Three Stories About Snakes: I enjoyed the excerpt, The Frog, the Crab, and the Serpent, within this story. This story consists of a frog that laid her eggs within a serpent's den, but the serpent always eats the mother's eggs. She befriends a crab who tells her to set a trail of minnows to the serpent's den so a weasel will follow and kill the serpent. The plan works and the frog inhabits the den. All is well until the weasel returns one night and eats the frog and her eggs. I have noticed a lot of stories containing animals have their plans backfire on them. The initial plan between the frog and crab worked, but took a sinister turn in the conclusion.
The Crane and the Crab: The story of The Crane and The Crab was my favorite from this unit. This story was a great example of deception. A crane convinces fish that fisherman are coming to fish the pond dry so she promises to fly them to a safe pond where they can flourish. However, each day she carries a few off and eats them. In turn, she receives effortless food. A crab notices what the crane is doing when she tries to transport him so the crab kills her. The crane deceives all the fish, but the crab deceives the crane. It was an entertaining read.
Three Stories About Birds: I enjoyed the excerpt, The Hen and The Falcon, from this collection of stories. I liked the meaning behind this story. It shows the great difference between wild and domestic animals. This story reminds of the the Aesop Fables regarding dogs and wolves. Domesticated animals are viewed as fat and spoiled, but never free. Both animals, the wild and domesticated, envy aspects of each other, but are proud of their purpose.
The Three Fish: I enjoyed the story of The Three Fish. This story was short, but I liked how it featured three fish who were brothers. They grew large together and lived harmoniously within a small pond. However, when fishermen came to the pond it was survival of the fittest. None of the brothers helped the other escape the fishermen. Undoubtedly, the fish who never used his intellect was caught by the men.
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