(Rabbit. Source: Pixabay)
The first story that I was interested by was The Foolish, Timid Rabbit. It starts off with the rabbit taking a nap and thinking that what would he do if the world starting breaking up. As soon as he thought of it a coconut fell behind him and to him that was the sign that the world was starting to break up so he ran. The rabbit did not think about what was going on, he just took action. He warned all the animals until the lion took charge. This lion was wise and wanted to see where this nonsense all started and was able to trace it back to the first rabbit. After, examining the situation the lion was able to determine that the world was not breaking up and restored the peace. It ends saying without the lion, these animals might still be running. To me this is very true in today's day and age. A lot of people will take action without thinking. Then they will share it with everyone else and people seeing home passionate they are will join them without really knowing why. It is not until someone wise who will take the time to see what is going on and examine the situation that maybe there is no real reason for doing that thing. Maybe it was just a coincidence or maybe not. The point is to think before you act. This is why I liked this story because of the listen behind it as well.
Bibliography: The Foolish, Timid Rabbit, Ellen C. Babbitt.
The second story I found fascinating was about the Monkey. A crocodile pair, husband and wife, lived together in a swamp. The wife wanted to eat the monkey's heart one day and ordered her husband to get it for her. When the monkey is on the bank of swamp, the crocodile tries to convince the monkey about better fruit on the other side. The crocodile is deceive the monkey. The monkey, not knowing any better and trusting the crocodile, believes him and rides on the crocodile's back. Then he is starting to drown because the crocodile takes him under. The monkey is very clever though. He asks a very important question, why or what for. When the crocodile explains to him he develops a very smart answer of saying his heart is not inside him but in the trees else it would break when the swing. The crocodile believes him and says he will not kill him if he bring him his heart. So he lets him go and the monkey is free. I also liked this moral of the story. Even though you are in a tough situation, you can fight your way out of it or outwit your opponent. The monkey fighting for survival came up with a plan and was able to save himself. This story is also about wit and common sense.
Bibliography: The Crocodile and the Monkey's Heart, Marie L. Shedlock.
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