch a ride under somebody else’s wing then you are not living life properly. To live life to its fullest you have to take the good with the bad and not run away from bad situations.
2. I think the intended audience is children because they are more likely to be arguing about superficial things like who has the best watch and who has the most fashionable backpack. This makes it easier for children to relate to. I also believe that it is aimed more at females because they are more aware of their body.
It is also aimed at Aboriginals hence the use of birds. They use nature in their stories because they are a massive part of their lifestyle. By using birds, it is something that everybody is familiar with and sees in their everyday life. By placing a moral with an everyday creature, it reminds you of the story every time you see a bird.
3. I am comparing the story of the “Little blue Wren” to “The Parable of the shrewd manager”. Both of these stories have a moral of cheating is very bad and you will be punished if you do it. They show us the consequences of if you cheat, in the little blue wren, the bird could not fly higher than the bush and in the shrewd manager he cannot love AND money so he would not be allowed into heaven for he has sinned. They are different in the fact that Jesus’ parable is aimed at an older audience than that of the shrewd manager. Both stories/situations are relevant to their audiences.
Eloise Cook 11 Chavoin
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1. What do you think is the Moral or Coda of this story?
ReplyDeleteI believe there are many moral of his particular dreamtime story of ‘Waatji Pulyer’ however the most obvious is individuality. This moral is seen through the first part of the story when all the birds where comparing their features. However at the end of the day we should not compare something that is only unique to us, with others. It shows that we should appreciate our uniqueness instead of comparing it to others. Another moral seen at the end of this story was that ‘with every action comes a response’ and in this case the response was not all that great, as the little Blue Wren was severely punished for cheating to prove his ability to fly.
2. Who do you think is the intended audience of this morality tale? Give two reasons to support your belief.
I believe the intended audience is younger children aged 5-10 as thoughout this story the morals included are also taught to children. Uniqueness and overall individuality is always preached to younger children so they can grow up and be comfortable in who they are, the second moral about the consequences of cheating is also lectured to younger children. My second reason is that the way the story has been written from the context to the language and more importantly the pictures, this is clearly a story aimed at the younger audience; as they would understand better.
3. Compare and contrast this story to a similar morality tale that exists in the Judeo-Christian tradition.
The story of ’Waatji Pulyer’ has similar reference to the story of Joseph and the multicoloured coat in the Judaeo-Christian tradition. The bible passage tells the story of Joseph, 1 of 12 sons of Jacob. Jacob gave Joseph a multi-coloured coat out of favouritism to show his love for him. In doing so all Joseph’s other brothers became extremely jealous and sold him as a slave, in order to acquire their fathers love once more. This passage has many similarities to the story of the little blue Wren, as in both stories the message of individuality comes though. Joseph’s 11 brothers sold him as they were jealous that they were not the same or equal to him, and as explained previously about the Little Blue Wren he is also compared based on his appearance. Another similarity is the morals behind each of the individual stories, both have been strong moral messages. One of the differences is that each story has different figures to represent their beliefs. This is seen how in the aboriginal story the main character is a bird and the story contains only animals, however in contrast the Judaeo-Christian story is representing people as their main figure to bring forth the morals conveyed.
1. What do you think the moral or coda of the story is?
ReplyDeleteThe moral of the story is that everyone has their own strengths and talents. But you should not try to be the best by cheating, by cheating you are only letting yourself down. It is also for the children, the most important moral in this story is that no act of cheating goes unpunished. It may not be a severe punishment but a simple talking to by an elder and this is important as the children learn to go through life the honourable way.
2. Who do you think the intended audience of this morality tale is? Give two reasons to support your belief.
The intended audience of the story is the children of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, this is evident because of:
• The children are often arguing about who is the best at different things. This is important as it shows that, even if you are not the best you should not cheat and accept that someone is better than you.
• The use of nature and birds rather than human beings, this is more exciting for youngsters as they can believe that the birds are talking and it lets their mind flow more freely.
3. Compare and contrast this story to a similar morality tale that exists in the Judao-Christian tradition.
Luke 19: Jesus and Zacchaeus
This story is similar to the aboriginal dreamtime story, as for his whole life Zacchaeus was a cheat and was out casted by society, now Zacchaeus was a little man just as the little blue wren in the dreamtime story was smaller than all of the other birds. Both of these stories have the same moral principal which is if you cheat then you are disliked by you community.
