Reading Notes: Persian Tales, Part A

Persian Tales, Part A
I like how each story in the Persian Tales section begins with, "Once upon a time when there was no one but God."Also, each story ends with the same line, "And now my story has come to an end, but the sparrow never got home." I like this because it connects the various tales even though they are completely unrelated. This would be an interesting technique to try in a storybook.
Below are my notes on a few of my favorite stories from the section.

The Wolf and the Goat:
-Wolf trick the young goats to open the door, and then he steals them away
-Their mother goes to find them and fights the goat to get them back

The Boy Who Became a Bulbul: 
-The son was murdered by his father and then his stepmom cooked him
-His sister buried him and he reincarnated into a bird (a Bulbul bird)
-This bird went door to door singing the story of how he died and reincarnated
-Everyone who listened to the bird's song was deceived, except when the sister listened to the song she was rewarded with a sugary treat
                              Himalayan Black Bulbul. Wikimedia.

Story source: Persian Tales, translated by D.L.R. Lorimer and E.O. Lorimer and illustrated by Hilda Roberts (1919).

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