Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Week 14 Indian Fairy Tales

Indian Fairy Tales Unit 

The Lion and the Crane

  • The crane helps the lion get a bone out of his throat but when the crane wants something in return, the lion does not help. 
  • This is a story about being greedy. The man is planning out everything he will buy using the rice and eventually is the one that causes there to be no more rice. 
  • The beginning of this story reminds me of Joseph and the dream coat from the bible. The brother's wives try to kill their sister but she takes revenge on them in the end. 
  • The crane tries to outwit the fish but ends up getting outwitted by the crabs. 
  • The tiger tries to kill the Brahman but instead the brahman and jackal trick the tiger to go back into it's cage. 
  • The Harisarman starts poor but is eventually given everything he could ever want.
  • The story reminded me of a mixture of Lord of the Rings and the prodigal son from the bible.
  • The tortoise was riding with the ducks but fell because of the fact that he opened his mouth. 
  • The Brahman's son tried to kill the serpent but he turned around and killed him instead.
  • The robbers learned not to trust everyone
  • This one was my favorite because it had such a deeper moral than just about a fish. 

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