The story of 'The Son of The Turtle Spirit' is based on the Chinese culture which believes that every turtle has a spirit that manifests itself at night and disappear at dawn. This happens during the seventh month of the Chinese calendar.Upon reading the story I found that it is a little similar to the story 'The Frog Prince'. The Frog Prince would be more suitable to be told to the young children as the storyline is more simple compared to the 'The Son of The Turtle Spirit' that would be suitable to be told to the older children (13 and above) as the story is longer. The story also discusses about how traits of parents may be passed down to their children and values such as filial piety, confidence and opportunity that should taken to prove oneself. This story would also allow the readers to learn about the Chinese culture and believe systems and so I think it would be a good idea to introduce this to the Malaysian students and also ask them if there are other stories that concerns other cultures in Malaysia. This would allow a good sharing and discussion among the students of different races in the classroom !
