1. Buri and the marrow These resources can be used for
Cross-curricular topic work involving children’s different languages
Language classes in the community
MFL classes
See also resource sheet (link) and lesson plans (link)

2. Published by Mantra Lingua https://www. mantralingua. com/uk/product
Published by Mantra Lingua available with Talking Pen which tells the story in different languages

3. The story of The Buri and the Marrow
An old woman is on her way to see her daughter and encounters several animals (fox, lion and tiger) who all want to eat her. She manages to escape and reaches her daughter’s house where she has a huge meal. They then decide to hide her in a large marrow so that she can roll back home without being discovered. She gets past the lion and the tiger but the clever fox works the trick out. Just as he is about to eat the old woman her own two dogs come to rescue her.

4. Ma tumi lau er vithor duko Mother you need to get inside the marrow
(Transliterated Bengali)
Mother you need to get inside the marrow

5. Key Words from parallel story in English: The Old Woman and the Red Pumpkin
The key words are in English, Bengali script and transliterated Bengali
These were used in mainstream class so that everyone could read out and pronounce the Bengali words

6. Key words in Bengali class
This word search developed the children’s knowledge of Bengali letters, spelling and reading skills

7. Role play script
This script was written in mainstream class in English including Bengali words
In Bengali class, children acted out a play script in transliterated Bengali
In both classes the children performed for their peers

8. A child comments on their learning in Bengali class