Wednesday, March 30, 2016

Week 10 Reading Diary: Indian Fables and Folklore (Part B)

Title: Indian Fables and Folklore
Author: Shovona Devi
Year: 1919


Reading Part B
Shibi and the Hawk
This story is bold, but insane.  Maybe I could re-write this to come up with a better food for the hawk (that is the bird or the man's flesh).

A red-tailed hawk like the one in Shibi and the Hawk (Wiki)

Ekalavya and Drona
I passionately hate this story.  I remember it in previous readings in this class, and it is so messed up that Drona took advantage of the boys faithfulness.  I HATE this story.
I thought someone would end up killing each other, but they became friends at the end! I must say, this was quite unexpected.
This is weird. She's married to a doll, people.
This is an excellent life lesson.  Be careful that you don't ask too much, or it could be the end of yourself.  I could write a story similar to this as storytelling.
This is way too old school for me.  The poor princess needed saving, blah blah blah.
This reminds me of karma; where you get a punishment or reward based on something previous you have done.
Well, he is definitely logical.  He did follow the instructions...
So I think the lesson here is that you can't take for granted what you have been given.  It seems like a weird lesson to me. 
I seriously just have no clue.  Don't be mean? Don't be a bully? Don't show off? I am clueless.
SO the way to win is to lie?  I am really starting to hate these stories...
Another damsel in distress... Yay.
The guy didn't like the sage, so he became him?
Not my favorite story. 

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