In the notes below you will find my reading notes from part A of The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse.
The Giant Crab
A giant crab lived in a lake all by itself because it would attack and drown any animal that would come near the lake. The crab grew bigger and bigger due to all of the animals it would eat. A pair of elephants, husband and wife went to the lake to get some water. Right when they were about to leave the crab nipped the husband on his leg. The crab wanted a kiss from the wife. The wife flirted back with the crab hoping that he would let go of her husband and he did. The husband jumped on the crab's back and broke his shell. All of the other animals were so pleased that they made the elephants king and queen.
The Hypocritical Cat
A cat sat by a river where there were holes that rats would go in and out of. He never tried to eat the rats because most of them would have run away. So the cat would stand every morning on one leg with his mouth open. The rats would pass by his and question him. The cat said that he worshipped the sun. Soon enough the cat started eating the rats and the chief rat started to notice. The chief rat outsmarted that cat and lunged at the cat's throat and killed him.
The Goblin in the Pool
A goblin lived in a pool where animals would drink water out of. The goblin didn't have a nose, so it could not survive on land. But when animals would get in the water the goblin would eat the animals. There was a drought but luckily the pool that the goblin in was still full of water. Monkeys came across the pool. The monkeys one by one went to the pool to drink and got eaten by the goblin. A man came to the pool and used a reed as a straw. The monkeys used this invention and none of them died. The goblin however, did die.
Bibliography:
The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse
Illustration by W. Robinson
The Giant Crab
A giant crab lived in a lake all by itself because it would attack and drown any animal that would come near the lake. The crab grew bigger and bigger due to all of the animals it would eat. A pair of elephants, husband and wife went to the lake to get some water. Right when they were about to leave the crab nipped the husband on his leg. The crab wanted a kiss from the wife. The wife flirted back with the crab hoping that he would let go of her husband and he did. The husband jumped on the crab's back and broke his shell. All of the other animals were so pleased that they made the elephants king and queen.
The Hypocritical Cat
A cat sat by a river where there were holes that rats would go in and out of. He never tried to eat the rats because most of them would have run away. So the cat would stand every morning on one leg with his mouth open. The rats would pass by his and question him. The cat said that he worshipped the sun. Soon enough the cat started eating the rats and the chief rat started to notice. The chief rat outsmarted that cat and lunged at the cat's throat and killed him.
The Goblin in the Pool
A goblin lived in a pool where animals would drink water out of. The goblin didn't have a nose, so it could not survive on land. But when animals would get in the water the goblin would eat the animals. There was a drought but luckily the pool that the goblin in was still full of water. Monkeys came across the pool. The monkeys one by one went to the pool to drink and got eaten by the goblin. A man came to the pool and used a reed as a straw. The monkeys used this invention and none of them died. The goblin however, did die.
(Illustration from the Goblin in the Pool)
Bibliography:
The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse
Illustration by W. Robinson
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