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STORY TELLING-Folklores, narratives etc

Hope_2016Hope_2016
edited January 2009 in General
Hello,

SFU is one of the few universities in Canada that really stands out among other universities in terms of its student diversity, architectural buildings and many others. The representation of different cultural roots in our school nourishes our multiculturalism and brings a culture that is embedded with richness and uniqueness.

Since we are under the umbrella of this wonderful university, I decided to come up with this thread, as a part of our entertainment series, whereby anyone can, at least, tell us any interesting story that he/she heard from their parents, grandparents etc.

Let us enjoy your stories. Go...

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  • Kingsley
    edited January 2009
    Okay.. here's my story of my life: came to Canada f/ China. Moved around alot, and parents separated and moved in with stepfather. Moved from East Van to West Van and that was sort of a big transition. There made some good friends... in high school I tried, but then I was sort of an outcast and although I wanted to be accepted, I rebelled against everything ie. acted up in front of teachers and whatnot. Some issues that have affected my life negatively: prejudice (I grew up around mostly people from Taiwan and HK) and at the time there were no kids from Mainland China, so I prob got a fair share of bullying? right now, at this moment... realy don't know what to do about life, sort of thinking of making a transition from uni to something else... to be continued....? alright, this is sounding like a self-therapy rant, but yeah, gonna end there! write your story!
  • Hope_2016Hope_2016
    edited January 2009
    Here is a narrative that I once read from a book:

    As everyone may know, Africa has so many tribes and clans where each clan has a language, culture and council of elders that separates from the other. Among the African tribes, is the Maasai, that lives along the plains of the great Rift Valley in East Africa.

    When a man from this community wants to marry, what they do is that, the man has to go to the forest and kill a lion with a spear (gun is not allowed) and bring the head as a trophy so that he can prove his braveness. That is not the end of it. The reason is that women don't get married to a coward man, so killing a lion acts as the license of getting a woman.

    It looks interesting, ha?
  • Kingsley
    edited January 2009
    (translated from Chinese)

    Once upon a time there was a mountain...
    in the mountain was a monastery...
    inside the monastery there was a monk, chanting.

    What did he chant?

    ...Once upon a time there was a mountain...
    in the mountain was a monastery...
    inside the monastery there was a monk, chanting.

    What did he chant?

    ...Once upon a time there was a mountain...
    in the mountain was a monastery...
    inside the monastery there was a monk, chanting...
  • Hope_2016Hope_2016
    edited January 2009
    kingsleymore;45119 said:
    (translated from Chinese)

    Once upon a time there was a mountain...
    in the mountain was a monastery...
    inside the monastery there was a monk, chanting.

    What did he chant?

    ...Once upon a time there was a mountain...
    in the mountain was a monastery...
    inside the monastery there was a monk, chanting.

    What did he chant?

    ...Once upon a time there was a mountain...
    in the mountain was a monastery...
    inside the monastery there was a monk, chanting...
    Is that all you could get from Chinese folklore bank?

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