Karma and The Three Siblings: An Irish Folktale
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- Karma and The Three Siblings: An Irish Folktale
- Long ago in the early 1800's, there were 3 siblings. Their names were Grace, Cían and Sean.
- This is a Folktale because good is rewarded in the end, characters have to go through tests in the process, and the characters learn a lesson.
- The children wear traditional Irish clothing and have traditional Irish names, which represents the Irish culture.
- Grace was a kind girl, she wore beautiful traditional Irish clothing, along with the rest of her siblings. Cían was also a sweet boy. Him and his brother both wore kilts their mother made for them. However...
- One of the children, Sean, had a secret. He would bully other kids often, and never seemed to take responsibility for his own actions.
- Sean was forced to perform a series of tasks to prove his worthiness. He started by apologizing deeply to his siblings, getting on his knees and sobbing. It was humiliating, but that was the cost of his behavior. Sean wanted to prove himself worthy of forgiveness. This process continued for what seemed like hours, but Sean was eager to gain their forgiveness.
- 1. Asyndeton - emphasizes the pacing of the character speaking by using periods rather than conjunctions. "Your sister. Brother. Mother. Father."
- One day, as the three children were playing in a tall forest, they spotted a tall, dark creature in the trees. He spoke in an Irish tongue before saying;
- I have come from the living dead! If you don't tell them what you've done, I'll tell them myself!
- Your sister. Brother. Mother. Father. Your friends...1 How do you think they feel?
- The wolf-like creature told the three that he knew one of their secrets, and forced them to confess or else he would hurt them.
- 2. Procatalepsis - "I know you're going to say you don't believe me, but please, I've learned my lesson". This raises an objection before beginning to argue
- You've caused many people harm. I want you to learn that there are consequences for your actions. Prove to me that you're worthy of our forgiveness.
- It was me! I was the one who harmed others, just please don't hurt my family... They didn't do anything wrong! I know you're going to say you don't believe me, but please, I've learned my lesson.2
- 3. Oxymoron - "Deafening silence", a phrase that contradicts itself
- The creature seemed pleased with this response and laughed in the children's faces. There was a deafening silence3 before the creature spoke,
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- Enough now! I've seen enough.
- And with that, he vanished. The children went home with a lesson in mind. They've learned to treat others kindly and with respect. Even if they choose not to tell anyone, karma will always know.
- Thank you two for being respectful towards others. Your brother has a mean heart. Don't follow in his footsteps, he does not set a good example for you both.
- You foolish child! You should know better than to treat others poorly. I'm hoping you've all learned your lesson... Because karma will catch up to you faster than I can!
- Before the wolf disappeared, he pulled Grace and Cían aside. He placed a bag of gold coins into each child's palm.4
- 4. Gold coins were often used as gifts for children to enjoy in Ireland. This also represents the Irish culture.
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