Reading Notes: Nigerian Folk Stories, Part A
I think that learning about folk stories from different places and different cultures is really interesting and intriguing. The Nigerian Folk Stories drew me in immediately because it mentioned that animals are used a lot in their stories. I absolutely love animals so I look forward to reading how they are involved. For anthology stories like these, I will choose some of my favorites and write my thoughts on them.
Why the Bat Flies at Night
The Bat in this story was conniving and mean to the bush rat. The bush rat honestly wanted to make some good soup for his wife, and the bat seemed to take advantage of that. Due to the trust that the bush rat put into the rat, he ended up cooking himself in the boiling water until he was dead. I believe that the bat was in the water when it wasn't too hot, but told the bush rat something different. The bat knew what he did was wrong because he knew to hide so no one could find him. Bats coming around at night due to not being caught is an interesting story. I like the approach that they took. I could see myself writing a story like why cats meow or why dogs bark. Or maybe I could tell the story from the bush rats point of view! A lot of options come from this story!
Bat
The Fish and the Leopard's Wife
The fish was the friend of the leopard. One day the fish decide to sleep with the leopard's wife (who is also a leopard). The male leopard took it up with the King so that he could properly handle the punishment of the fish. The King said that the fish must stay in the water forever or else he will die. Another thing that could happen is that the fish could be hunted at anytime for his wrong doings. It seems as if many of these folk stories revolve around a moral story. The King somehow gets involve and says the punishment for the being that is in the wrong. I think that I could create my own story based on this. It would be similar, but not exactly the same.
Why the Cat Kills Rats
The rat is a thief of the cat store. The cat could not give a proper correct amount of the merchandise, that is until it was said that the rat is the reason the stock is so low. He had been stealing corn. The cat was given the right to deal with the rat in whatever way possible, so the cat decided to eat the rat. From then on, cats eat rats. I think that I could use this story, but at the end I would have the cat spare the rat and have pity on him. That would change the whole course of predators and prey. They could all live in harmony!
The readings gave me a lot of great ideas for story telling! I look forward to reading more and writing my story.
Bibliography:
Nigerian Folk Stories written by Elphinstone Dayrell, online source
Why the Bat Flies at Night
The Bat in this story was conniving and mean to the bush rat. The bush rat honestly wanted to make some good soup for his wife, and the bat seemed to take advantage of that. Due to the trust that the bush rat put into the rat, he ended up cooking himself in the boiling water until he was dead. I believe that the bat was in the water when it wasn't too hot, but told the bush rat something different. The bat knew what he did was wrong because he knew to hide so no one could find him. Bats coming around at night due to not being caught is an interesting story. I like the approach that they took. I could see myself writing a story like why cats meow or why dogs bark. Or maybe I could tell the story from the bush rats point of view! A lot of options come from this story!
Bat
The Fish and the Leopard's Wife
The fish was the friend of the leopard. One day the fish decide to sleep with the leopard's wife (who is also a leopard). The male leopard took it up with the King so that he could properly handle the punishment of the fish. The King said that the fish must stay in the water forever or else he will die. Another thing that could happen is that the fish could be hunted at anytime for his wrong doings. It seems as if many of these folk stories revolve around a moral story. The King somehow gets involve and says the punishment for the being that is in the wrong. I think that I could create my own story based on this. It would be similar, but not exactly the same.
Why the Cat Kills Rats
The rat is a thief of the cat store. The cat could not give a proper correct amount of the merchandise, that is until it was said that the rat is the reason the stock is so low. He had been stealing corn. The cat was given the right to deal with the rat in whatever way possible, so the cat decided to eat the rat. From then on, cats eat rats. I think that I could use this story, but at the end I would have the cat spare the rat and have pity on him. That would change the whole course of predators and prey. They could all live in harmony!
The readings gave me a lot of great ideas for story telling! I look forward to reading more and writing my story.
Bibliography:
Nigerian Folk Stories written by Elphinstone Dayrell, online source
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