PESAN MORAL DALAM CERITA RAKYAT TOMBULU MA PALUS SUATU KAJIAN SEMANTIK

Abstract

One of folktales is a fable Fable is a traditional short story especially with animals as
the characters that teaches a moral value or moral lesson In Minahasa a part of tribe in
North Sulawesi Province also has a fable entitled Ma palus or in another title some of
Minahasan people said Ma sawasawangan Takaz I Mate This story told the good
things that shown by some animals as the main characters The characters of this story
were a shrimp sapun an ant or a small red ant another word fire ant lalam ntik and
a snail kolombi Wherever they went whatever they did they were always together
even in any situation The aimed of this study was to show the good the positive things
must be done by the human beings based on the role of the characters attitudes
performed in this story Ma sawasawangan Takaz I Mate or Ma palus help one
another solidarity work hard diligent are some of the good things that human beings
should do in their daily life This research was a qualitative research with descriptive
method used to describe into narrative form while using participant observation technique
by literary study and the writer was as the primary instrument The result of this research
was could be used as a good way to form the good behavior attitude and characters of the
people especially in Tomohon City Also this research could be used as a good tool to
converse the National culture generally and local culture specifally < p>