Story of Makatho
setting
Time
Place
The Sukhothai period (1240-1438)
Kohwan Vullage
Mortama
Myanmar
15 years old
Sukhothai
Matewa
The top of the hill
the west
three times
the termit hill
shelter
the pen
day and night
every time
One day
the market
in the future
after
the royal kitchen
the capital
home village
Mortama City
Later
Since
Character
Main
Minor
Makatho
The Mon
fortune-teller
the mahout
Phra Ruang
the seller
Alimamang
Phra Chao Ha Rua
King Ruang
Conflict
External
Internal
A thunderbolt suddenly struck his stick used to carry the goods on his shoulder breaking it into pieces, but surprisingly he did not get hurt. (p.1 : 8)
His father died (p.1 : 4)
The seller did not know how to sell them as the amount of money was too small to count in exchange for the lettuce seeds. (p.2 : 13)
The ruler was jealous of him and planned to eliminate him. (p.3 : 4)
He decided to get rid of Alimamang first and was then chosen as the new ruler. (p.3 : 5)
Symbol
elephants (p.2 : 1)
lettuce (p.2 : 20)
The symbol of Thailand in the past
The faith of Makatho to King Ruang
Keyword
Phra Chao Fa Rua
Sokhothai City
the west
intelligent
thunderbolt
Plot
Falling Action
Climax
Resolution
Rising
introduction
Makatho father's died and then he continue his business. One day he help the man who was sick and he was struck by thunderbolt but amazing he never die. And he saw the castle and palace.d
He asked the fortune teller about last time that he saw but the fortune teller asked him for money. So, he have a small of money but he is intelligence and solve the problem and then the fortune teller decided to prediction and told him; He would be promote high position in the west.
He stay with the mahout and help him in the pen and the mahout would share his salary with Makatho. One day Phra Ruang saw Makatho sweeping the floor and ask the mahout about him. Phra Ruang give some money to Makatho and then he bring it to buy a lettuce seeds in and grown it .
When Phra Ruang again came to see his elephants Makatho picked up the lettuce to present to the King in a hurry. Phra Ruang was very pleased him and promote him to the royal kitchen.
Makatho still work hard with his reasponsibility. So, The king treated him like his own son and then Makatho asked permission to visit his village but the ruler was jealous and want to eliminate him but he know already and get rid of him first. After that, Phra Ruang gave him a royal name as Phra Chao Fa Rua and he expaned his territories far and wide.