What is the value of preserving endangered languages? What can I as an individual do to help preserve an endangered language? Objective STUDENTS WILL Hear an additional Zydeco song. Learn additional Kréyol phrases. Background Od Por Odelia was written by LeRoy Etienne as an ode to his mother who told him this story. In the tale an old man sells her rotten bananas. But dishonest conduct brings bad luck, and the old man dies soon thereafter. Preparation MATERIALS NEEDED: Text Le Kér Creole. Ability to project document on computer or as hard copy. Materials Handout for students that provides them Duration: 60 Minutes.