Crafting the tale of Water Plants in the South, Vietnamese Language for Grade 5

Compose the story of Water Plants in the South, Part 1, concise version

Question 1 (page 68 Vietnamese Language textbook Grade 5): Based on the teacher's narrative and the illustrations below, narrate each segment of the story.
Answer:
Illustration 1: Tuệ Tĩnh and students go to Nam Tào, Bắc Đẩu mountain. He talks to students about his decades-long contemplation, emphasizing the significant value of southern water plants.
Illustration 2: Tuệ Tĩnh recounts King Trần's martial arts training and preparation for war against the invading Nguyên.
Illustration 3: The Nguyên family prohibits the sale of medicinal herbs and tools to the South.
Illustration 4: Traditional healers teach folk remedies using common herbs.
Illustration 5: Southern water plants contribute to the health of soldiers in the fight against invaders.
Illustration 6: Tuệ Tĩnh's students, devotedly following their teacher, use southern medicine to treat people in the South.

Question 2 (page 68 Vietnamese Language textbook Grade 5): Retell the entire story.
Answer:
Tuệ Tĩnh, highly educated but not pursuing an official career, one day, with his students, travels to Nam Tào, Bắc Đẩu mountain. Along the way, they encounter various herbs, including ginseng and licorice, abundant and flourishing.
Stopping on the mountainside, Tuệ Tĩnh tells his students about his long-standing concern:
- 'Yes, I want to talk about the trees and grass that you step on every day...'
Then he narrates the historical events in the country's past, the strengthening of civilian training, and the careful preparation of food and medicine. However, for a long time, the Nguyên family banned the sale of supplies and medicine to the South. When soldiers on the front lines were injured, what would they use for treatment? Without delay, traditional healers were dispatched to learn folk remedies using common herbs. Medicinal gardens were established everywhere. Nam Tào, Bắc Đẩu mountains are the two medicinal mountains of the ancient Trần kings. Our soldiers became stronger thanks to southern herbs.
After finishing the story, Tuệ Tĩnh slowly reveals his intention to follow in the footsteps of the ancients: using southern medicine to heal the people of the South. All his students wholeheartedly follow their teacher's teachings. To this day, hundreds of medicines have been derived from southern water plants, effectively used to heal and save lives.

Question 3 (page 68 Vietnamese Language textbook Grade 5): Discuss with classmates the significance of the story.
Answer:
Appreciate the intelligence and moral greatness of the physician Tuệ Tĩnh in discovering effective medicines for the people from southern water plants. Tuệ Tĩnh's noble act reminds us to love nature and protect the environment.
 

Compose the story of Southern Water Plants, short version 2

1. Based on the teacher's narration and the illustrations below, recount each segment of the story

Answer:
Segments can be narrated as follows:
Illustration 1: Tuệ Tĩnh explains to students about southern water plants
Illustration 2: Trần dynasty civilians train to prepare for the fight against the Nguyên invaders
Illustration 3: The Nguyên family prohibits the sale of medicine to our country
Illustration 4: Trần dynasty civilians prepare medicine for the battle
Illustration 5: Southern water plants contribute to strengthening the health of soldiers
Illustration 6: Tuệ Tĩnh and students cultivate southern medicinal plants

2. Retell the entire story
Answer:
Nguyễn Bá Tĩnh, also known as Tuệ Tĩnh, was a renowned physician during the Trần dynasty. Once, he led his students through the challenging Phả Lại region to climb the Nam Tào, Bắc Đẩu mountains, two imposing peaks facing a treacherous river. Along the mountain path, there were bushes of southern ginseng with wide leaves like hands, lush green licorice bushes, and creeping thyme intertwining the entire road.
Pausing on the mountainside, he contemplatively spoke to his students:

(By Tạ Phong Châu - Nguyễn Quang Vinh - Nghiêm Đa Văn)

* Explanation of terms:
- medical sage: renowned and skilled physician.
- treacherous: having complex terrain causing dangerous difficulties and obstacles for travel.
- southern ginseng, licorice, thyme: plants used for medicinal purposes.
- contemplatively: with a thoughtful and meditative demeanor.
- superior: surpassing the normal level.
- student leader: student who holds a leading position among the students in the school.
- cautious: careful, strict, and prudent.
- close formation: two sides close together in battle.
- court physicians: physicians serving the court.
- medicinal mountains: mountains abundant with valuable medicinal herbs.
- grandiose: powerful.
- bravery: courage, boldness.
3. Discuss with classmates the significance of the story
Answer:
The significance of the story Southern Water Plants: Encourages people to cherish nature, understand its value, and appreciate each blade of grass and leaf.
 

