Tales of a Parrot
The Frog, the Bee, and the Bird, who Killed the Elephant – I was immediately drawn to this
story because of the title. It had a hint of playful mystery that somehow
incorporated a frog, bee and bird. Throughout the story, you are introduced to
multiple animals known for their wisdom, wit and ability to create strategies,
especially the bee bird and frog. The little creatures had a pretty evil plan
to kill the elephant. I didn’t realize the violence would escalate so quickly,
but they wanted to help out their new friend, the flea, so they did not hold
back.
The journey of the day was an eventful one, which made the
end of the story quite tasteful.
“Khojisteh wanted to have gone; at that instant the cock
crowed and, the dawn appearing, her departure was deferred.”
The
Elk and the Ass – By the name of this story, you just know you
have to read it! It really did have a helpful lesson in it though. The donkey
and elk were grazing in a pasture that did not belong to them so they had to be
quiet. The donkey, or ass at this point, didn’t think through the fact that his
singing would wake up the master of the house. He belted a tune anyway. The two
animals ended up getting caught, but the story doesn’t divulge what happened to
them after. The parrot told this story to help his master’s wife in her
predicament of accepting a veil of chastity to keep her out of trouble.
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