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8. The crying camel
Audio on demand of programme 8 is available 16/11/2006 - 22/11/2006
THEMES: responsibility, compassion, caring for animals, teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh)
Preparation for the programme:
FOCUS OBJECT: a pet food bowl
FOCUS IMAGE: a camel. You can display a picture of a camel by clicking on the link below:
http://www.islamnet.it/arte/paesaggi/images/camel.jpg
Programme content:
STORY: The crying camel, traditional adapted by Sue Reid
VOX POPS: Children talk about their pets
FEATURE: Jinpa Smith from the RSPCA talks about which animals make good pets and how to look after them and about the work of the RSPCA. There is a picture of Jinpa talking with Loreto in the Together studio on the School Radio website.
TALK-ABOUT OPPORTUNITY: Pause to talk about any pets you're responsible for and what you need to do to care for them
SONG: Come and Praise 2 no. 79 - 'From the tiny ant', verses 1 and 3
REFLECTION: on caring for animals
Pre-programme questions:
- Look at the food bowl - what sort of animal might it be for? What else would you need to look after it?
- How do you look after your own pets / animals?
- Which do you think would be the hardest animal to care for?
- What sort of a person would you need to be to work for the RSPCA?
- What do you know about camels? How much looking after do you think a camel would need?
- Do you know any stories about the life of Muhammad (pbuh*)? What sort of a person was he?
* 'Peace be upon him' is usually pronounced after the name of Muhammad as a mark of respect
Story synopsis: The crying camel, traditional adapted by Sue Reid
Mustapha is a servant of a great, but unkind man, who owns camels. Mustapha loves camels, especially the one that his master rides, which is often mistreated.
It hasn't rained for many months, so there isn't much to eat or drink, and Mustapha's master announces that they are going to travel to Medina to sell the camels so that they can buy supplies.
Mustapha fears that his favourite camel will be the first to be sold, but when they get to Medina the greedy master is too busy feeding himself to worry about his camel. That is, until the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) spots the camel crying in the heat of the day...
After the programme:
STORY QUESTIONS:
- What do we learn about the character of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) from this story?
- What might it teach us about the beliefs of people who follow Muhammad (Muslims)?
- What do you think Mustapha particularly liked about camels?
- Why do you think Mustapha's master was so unkind to his camel?
- What do you think Muhammad actually said to the master?
- Do you think the master continued to mistreat his camel? Why?
ACTIVITIES:
- Write a version of the story of the crying camel as if you are the camel talking.
- Draw up a list of what you would need to care for a pet of your choice - and think about how your daily routine might have to change too. Use other 'experts' (i.e. children in your class who already have this pet) to see if you've forgotten anything!
- Locate Medina on a map - and use the internet or other resources to find out why Medina is an important place.
- Find out about the work of the RSPCA (see weblinks below)
Other weblinks:
Information about Islam from BBC Schools Online:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/religion/islam/
The RSPCA
The RSPCA website has some very useful Education pages with many resources and suggestions for activities.
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.
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