This West Indian folktale set on the island of Martinique, is one of love and loyalty to friends. It’s about two young friends who have always been as close as brothers. One of the boys, Clement, fell in love and decided to ask for the girl’s hand in marriage. Despite his friend’s warning that the girl’s uncle is a wizard, the two friends set off to a town called Macouba to find her. The girl’s uncle is not happy with the marriage request, so he ordered three zombies to kill the young couple. Throughout their journey home, the zombies try to kill the couple many times, but each time Clement’s best friend Hippolyte, saves them. It ends up being the power of friendship that helps them all break the spell.
In my classroom, there are many ways in which I could use this book. One thing I would like to do is a reader’s theatre. I would have the students act out or do a dramatic reading of the story to help them visualize and bring it to life even more. Another idea that I have is to get them to design a travel brochure for the island of Martinique. They can use the text and the pictures from the story to get ideas on what to include in their brochures. After making them, each student would present theirs to the class. Since this folktale has the potential of teaching some powerful lessons, I might also have the students write about the following prompt: Write about one lesson that you learned from The Faithful Friend, and how you might apply this learning in your own life.
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