The Magic Paintbrush

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Arthur thought it was a good idea. So he painted some yummy sushi and the tiger must really have been very hungry, because before they knew it, the sushi had disappeared. Arthur had to paint another six sushi before the tiger was satisfied.

Included within The Magic Paintbrush is a wonderful message about being kind to others and putting generosity over greed. Good triumphs over evil, and Ma Liang makes his community a better place. This is an important lesson to inspire your young children with, and is a common theme in many great books you might be reading in class or at home. The Magic Paintbrush is a Chinese folktale that tells the story of Ma Liang, a kind young boy who loves to draw. He's gifted a magic paintbrush in his dream, and uses it to help others around him. There wasn’t much time. The tiger seemed to swivel its hungry little eye towards the pretty antelope.However, the young man sketched a sea first, followed by a golden mountain far away from the water. So when he saw the peoples' troubles, he would use his magic paintbrush to help. Then many people knew about the magic paintbrush. It must be the paintbrushes,” said Digby. “I think we’ve got magic paintbrushes. Everything we paint, turns into something real. I think Arthur, you’d better paint something for the tiger to eat, because he is probably hungry.” I really enjoy writing verse, even though it can be fiendishly difficult. I used to memorise poems as a child and it means a lot to me when parents tell me their child can recite one of my books.

He didn’t stop to think that the little dot was purple, and he had only used red and green paints (which as we know, together don’t make purple at all!). He just put down his paintbrush, and with his little finger, rubbed the paper very gently, to see if the spot would come off. Engage children in storytelling with this fantastic PowerPoint, which retells the Chinese folktale of The Magic Paintbrush.He took his finger out, and this time more carefully, touched the picture again. Sure enough, the paper did not feel like paper when he touched it. Instead, it was rough and scaly, like a snake, or perhaps like a scab. But in the village, there lived a rich man who was mean and decided to steal the paintbrush from the young man so that he could use it to become even richer. So he sent his servants to Ma Liang's home to steal the magic paintbrush. Just then, as he was about to call his big brother Arthur, the dinosaur took one beady little eye and turned it towards Digby. He heard a tiny ROAR! like the sound of someone’s television on a different floor. Could it have been his dinosaur? He didn’t dare touch the mouth…

However an Emperor here’s of the things Shen has created and demands riches. When Shen refuses (upholding her promise to the man) she is imprisoned but soon uses her brush to escape. He painted the tiger and a very nice tiger it was too. It was standing up on two legs and had its paws out, like it was about to swat somebody. Arthur gave a scream as the end of his paintbrush was snapped right off by a set of angry Triceratops teeth. If i have that magic paintbrush, i would like to draw things that i need. Like, stationnary, money for traveling, and i will draw any thing that i thing the poor people will need. I will bring it and keep it by my side so i can draw something usefull in the emergency case. The story, whilst there are some advanced aspects to its telling, is suitable for three to eight years olds, which is made possible by the inclusion of cross curricular traits. There are some lovely adjectives, a wide variety of connectives and rhyming words for the children to investigate.I also continued to write “grown-up” songs and perform them in folk clubs and on the radio, and have recently released two CDs of these songs. The dinosaur is alive!” said Digby. “I painted him just now, and when I had finished painting him in, I think I spiked my finger on him! He’s really sharp! And he’s hungry. He’s already eaten one big bowl of porridge, a chocolate with a heart in the middle, and some jelly snakes.” The Magic Paintbrush Writing Frames - go one step further by having children retell the story in their own words. With the same pictures, they'll write out the tale as they remember it. Alternatively, they can create their own versions, based on the original and the illustrations. The tiger’s little beady eyes seemed to swivel. They seemed to swivel in the direction of the pretty antelope. “I don’t think he likes porridge…” said Digby with dread. Digby took his red paint and made the dinosaur the colour of a fire engine. He used green paint for the horns. Then, because it still looked hungry, he painted a big bowl of porridge right beside it.

Then he invited a lot of his friends to come to his home and showed them the magic paintbrush. He drew a lot of pictures, but they could not become real. He was very angry and asked some people to get Ma Liang. If you'd like to plan even more lessons exploring this folktale, you'll want to take a look at these activities. The moral of the story is about the importance of making promises; the simple moral message in this story was Shen regarding ad keeping the promise of how to use the paintbrush from the instructions of the man. Shen shows that she can listen, be brave, show responsibility and keep the promises even when being faced with greedy wealth; emperor. The other message that is important is that children may learn that greed is not a good thing but instead it is important to care for others less fortunate then our selves. If the dinosaur was hungry, then Digby was going to have to paint him some more food. But what would a dinosaur like to eat?But maybe….” Arthur said, then they looked at each other and thought of something. They said together: “Dinosaurs!” I’ve got it!” shouted Arthur! The shout was so loud that the tiger, the triceratops and even the antelope seemed to startle. The bowl of porridge even seemed to wobble in its bowl, that’s how loud Arthur’s cry was, and that’s how good his idea really was. But if I do that, she will still disappear!” said Arthur. “That will be just the same, won’t it? If I rub her out, I won’t be able to paint her again. I might paint a different antelope, but she wouldn’t be exactly the same one. That would be just like if a dinosaur ate me, and then Mum and Dad thought, well it’s ok, we’ve still got Digby. He’s a little boy too.” Oh it’s no good, you couldn’t” said Arthur. “It would have to be a different one. But look at my picture. There’s no room on it for another dinosaur. No room at all for any big animals. Look, here’s the tiger, and here’s the antelope, and there’s no more space for another big animal.”