Listening to folktales: mental-physical-social development/ লোককথা শ্রবণ : মানসিক-প্রাক্ষোভিক-সামাজিক বিকাশ সাধন

Abstract

The food habits, clothing, rituals, customs, entertainment, and music of the people of integrated society are found in folktales. The development of folktales revolves around the joys, sorrows, laughter, and tears of their various activities. The folk narratives (stories) flow through the oral tradition of the people of integrated society. No matter what a man does in life, there is a situation that directly or indirectly helps and instructs him to do it. These very situations are represented and displayed in folktales, which are shown in folklore under the guise of metaphor. Thinking a lot, when an individual does something, creative talent is developed and reflected by means of his or her previous-accumulated knowledge. Folktales contain a huge body of knowledge. Anyone can improve their creative talent by listening to folktales. Different aspects of human instinct are found in folktales. In folktales, it is found that, on the one hand, peace and a pleasant atmosphere are maintained in society through the healthy development of affection, love, compassion, sympathy, a sense of beauty, and a sense of fraternity; on the other hand, if anger, violence, fear, greed, infatuation, and pride are increased, the happiness and peace of the society are violated, resulting in an instable and violent social environment. Therefore, folk tales have been told by parents, grandparents, other family members, relatives, friends, and neighbors since childhood to control the anger, violence, fear, greed, infatuation, and ego of the children. The value of folktales awakens affection, fellow feelings, compassion, sympathy, and a sense of beauty. Great teachers have been teaching moral and value education through various folktales through the ages. The ‘Gurus’ (teachers) do this to establish a morally good human race, destroying the bad instincts with the greatness of the folktales. The greatness of the folktales can improve the ethical power of judgment, broaden the way of honest life and character, and thus create a peaceful and happy world. Folktales may be displayed as a complete document of social education. Both the narrators and the listeners may be developed mentally, emotionally, and socially by the folktale. Folktales are not bound by time or place. It can be presented regardless of time and place.