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| Two frogs in old Japanese outfit attempting to hold on to one another |
The Two Frogs: I
found this story in the Japanese Fairy Tale (Lang) unit to be quite funny. Two
frogs from different places deciding on the same day to go visit one another’s
town and meeting each other on top of a big mountain sounds ridiculous because
that is a long way for a frog to travel. Then their idea of holding each other
up to see over the mountain to where they wanted to go was hilarious because I can
imagine two little frogs with their nose up in the air looking behind them
since their eyes are on top of their heads. A pretty funny story about two
frogs deciding not to go visit the other town just because they forgot that
their eyes are on top of their heads.
The Envious Neighbor:
Here is a story about evil and greed of a neighbor next to an old man, his
wife, and his precious dog. What was interesting was that the old man’s dog
found treasure and kept bringing wealth to him and his wife when the dog was
alive and after he passed away. The spiritual connection between man and his
best friend really hits the spot in this story. Then when the envious neighbor
had the dog, all he got was smelly things and frustration. It was sad what
happened to the dog but in the end I am glad that the evil neighbor got what he
deserved. This story was a bit long but it was worth reading.
The Sparrow and the Slit Tongue: This is another story that led to the demise of those who are
greedy. Once again there is a relationship between man and an animal, this time
the animal being a sparrow whom the man saves from a hungry raven. It was nice
to see that the man and the sparrow had a great bond, however the man’s wife
was greedy and bitchy about everything. It was cruel that she slit the birds
tongue and chased it out of the house which made the man sad. Honestly, I do
not know how that man could’ve ever stayed with such a crazy woman. However,
the man did meet the sparrow once again but this time the sparrow was a young
woman. I know that in Japanese mythology and folklore that entities can take
shape of a human body so this was not a surprise to me. After seeing the
sparrow again, she offered the man a small box and a large box to take home. The
man left for home with the small box and soon after his wife went back to go
get the larger box. It was then after she opened the large box and met her doom
fitting for her. Snakes of venom with slit tongues just like how she had slit
the sparrows ended her life.
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| The greedy evil woman about to slit the sparrows tongue |
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