Outsmarting the King - High School Folktale About Power, Injustice, and Resistance

In this lesson, students will analyze how characters challenge injustice and resist authority in a traditional Vietnamese folktale. Using the story of Trang Quynh in “Stealing the King’s Cat,” students will cite evidence, explore themes about power and inequality, and compare how different trickster characters defy unfair systems. This lesson encourages critical thinking about folklore as a cultural response to real-world oppression and how wit and creativity can become tools for resistance. It is part of the Folklore and Fairy Tales course from MiaPrep. Visit Miaprep.com to learn more, and check out our playlist for more Folklore and Fairy Tales lessons! 🔗 Playlist Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvJNSf-7NfrOvtA_-KdLY0SeZt3Sg_GXz We hope you are enjoying our large selection of engaging core & elective K-12 learning videos. New videos are added all the time - make sure you come back often to learn more! If you'd like us to cover any additional topics, please let us know. For practice, assessment, and many interactive activities that go along with each video, as well as a teacher/parent dashboard, go to Miacademy.co for Grades K-8 or Miaprep.com for Grades 9-12! 🔗 Discount Link: https://www.parents.miaprep.com/coupon?code=VIDEOSPECIAL