Read through chapter 84 of Cat's Cradle.
The Things Fall Apart Fable assignment is available below:
Things Fall Apart Fable
At the beginning of chapter 11, Ekwefi tells her daughter Ezinma the story of why Tortoise has a broken shell. Review the story that Ekwefi tells her daughter, noting how it both explains why something is the way it is in nature and reveals certain cultural elements of the Ibo people (having a compound, what type of food they eat, etc.)
Using this story as a model, write your own fable that:
• Explains why something is the way it is in nature (not a human behavior)
o Why birds fly
o Why the sky is blue
o Why the moon moves through the sky
• Is consistent with the setting and lifestyle of Okonkwo’s people
o Geographically consistent (not why there are icebergs)
o Lifestyle consistent (references food they eat or customs they have)
o Not modern (why cars have four wheels)
• Contains dialog
• Addresses a moral or desired behavior (or undesired behavior)
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