The differences in this story are at the end of the dreamtime story the little blue wren is out casted and punished therefore he is not meant to show himself in public. While in the story of Zacchaeus, Jesus comes to stay at his house and Zacchaeus then repents for all of his wrong doings and is then accepted by his community / society.
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ReplyDelete1, the moral or coda of the story is that you should not cheat or punishment will be bestowed on you and the other is that everyone is different and not one person is the same. This is evident throughout the film.
2, the indented audience is children ages 3- 13 the story is indented to teach children about the punishments of cheating. The moral is that if you cheat at the end of the day will only be cheating yourself into a false victory, and the results is that no one will look at u the same. Two parts of the film that support my audience is that children are being told the story by Frank the elder. The animals ( birds) is a hint of the completion that the younger generation of kids that they will always be competitive.
3, the story of zacchus the shrewd tax collector and this one is extremely similar in context. Both stories are aimed at preventing cheating. Where zacchus cheated his people and so did the blue wren bird. Differences are that the blue story is targeted at children where s the tax collector is aimed at the judo- christen population. The cheater is driven away in both stores in words and actions
Chris Eid
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1. I believe the moral of this story (‘Waatji Pulyer’) is that we are created differently and we should not boast about our features (whether we are humans or animals we have different qualities.)
Another moral behind this story is, do not cheat or you will be punished. In this particular story this bird was punished by “not being able to fly higher than other birds”
2. The main target audience of this story (‘Waatji Pulyer’) is young children aged between 8-12 years old. Even though this is intended for children its morals can still be reflected for adults.
3. A similar story which exists in the Judeo-Christian faith I believe is the story of ‘Zaccheus the tax collector’. These two stories can be seen as similar through the target audience as both can be for children and adults. They both have similar morals; cheating and lying are seen as wrong.
A difference between these stories is that the Christians tale uses a supreme being, (God) who forgives the Sins of the Tax collector, but on the other hand the ‘little blue wren’ is punished for its wrong doing. Also in the tale of the ‘Tax collector’ the Sins of the tax collector are forgiven by someone more powerful than himself and it is up to him to do the right thing, but the Aboriginals story is more confronting about the punishment to the ‘little blue wren’.
1. Each aboriginal dreamtime story has its own meaning, moral, coda and individuality. The story of the “little blue wren” I trust has two clear morals. The first one being that each person is different and may hold abilities to do things which others may not, such as run faster or jump higher. The second moral I believe is “cheating gets you nowhere.” Even though the little blue wren had his small 10 seconds of fame over the incident of him cheating he was soon punished.
ReplyDelete2. I believe this story can relate to any age group; however i think it is directly targeting to those of a much younger age, i.e. 12-16. I would say this is the appropriate age for this target audience because it is the time of puberty. This is usually when you become more in touch with your body, how you look, and how much you appeal to those around you. E.g. more attractive than others. I would also say there is a clear message in this story saying that every person is unique and should be happy with their bodies as it is who they are.
3. "the litte blue wren" can be used in comparison with "Joseph and the technicolour dream coat" In Joseph's story, Joseph's father Jacob gives Joseph a multi-coloured coat to symbolise his favouritism. This however, has a negative effect as it infuriates josephs eleven other brothers. Due to the rage and absolute jealousy of the other brothers; Joseph is sold as a slave.
This is similar to the “little blue wren” as each different bird shows signs of jealousy each time a bird would say what they can do or have that is better.
the differences can be shown within the characters, for example using animals to portray animal characteristics, and then humans to show favouritism.
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ReplyDelete1. I believe the morals of "Little Blue Wren" are, everybody is different and no two people are the same and to appreciate that. The second, would be that there is no reason to cheat in life, and if you do cheat, you will be punished.
ReplyDelete2. I believe the target audience for this dream time story would be created for children (8-14 years old), mainly to teach them good morals and way of life as at that age, they are heavily influenced by their teachers and surroundings. This is mainly shown through the style of the video, and the people within the video, for example, the elder telling the story to children.
3. "Little Blue Wren" is similar, and reminds me of the Christian story "Zacchaeus the Tax Collector". In the Tax Collector story, Zacchaeus became greedy and used his wealth as a power above everybody else but this turned around on him and things turned the other way, therefore, this is a difference in the story, though, they are similar mainly because it both teaches the same moral, of not cheating anybody, or life itself. Other differences include that the Aboriginal dream time story, is based on the land and spirits whereas, Christian stories have God as the center of their bible stories.
