Reading Notes: Anthology
Tricksters: Tiger, Brahman, and Jackal
- Story is easy to read, good paragraph lengths
- The tiger wants to be let out of the cage, but the brahman lets him out knowing the nature of a tiger is to eat people
- The tree is also bitter about people using it, same with the buffalo and road
- The overall theme is that people do not care about the things they use and treat them badly even though they might be essential to life
- I like the personification of all the elements and how casual it is that these animals and roads will talk to a brahman.
- Jackal is unique and different somehow
- He manipulates the tiger by pretending he is the dumb one and tricks the tiger into getting back in his own cage.
- Pretty cool surprising ending. I really enjoyed this story.
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| (A jackal looking pleased with itself, Wikipedia) |
- The first lion story was about the lion splitting his kill into four parts, and declaring them all for himself.
- It's a commentary on society and how sometimes you work as hard as everyone else, but the leaders will claim it all for themselves.
- I like the second story with Androcles a lot. You are expecting the lion to betray him and try to eat him in the end, but he remains loyal and a friend.
- There are lots of different perceptions of lions in these stories which I find interesting.
- The lion and the statue is another one I like a lot because it's also all about perception
- We retell stories as they happened to us, not to the other party.
- The lion in love is not one of my favorites, but again it shows a lion as an animal with a personality and depth.
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