Tales of a Parrot was truly a joy to read through because it
gave me a break from such serious writings. Coming from the two Biblical stories
and the Buddha tales, I was ready for more of a light-hearted choice. The
parrot was so intelligent that I had to look up multiple words in the dictionary
to either confirm or better understand the definition of the words he used. The
combination of the bird’s wit, humor and smarts made the dynamic story more interesting.
It kept my attention because I really wanted to understand what the little
creature was saying.
The addition of the small tales interwoven into the larger story was hard to catch onto at first, but the more I read, the easier it was to follow the format.
I think the short description under Tales of a Parrot encompassed the whole goal of the story, so I felt confident in my selection.
I wrote my storytelling post off of the story, “The Elk and the Ass.” Immediately after I read it, I knew I wanted to change up the animals and incorporate a different lesson at the end. The lesson was short and to the point, but I had no problem understanding the setting, characters and sequences. All of this to say, this was my favorite story.
Tales of a Parrot surprised me because I was not expecting
to read so many stories within one larger story. I was prepared to read about
20 individual short stories that did not apply to one another. This was how the
Bible Women unit was laid out so I knew this format was an option. While most of
the small stories were not directly connected with the main story, I still
grasped the whole picture. Most of the time, the parrot was trying to teach a
lesson to the humans, which was quite a paradox because the parrot actually had
something intelligent to say.
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