A Thai folktale of young monks whose Abbot instructs them to steal something valuable in order to fund the rebuilding of their temple. Fortunately, there is one young man with common sense (and good character!) who understands the abbot’s teaching! The story has nothing to do with any particular religion or faith, but is all about doing the right thing when you could ‘get away’ with doing the wrong thing! Roger has provided a pdf of pre- and post- viewing activity ideas, as well as some related resources and videos Resource thieving monks
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