The Monkey Who Gathered Lotuses translated by Robert Chalmers.
Bodhisatta - main character
Monkey King - father of main character
Ogre - supposed to eat Bodhisatta
The innovation of Bodhisatta is what empowers deeper thinking.
The springing back and forth over the water was a good way to keep the ogre away, but before I read this I always had the assumption that ogres lived on land and not in the water. In a way this was another creative twist that I have not seen before.
The Ogre being astonished and not angry is refreshing and a nice twist to how ogres are usually portrayed.
The heart of the Monkey King explodes into seven different pieces - it had to be clarified that he is dead.
Only after the Monkey King dies, it seems that the monkeys are allowed to chose their ruler.
The Cunning Crane and the Crab by W. H. D. Rouse
Crane - bad guy
Fishies - innocent victims who are clueless
Crab - the badass that knows what is going on
A boiling lake and a refreshing, beautiful lake are the tools that the Crane uses to get the fish to come with him.
He follows through with the promise of the lake the first time, but then changes his tune after that initial time.
The Crane kills off all the fish so that all that is left is a cunning crab.
The mimic of the Crane to the Crab with "Crane dear!" was an interesting interjection that displayed how the Crane really wanted to be presented. The Crane did not care what the Crab thought, only that he would be getting his next meal.
The Crab positions himself nicely at the Crane's neck so that the Crane can't kill him and then the Crab goes ahead and kills the Crane.
The use of a simile for the decapitation of the Crane was a good choice on the author's point because it showed how fast of a decision it was and how much strength the Crab had in this situation, even when he is the smaller creature.
Bibliography
Chalmers, Robert. The Monkey Who Gathered Lotuses, https://sites.google.com/view/jatakas/lotuses
Rouse, W. H. D. The Cunning Crane and the Crab, https://sites.google.com/view/jatakas/crane-and-crab
Bodhisatta - main character
Monkey King - father of main character
Ogre - supposed to eat Bodhisatta
The innovation of Bodhisatta is what empowers deeper thinking.
The springing back and forth over the water was a good way to keep the ogre away, but before I read this I always had the assumption that ogres lived on land and not in the water. In a way this was another creative twist that I have not seen before.
The Ogre being astonished and not angry is refreshing and a nice twist to how ogres are usually portrayed.
The heart of the Monkey King explodes into seven different pieces - it had to be clarified that he is dead.
Only after the Monkey King dies, it seems that the monkeys are allowed to chose their ruler.
The Cunning Crane and the Crab by W. H. D. Rouse
Crane - bad guy
Fishies - innocent victims who are clueless
Crab - the badass that knows what is going on
A boiling lake and a refreshing, beautiful lake are the tools that the Crane uses to get the fish to come with him.
He follows through with the promise of the lake the first time, but then changes his tune after that initial time.
The Crane kills off all the fish so that all that is left is a cunning crab.
The mimic of the Crane to the Crab with "Crane dear!" was an interesting interjection that displayed how the Crane really wanted to be presented. The Crane did not care what the Crab thought, only that he would be getting his next meal.
The Crab positions himself nicely at the Crane's neck so that the Crane can't kill him and then the Crab goes ahead and kills the Crane.
The use of a simile for the decapitation of the Crane was a good choice on the author's point because it showed how fast of a decision it was and how much strength the Crab had in this situation, even when he is the smaller creature.
(Image Information: Expect the Unexpected; photo by Ron Sela; Source: Flickr)
Bibliography
Chalmers, Robert. The Monkey Who Gathered Lotuses, https://sites.google.com/view/jatakas/lotuses
Rouse, W. H. D. The Cunning Crane and the Crab, https://sites.google.com/view/jatakas/crane-and-crab
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