COURSE CODE: TMN3702
ASSIGNMENT NUMBER: 02
UNIQUE NUMBER: 794638
Year: 2023
*Please note that these assignments are from the year 2023 and may only be used as a
guideline to answer questions.
*Copying directly from this assignment is prohibited.
, Question 1:
Find any folklore, fable, myth or legend in the Home Language you are planning to teach,
provide an English summary of the passage. Answer the following questions based on it
(ensure your answers are in English).
Please note: Do not copy and paste answers from the study guide, ensure your answers
are suitable for the passage you have provided.
I will use the Folklore – The Hare and the Crocodile – Extracted from (Phillips 2014)
The Hare and the Crocodile
Long, long ago, Ngando the Crocodile lived in a quiet backwater in the swamps of the Great
Okavango. One day, a herd of zebra came down to drink at his creek. Ngando was envious of their
grace and beauty and of the freedom with which they roamed the plains. He was bored with his
little stretch of water, so he asked the zebras if he could live with them on the open grasslands.
“How could you live with us?” asked the zebras. “The plains are so far away from water.”
“Oh, I’m sure I will be able to manage,” replied Ngando, more hopefully than truthfully. So when
the zebras filed away after their drink, Ngando the crocodile heaved himself up the bank and
followed them. Soon, he was left far behind and the zebras had to wait for him to catch up.
By noon, it was so hot that Ngando could go no further. He dug himself in beneath a shady tree.
He was so tired he slept as though he was dead.
When one of the zebras returned to look for him, he thought the crocodile had indeed died. So
the zebra left him where he was.
While Ngando slept, Hare strolled past. Hare saw the adventurous crocodile sleeping beneath the
shady tree. Hare woke him up (very carefully), and asked him why he was far from his home in the
water.
“I foolishly followed the zebras. But they ran off and left me all alone,” said Ngando. “I would be
very grateful for some assistance in getting home,” he added hopefully.
Hare offered to help, provided Ngando promised him a favour in return.
The desperate crocodile quickly agreed and Hare ran off to get help.
Hare cautiously approached his mortal enemy, Hyena. He told him that there was a dead crocodile
nearby and that he needed help to carry the body back to the water so as not to anger the Rain
Spirits.
Hyena thought this would be an excellent chance to get an easy meal. That was why he agreed to
help Hare instead of eating him up. Hare and Hyena (a most unlikely pair) struggled to carry the
heavy crocodile back to the water. At last they arrived and lowered him into the shallows.
Hyena suggested that they leave Ngando in the water for a while so that when they came back he
would be nice and tender to eat.
Hyena marked the bank so he would know where to return. Then he slunk away to rest.
He wanted to be ready for the huge feast that night.
But Ngando had different plans. As soon as he had cooled down and recovered from his foolhardy
adventure, he swam back to his lair. When Hyena returned after his nap, the “dead” crocodile was
nowhere to be seen. Hyena, whose mouth was watering at the thought of a tasty meal, waded
into the water to see if his dinner had floated out into the creek. He was searching the water so
intently that he did not notice Ngando silently gliding up behind him. Only Ngando’s eyes and the
tips of his nostrils were showing.
With a lunge as quick as lightning, Ngando grabbed Hyena with his huge jaws and dragged him
into the deep water, where he drowned. Ngando climbed out onto the river bank to thank Hare for
ASSIGNMENT NUMBER: 02
UNIQUE NUMBER: 794638
Year: 2023
*Please note that these assignments are from the year 2023 and may only be used as a
guideline to answer questions.
*Copying directly from this assignment is prohibited.
, Question 1:
Find any folklore, fable, myth or legend in the Home Language you are planning to teach,
provide an English summary of the passage. Answer the following questions based on it
(ensure your answers are in English).
Please note: Do not copy and paste answers from the study guide, ensure your answers
are suitable for the passage you have provided.
I will use the Folklore – The Hare and the Crocodile – Extracted from (Phillips 2014)
The Hare and the Crocodile
Long, long ago, Ngando the Crocodile lived in a quiet backwater in the swamps of the Great
Okavango. One day, a herd of zebra came down to drink at his creek. Ngando was envious of their
grace and beauty and of the freedom with which they roamed the plains. He was bored with his
little stretch of water, so he asked the zebras if he could live with them on the open grasslands.
“How could you live with us?” asked the zebras. “The plains are so far away from water.”
“Oh, I’m sure I will be able to manage,” replied Ngando, more hopefully than truthfully. So when
the zebras filed away after their drink, Ngando the crocodile heaved himself up the bank and
followed them. Soon, he was left far behind and the zebras had to wait for him to catch up.
By noon, it was so hot that Ngando could go no further. He dug himself in beneath a shady tree.
He was so tired he slept as though he was dead.
When one of the zebras returned to look for him, he thought the crocodile had indeed died. So
the zebra left him where he was.
While Ngando slept, Hare strolled past. Hare saw the adventurous crocodile sleeping beneath the
shady tree. Hare woke him up (very carefully), and asked him why he was far from his home in the
water.
“I foolishly followed the zebras. But they ran off and left me all alone,” said Ngando. “I would be
very grateful for some assistance in getting home,” he added hopefully.
Hare offered to help, provided Ngando promised him a favour in return.
The desperate crocodile quickly agreed and Hare ran off to get help.
Hare cautiously approached his mortal enemy, Hyena. He told him that there was a dead crocodile
nearby and that he needed help to carry the body back to the water so as not to anger the Rain
Spirits.
Hyena thought this would be an excellent chance to get an easy meal. That was why he agreed to
help Hare instead of eating him up. Hare and Hyena (a most unlikely pair) struggled to carry the
heavy crocodile back to the water. At last they arrived and lowered him into the shallows.
Hyena suggested that they leave Ngando in the water for a while so that when they came back he
would be nice and tender to eat.
Hyena marked the bank so he would know where to return. Then he slunk away to rest.
He wanted to be ready for the huge feast that night.
But Ngando had different plans. As soon as he had cooled down and recovered from his foolhardy
adventure, he swam back to his lair. When Hyena returned after his nap, the “dead” crocodile was
nowhere to be seen. Hyena, whose mouth was watering at the thought of a tasty meal, waded
into the water to see if his dinner had floated out into the creek. He was searching the water so
intently that he did not notice Ngando silently gliding up behind him. Only Ngando’s eyes and the
tips of his nostrils were showing.
With a lunge as quick as lightning, Ngando grabbed Hyena with his huge jaws and dragged him
into the deep water, where he drowned. Ngando climbed out onto the river bank to thank Hare for
