Reading Notes: Rouse. The Giant Crab (Part B)

  Week 11 Reading (Part B)

Just like I did for the first part of this week's reading, I have done the reading and selected two stories that stood out to me the most. Both of these stories were fun and engaging to read but they also provide an excellent creative foundation for me to develop my own stories out of for future storytelling assignments. The first story I selected is titled "silence is gold". The story begins by saying that a lion once had a she-jackal for his mate (she-jackals are omnivorous mammals that of the subtribe Canina, which also includes wolves and the domestic dog, among other species). They ended up having a young one that resembled a lion but a voice that sounded like the mother. One day when the cub was playing with the other cubs, it opened its mouth to roar but all that came out was the yelp of a jackal. All of the other young lions were shocked at what they heard. One of the young lions took this information to the lion who told him that the other young lion's mother was a jackal. They tell the lion to never yelp like that again so he walked away with his tail between his legs. This is the end of the story. This is a short and fun story that I believe I could add all kinds of fun and creative little twists to. The second story I selected was "the quail and the falcon". The story begins by saying that there once was a young quail that lived on the farm When the farmer would plough up the land, the quail would follow and pick up seeds, weeds, and worms to eat. He lived on these! One may believe that life was easy for the quail since the food was ploughed up for him. One day the quail decided to fly away over the farm and over to a forest to see if there was anything good to eat. Up in the air above the forest was a falcon. The quail was out looking for worms but the falcon was out looking for quails! The falcon spotted the quail and went to scoop it up in its claws. The quail cries and whimpers. He realized that he should have just stayed at home. The falcon heard this and let the quail go. He would follow the quail to his own ground. As the falcon swooped in to get the quail, the quail evaded the falcon. The falcon then with full speed hit the earth. The impact killed the falcon! The quail learned that it is best to stick to what he is used to. Which is a lesson that can be transferred over to our human lives. This is the end of the story. Yet another example of a fun to read, action packed story. This gives me another great canvas to build on!

The cub yelping like a jackal - Via The Jatakas Blogspot

Bibliography: The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India, W. H. D. Rouse