Reading Notes: Week 2 Anthology

 

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So far, my favorites were The Foolish, Timid Rabbit, and The Turtle and the King.

The Foolish,Timid Rabbit: The story deals with obviously a foolish and gullible rabbit. He was sleeping under a palm tree and woke up abruptly. He started to run, leading other animals to follow him. The reason for his race to an indeterminate location was because he thought the earth was breaking up. Thanks to the wise and the King of Beast, the lion put an end to this interminable race. He asked why they are running, and of course, they told him because the earth is breaking up: words that came from a foolish rabbit. The lion, wise, as he should be, the culprit -the rabbit- to where he had heard the sound of the earth breaking up. The rational lion understood quickly: the silly rabbit heard a coconut falling and thought the world would break up.

The Turtleand the Kings: Unlike the rabbit from the first story, the turtle is wise and bright. Everyone wanted him dead because the son’s king thought he was a demon. Different ways to kill him were said, but thanks to his smartness, he said that the idea of throwing him into the water was the worst one for his soon-to-be killers. They swallowed his idea and sent him into the water, the most secure place for a turtle.