For this week’s readings, I chose to do the unit on Tibetan Folk Tales. It was a very interesting
unit, full of animal trickery and unique life lessons. There was very little in this unit that I could
use in my Storybook, but it was definitely fun to read. I had not yet read a unit quite like this.
The Story of the Donkey and the Rock was one of my favorite
stories in this unit. I really liked how it didn’t really teach a lesson to the
main characters, but taught a lesson to the entire town. Curiosity may actually be nosiness
disguised! This could be an interesting
twist to use in one of my storybook tales.
Working Donkey. Source: Pixabay
My other favorite story was The Ingratitude of Man. I think that it is funny that people assume
that others like them will reciprocate favors, when that is rarely the
case. By making the animals the ones who
actually showed gratitude and payed the debt, it shows that you cannot always
judge a book by its cover. (This idea
reminds me of the monster book in Harry Potter)
This unit has been fun to read so far and I look forward to
continuing the readings. I hope I will
be able to find other ideas to include in my storybook.
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