Based on my feedback from last week as well as the topics that I have expressed interest in, my favorite topic by far are the Jataka tales. I really liked the ideas that Laura gave me for connecting the tales together.
I really liked the tales with turtles as the main characters and I also like the tales that took place at water. There are so many possibilities that I could do by connecting the stories that have water as their setting.
Something that I could do to connect stories together is connect the Jataka tales, "The Crab and the Crane," "How the Turtle Saves His Own Life," and "The Monkey and the Crocodile." All three of those stories not only connect because the setting is around a body of water but they also have interlocking themes.
In the tale, "The Crab and the Crane" the crab fights for his life. The crane tricks a pond full of fish that the pond that he is from is much better than the pond that they live in. One by one the crane takes the fish in his mouth to the other pond but actually ends up eating them. When it is the crab's turn, the crab outsmarts the crane and beats the crane saving his own life.
In the tale, "How the Turtle Saves His Own Life" the turtle fights for his life. The turtle tricks men that were supposed to kill him by pretending that he was terrified about being thrown in a river. The turtle was going to be killed because he spit water into little girls faces and the father wanted to do something about it.
In the tale, "The Monkey and the Crocodile," the monkey fights for his life. The monkey tricks the crocodile by jumping over it in the water so the crocodile couldn't catch it and get the monkey's heart.
In all Jataka tales, the monkey, turtle and crab outsmart the other character by using it's own wit. I think this topic is something that I would really enjoy, especially turning it into the final storybook project.
I really liked the tales with turtles as the main characters and I also like the tales that took place at water. There are so many possibilities that I could do by connecting the stories that have water as their setting.
Something that I could do to connect stories together is connect the Jataka tales, "The Crab and the Crane," "How the Turtle Saves His Own Life," and "The Monkey and the Crocodile." All three of those stories not only connect because the setting is around a body of water but they also have interlocking themes.
(Crane eating the fish from "The Crab and the Crane")
In the tale, "The Crab and the Crane" the crab fights for his life. The crane tricks a pond full of fish that the pond that he is from is much better than the pond that they live in. One by one the crane takes the fish in his mouth to the other pond but actually ends up eating them. When it is the crab's turn, the crab outsmarts the crane and beats the crane saving his own life.
In the tale, "How the Turtle Saves His Own Life" the turtle fights for his life. The turtle tricks men that were supposed to kill him by pretending that he was terrified about being thrown in a river. The turtle was going to be killed because he spit water into little girls faces and the father wanted to do something about it.
In the tale, "The Monkey and the Crocodile," the monkey fights for his life. The monkey tricks the crocodile by jumping over it in the water so the crocodile couldn't catch it and get the monkey's heart.
In all Jataka tales, the monkey, turtle and crab outsmart the other character by using it's own wit. I think this topic is something that I would really enjoy, especially turning it into the final storybook project.
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