Throughout this reading, most of the stories contain a plot of an animal taking advantage of other animals, whether it be because of their size or strength. I wanted to pick out a couple of my favorites of the section that stood out to me in a thematic way or simply because I enjoyed the story and the writing.
In Silence is Golden, there is a familiarity to the tale that reminded me of The Lion King when Simba roared for the first time and it was very weak. I think a rewrite of this story as The Lion King could be an interesting take. In this tale, there was a cub that had the physical characters just like a lion, but had the voice of a jackal. One day while playing with other young lions, the cub wanted to frighten them by roaring. His roar was weak and like a yelp. The cub was not accepted by the other lions. I think changing the ending of this to make it more accepting could be an interesting way to show humility of the other lions and braveness of the lone cub.
The Goblin City is a story of deceit and I found it very interesting. Ceylon was an island full of goblins and she-goblins that wanted husbands to feed on. When a ship wrecked on the island, the she-goblins took the opportunity to trap them into becoming their husbands to eventually and hopefully feed on them. In the middle of the night, the she-goblins would feed on the prisoners. The captain of the ship woke before his wife got back from the feeding. When she returned, he heard her talking about how goblins like to eat man's meat. Upon hearing this, he was scared as he realized all the sailors had married goblins. He told some of his sailors the next day, but only some believed him. There was a fairy who disliked the goblins and sent her flying horse to save the sailors. Many of the sailors got on the horse to be taken to safety, while some stayed behind as they believed their wives were not goblins. That night, the remaining men were eaten by their goblin wives.
Lacknose is a story that shows honesty and how important it is. There was a gardener who had no nose. There were 3 boys who wanted a bunch of the gardeners flowers so they went to the garden one at a time to talk to Mr. Lacknose. The first 2 boys were rude according to Mr. Lacknose as they recited poetry that assumed his nose would grow back. He knew his nose would never grow back. The 3rd boy was straightforward in his poem and earned the respect of Mr. Lacknose who cut some flowers for him.
Bibliography: W.H.D. Rouse, The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India, Rouse, Giant Crab
In Silence is Golden, there is a familiarity to the tale that reminded me of The Lion King when Simba roared for the first time and it was very weak. I think a rewrite of this story as The Lion King could be an interesting take. In this tale, there was a cub that had the physical characters just like a lion, but had the voice of a jackal. One day while playing with other young lions, the cub wanted to frighten them by roaring. His roar was weak and like a yelp. The cub was not accepted by the other lions. I think changing the ending of this to make it more accepting could be an interesting way to show humility of the other lions and braveness of the lone cub.
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| (Lion cub roaring; Source: Wikimedia) |
The Goblin City is a story of deceit and I found it very interesting. Ceylon was an island full of goblins and she-goblins that wanted husbands to feed on. When a ship wrecked on the island, the she-goblins took the opportunity to trap them into becoming their husbands to eventually and hopefully feed on them. In the middle of the night, the she-goblins would feed on the prisoners. The captain of the ship woke before his wife got back from the feeding. When she returned, he heard her talking about how goblins like to eat man's meat. Upon hearing this, he was scared as he realized all the sailors had married goblins. He told some of his sailors the next day, but only some believed him. There was a fairy who disliked the goblins and sent her flying horse to save the sailors. Many of the sailors got on the horse to be taken to safety, while some stayed behind as they believed their wives were not goblins. That night, the remaining men were eaten by their goblin wives.
Lacknose is a story that shows honesty and how important it is. There was a gardener who had no nose. There were 3 boys who wanted a bunch of the gardeners flowers so they went to the garden one at a time to talk to Mr. Lacknose. The first 2 boys were rude according to Mr. Lacknose as they recited poetry that assumed his nose would grow back. He knew his nose would never grow back. The 3rd boy was straightforward in his poem and earned the respect of Mr. Lacknose who cut some flowers for him.
Bibliography: W.H.D. Rouse, The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India, Rouse, Giant Crab
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