Sunday, September 16, 2018

Reading Notes: The Lion and the Crane, Part A

Indian Fairy Tales: The Lion and the Crane
By: Joseph Jacobs (1912).

This story was based upon trust. The lion had a bone stuck in his throat, which was causing him pain and the inability to eat.

Along came a crane that could help remove the bone from the lions throat. The crane had to trust that the lion wasn't going to eat him once the bone was removed.

The crane was able to remove the bone, and later wanted a favor in return. The crane asked the lion, but the lion said the favor was not eating him.

The crane was the one that was tricked into thinking he was going to be repaid by the lion.

I could change up this story quite a bit.

Change: the characters
              the ending
              the story line (does one animal need help from another?)





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