The Lost Message: I enjoyed the story of The Lost Message. I found it interesting that the story describes ants as small and destructive with many enemies. I liked how no matter what solution the ants used to escape predators, such as birds or anteaters, they never found one that fully escaped these animals. The conclusion of the story almost felt like each colony of ants is cursed forever and forced to live a life in fear of becoming consumed by a predator.
Tink-Tinkje: I really liked the story of the Tink-Tinkje. It showed that using your intellect always prevails in the end. I found it interesting that the small bird took refuge under the vulture's wing to "fly higher" into the sky than it. I found two aspects of the story pretty fascinating. First, I enjoyed how the birds used the flaws of each species of bird to state why they are unfit to be the bird king. Lastly, liked how all the other birds were disgraced by the tink-tinkje's intellect and thought it was cheating.
Jackal Fools Lion Again: I enjoy the tales about the Jackal, especially Jackal Fools Lion Again. I like how the jackal is portrayed as a witty and mischievous animal, while the lion is described as always noble, big-headed, and basically the leader of the savannah. It is always entertaining when the mighty lion is fooled or misguided by a more "inferior" animal.
The Lioness and Ostrich: Honestly I enjoyed the story of the Lioness and Ostrich because the ending took me by surprise. Throughout the entire story I thought the lioness would somehow betray or kill the ostrich, but this did not happen. The lioness challenges the ostrich to a fight and the bird quickly kills the lioness. It was interesting that the reason they fought was because the lioness' cubs said the ostrich had no teeth so the lioness could easily kill the bird.
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