The second half of the reading of the Tibetan Folk Tales by
A.L. Shelton, keeps with the animal and magic theme. The first story How the Rabbit Killed the Lion stood out
to me because I keep seeing a theme of the “king of the animals” the lion being
so easily tricked. In this story, the lion ends up attacking his own reflection
thinking it’s a demon and jumping into the river to his death. I liked The Golden Squash because it shows that
people who are truly genuine with their actions will be rewarded for their good
deeds, which is what I believe to be true! I think it might be interesting to
tell the story from a birds perspective since they were the ones targeted in
the story. The Man with Five Friends with
Different Colored Eyes was one of my favorites to read because it was so
different! I don’t understand why the son went against the stipulations that
his father had told him to follow… if I were him I wouldn’t want to risk it! I
could write my storytelling in the father’s voice explaining and telling his
son a story about why it’s important to follow these instructions to be happy.
I liked The Two Little Cats because
it was so creative how even the inanimate objects had voices and helped the
animal’s band together to defeat the Handre. I also liked the vivid description
of the Handre at the beginning of the story. It gave me a clear picture of what
the creature would look like. Finally, The
Man and the Monkey’s had a great description of the Garden of Eden… it
seemed so peaceful! I also noticed that this story like most of the others have
lessons about being grateful and remembering those who helped you. I could
possibly link a few stories together that keep with this theme!
(Illustration of The Man and the Monkey's
by Mildred Bryant. Source: UnTextbook)
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