Reading Diary B: Indian Fairy Tales

More Indian Fairy Tales YAY!

The Talkative Tortoise: This looks a little familiar from the seconds week readings! The plot is essentially the same from The Tortoise and the Ducks in Aesop (Winter) storytellings. I think i may like this telling better because there is more dialogue and more perspective in the story. It also continues the story after the tortoise falls an breaks his shell. The end of the story almost seems like an origin story for why the King was a man of few words. After realizing what brought forth the turtles demise, he spoke few words, only when needed. 

The Gold Giving Serpent:  I think this is a great story about the evils of greed and would make a really interesting re-storytelling with a modern twist. I also like that way the story flows and has a really nice pace and sequence of events. 

Why the Fish Laughed: A queen is laughed at by a fish and it not too happy with the fish. The King is mad his wife it upset and sends a man to find the laughing fish. A string of strange events happening. The ending to this story is a little confusing and I had to read it through a few time to clearly understand the point it was trying to make. Anyway... look how cute this little fishy is!

Smiling Fish
(Amazing Creatures)

How Sun, Moon and Wind Went Out to Dinner:  First off, cutest title ever.  I really like stories with personified objects. This is basically an origin story of how the Sun, Wind and Moon got their qualities. The Sun and Moon are greedy and their mother curses them with harsh, hurtful elements like heat or the ability to parch living things. Moon is kind to her mother, so her mother blesses her with the soft, cool light.