This week, I decided to continue with reading some children's tales. I really enjoy them because they are short and sweet while also teaching a lesson at the same time.
The first story I read was actually really entertaining! Usually it takes me a couple of stories in to really find a story I enjoyed. In the story, titled The Monkey and the Crocodile, the dumb crocodile attempts to catch and kill the monkey, to give his mother the monkey's heart she so desired. I liked the story because it was a sort of back and forth battle of wits between the two animals and of course the monkey came out victorious over the dumb crocodile.
The monkey tricks the crocodile and gets to safety (Image Source).
The next story I liked was about two merchants who made this living selling and trading tinware and brass. When the greedy merchant come across a grandmother and granddaughter who have nothing to trade but an old bowl, the merchant realizes it's actually a bowl made of gold! He tries to trick them by telling them it's worthless and leaves. When the second merchant pays them a visit, he tells the grandmother that it is made of gold. In the end, he pays her a large sum of money in exchange for the bowl and goes on his way. At the end of the story, the greedy merchant tries to go back to get the bowl from the grandmother, but learns that the other merchant had already bought it. He learned his lesson that his greed and trickery made him lose an opportunity to make a deal, and an honest one at that.
The last story I really enjoyed was about an ox who was the strongest in the land. After his owner brings him to town and boasts about his strength, he makes a bet that his ox could move a hundred carts. However, after speaking rudely to the ox and whipping it, the ox remains still. The man lost the bet and paid the dues. After he goes home, he talks with his ox who tells him that he had never been spoken to rudely or mistreated by the man. The man apologizes, realizing his mistake and vows to never talk harshly or mistreat the ox again. The ox then says that they shall go to town tomorrow and repeat the bet. The next day, the man and ox make their way into town, to the jeers of the crowd. However, this time around, the man speaks kindly and the ox shows everyone his strength, winning the bet! I loved this story because it deals with the importance of treating animals kindly!
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