Compose the story of Southern Water Plants, short version 3

Question 1: (Page 68 Vietnamese Language textbook Grade 1)
Answer:
Image 1: Master Tuệ Tĩnh leads students to the mountain and explains his intention to students after decades.
Image 2: Faced with the invasion of the Nguyên army, Trần dynasty civilians actively trained to participate in the battle.
Image 3: Nguyên troops invaded our country, forbidding our people from trading in medicine, making the condition of soldiers even more dangerous.

Question 2: (Page 68 Vietnamese Language textbook Grade 1)
Answer:
Tuệ Tĩnh or Nguyễn Bá Tĩnh was a medical sage during the Trần dynasty, simultaneously a scholar. He had many students studying medicine, and on one occasion, led them to the Nam Tào, Bắc Đẩu mountains to find new medicinal herbs. He paused on the mountainside and revealed an intention nurtured for decades that had never subsided.
- We've come here to let you know about something I've been contemplating for decades.
The students appeared contemplative, continuously discussing among themselves, thinking that what the teacher was about to say must be grand and magnificent.
- It must be incredibly superior to occupy the teacher's thoughts for decades, right?
Tuệ Tĩnh smiled, gently stroked his beard, nodded:
- No, my students, what I'm about to say is not as distant as the North Sea or as lofty as Mount Tai. What I want to talk about is right beneath your feet.
All students still didn't understand the teacher's intention, so they remained silent. Only the calmest one respectfully asked:
- Teacher, is what you're going to say related to the grass and plants under our feet?
- Yes, I want to talk about the branches and grass that you step on every day... They are the divine beings contributing to the heroic struggles of our ancestors like Hưng Đạo Vương, who defeated the Nguyên invaders. Without them, our country might not exist as it does today.
Tuệ Tĩnh gazed into the distance, as if reminiscing:
- On that day, the Nguyên invaders had intentions to invade our country. King Trần and the court were extremely cautious about guarding the border. Besides training civilians, the court also sent people to supervise weapon forging, preparing elephants, horses, food, and medicine... However, for a long time, the Nguyên family banned the transport of medicine and supplies down for sale to our Southern people. Their sinister plot was to leave our soldiers wounded without the means for healing, making them die in pain and weakening our forces for easy suppression. Recognizing the situation, the court physicians dispersed across the countryside to learn folk remedies using common herbs. Simultaneously, medicinal gardens were established everywhere, ready for use when needed. Nam Tào and Bắc Đẩu mountains are the two medicinal mountains of the ancient Trần kings. Southern water plants have contributed to making our soldiers stronger, more enduring, healthy, and brave in the battle against a formidable, cunning, and overwhelming enemy, maintaining the beauty of the Southern land as it is today.
At this point, Nguyễn Bá Tĩnh added slowly:
- The more I think, the more I appreciate each branch, each root of the grass left by our ancestors. The more I desire to follow in the footsteps of my forefathers to use southern medicine to treat the people of the South. I say this to let you know my intention.
Following the path of the medical sage Tuệ Tĩnh, to this day, hundreds of medicines have been derived from Southern water plants, and thousands of remedies have been synthesized from folk remedies to treat diseases and save lives. Southern medicine has been increasingly developing with precious medicinal formulas that may not be found anywhere else.

In the mesmerizing tale presented on page 68 of the Vietnamese Language textbook Volume 1, question 3 challenges us to reflect on the wisdom of the renowned healer Tuệ Tĩnh. His words serve as a poignant reminder to cherish and appreciate every blade of grass and tree root bestowed upon us by nature. Understanding their intrinsic value is crucial for applying these lessons to our daily lives and avoiding unnecessary waste.

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Alongside the narrative of South Water Plants, Storytelling Section, students are encouraged to explore other compositions in the Vietnamese Language textbook for 3rd grade, such as Writing Exercise: Practicing Scene Descriptions, Week 7, or the section on Writing and Sentence Construction: Exercises on Multiple Meanings to reinforce their 5th-grade Vietnamese language knowledge.