Aboriginal Spirituality- Dreamtime Story
ReplyDeleteBy Daniel Deed 10 Paul
1. I believe the moral or coda of the story is that cheating is wrong, nobody likes a cheat and cheaters will be punished. Also that everyone was created by God or the Aboriginal spirit for a reason and there is no reason to compare yourself to others because everyone is different
2. I think the moral story is aimed at young children who believe in the dreaming and follow aboriginal spirituality. Because children are still at an impressionable age and would believe the story without asking questions. Also they would see that bird and think that its how it happened and they are still young and wouldn’t of really cheated at anything so they would believe that would be the consequences of cheating.
3. The story of Jesus and Zacchaeus is a similar story that I in the Judao-Christian beliefs which has a similar moral to the Dreamtime story about the birds. They both talk about how cheating is wrong like the way the little blue wren cheats in the competition of the birds and was punished by being forever exiled from the other birds and forced to live in his tree, This is similar to Zacchaeus who spent his whole life cheating people through taxes and for this he was hated and was shunned by the community, until Jesus helped him. Those two stories share the same morals on cheating and how it is wrong and bad things happen if people cheat such as the common theme in the two which is being shunned by a particular community.
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ReplyDeletePhoebe Yang
ReplyDelete1. The moral of the story is to have integrity and not cheat or else you will suffer the consequences. It also teaches people to not be over competitive.
2. From the childish language and the beginning scene (children sitting in front of the storyteller), the tale mainly targets children. To be more specific, it targets aboriginal children, because the story is based on nature . It can also be seen from the aboriginal names of characters in the story.
3. There are similar stories in Judeo-Christian tradition that teach people not to cheat. The story of Jacob is one example. Jacob cheated his brother Esau and his father Isaac to gain his birthright and blessing. As a consequence, Jacob had to flee from his home and Esau, who sought to kill him. The difference between the two stories is one is more realistic than the other, as it uses people instead of personified animals as characters. However, the aboriginal tale might have more impact to its target audience, because nature and spirituality is an essential part in an Aboriginal’s life. However, the story of Jacob seems to be more distant due to the different customs and cultures of the present day Christians. The last difference is that the story of Jacob appeals to a wider range of audience than the Aboriginal tale.
Again, well done, ladies and gentlemen.
ReplyDeleteYou have accurately ascertained the intended audience of the Blue Wren story and given reasons to support this - tone, content, relevant moral. I am pleased that many of you drew back in the idea that religious stories - parables, myths, folklore, etc. - is drawn from and influenced by the physical environs of that community. For instance, many of you mentioned that the Blue Wren story correlates with the Judao-Christian tale of Zaccheus the tax collector. Would a corrupt tax collector be a relevant concept to the Indigenous Dreaming? Of-course it would not be, because the Australian Aboriginals did not exist in a currency-based economy.
Likewise, telling the story of the Blue Wren to children raised in the Jewish tradition whilst the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke) were being written in the first century C.E. would have been equally meaningless.
The important thing to note here is that the Immanent and the Transcendental dimensions of a Religion must correlate. People must be able to engage in physical practices (immanent) that are relevant to their environment in an effort to being themselves closer to a diety that exits in a spiritual dimension beyond their sensory perception (transcendental).
Yr 11 Religion
ReplyDeleteDaniel Holten
• The moral or coda of this dreamtime story is that of a simple one. It is trying to get across that cheating in life, or cheating in any other activity will get you nowhere, in fact it will restrict your capabilities as shown here in the story, were the little blue ren was restricted to the bushes only, because of cheating.
• The main target audience within this dreamtime story would have to be young children through to teenagers. This being because of two main reasons:
1) One reason is the fact that such innocent creatures like the birds being the representation for the children.
2) Also another reason being the moral or coda of the story, this meaning that such a moral would be taught at a young age to ensure a happy and knowledgeable life within the community. There for being directed at children between the ages of 5-14.
• One story within the Christian bible is that of the ‘Good Samaritan’. Now the similarities between these to stories are as follows:
1. Both stories are and have been passed down to educate and show by example to those being taught it.
2. Another is that both stories have morals to them which are used to educate its audience, such are as follows. In the Blue Ren, the moral was not to cheat, and if so done there would be consequences. Within the story of the Good Samaritan it is different but yet the same in the sense that by helping others you to will benefit from the outcome.