Monday, October 5, 2015

Reading Diary A: Japanese Mythology

"The Tiger and the Frog": The story is similar to the one told in the african unit. The frog tricks the tiger into thinking he is strong and can kill tigers.

"The Cony Who Got into Bad Company": A rabbit was running around with a rat and got him into trouble so they both got their whiskers, ears, and tails cut off.

"The Story of the Donkey and the Rock": A judge tries a rock against a donkey and charged every person own attendance an amount of money because of their curiosity and used that money to pay off a debt.

"How the Fox Fell a Victim to His Own Deceit": The tiger and fox grew up together when they found a new friend, the calf. The fox became jealous of the tiger and calf and tried to make them kill each other. The tiger ended up killing the fox and eating him.

"The Ingratitude of Man": A man helped out a rat, snake, crow, and a man. The man betrayed him and had him sent to prison while the other three helped him be freed and to survive while in prison.

"Covetousness": A fox, elephant, and bear were killed. Seven robbers found them and three split up to find water while the others prepared the food. The first three poisoned the water and the other four poisoned the food so they all died.

"The Wise Carpenter": A painter tried to get the carpenter killed by sending him to heaven. On his return from "heaven", the carpenter tells the kind the painter must now go. The painter is killed and end up with a one way ticket to heaven.

"The Man and the Ghost": A ghost stole the soul of the king's son and gave it to a man. The man dressed as a holy beggar and healed the son by returning his soul. The man was given half of the kid's riches in return.

"The Story of the Two Devils": A fake fortune teller destroyed two devils who were killing off the king's sons and was paid by being given power as string as the king's.




1 comment:

  1. I am glad that I came across on of your Reading Diaries. Our diary styles are different. I focus on two-three stories and write a lot of points about the story. I never thought about doing a one sentence summary on every story. I like that strategy! I might have to try it out for this coming week.

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