Thursday, April 7, 2016

Week 11 Reading Diary: Jataka Continued

Week 11 reading Diary: The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India

Reading Part B:

Birds of a Feather
-I like the name of the horse: Chestnut.  I also like the other name Strongjaw. The names were the most interesting par of this story.

Spend a Pound to Win a Penny
-The monkey shouldn't have stolen the peas, but I think that the men throwing stones was to far.  I like how peas were the choice of food for the horses.  The monkey shouldn't have been so greedy about one pea he should have just let it fall and moved on with all the others peas he had.

The Cunning Crane and the Crab
-This is funny because sometimes in the summer the water can get extremely low in the lakes and ponds.  Of course the crane offers to help the fish stay in water, in his mouth!

Union is Strength
-The quails were never to get away from the fowler. Lets be real their feathers wouldn't be able to help them out as much as they would need to get out of the net.

Silence is Golden
-The poor cub wasn't able to roar as loud as he wanted, but it makes sense because he is only a baby.
 
The Quail and the Falcon
- Interesting that the falcon couldn't get the quail on his own grounds.  In fact when the falcon tried he ended up dies out of shock of not being able to reach him.

The Bold Beggar
-It was strange how if you liked the king you could see him eat his dinner without charge. Who would want to do that?! I like how no one else got a meal like that man., shows what courage could do for you.

The Lion and the Boar
-All of these stories deal with different types of animals that have to confront each other.  It is interesting to see which animals are being created to work together and who eats who.  Its funny to relate it to the real world.

The Goblin City
-A city of all she-goblins.. I bet that gets intense with some crazy arguments and fights.  I love how the she-goblins brought clothes and food to the sailers that had come upon their city.

Lacknose
-What a sad life to be a gardener that had no nose to smell all the wonderful flowers planted.  (No I understand the title better, and it's a pretty good pun!)

The King's Lesson
-I like the kings name "Godfrey" It would be a good day to have no quarrels hanging around.

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