Reading Notes: Tibetan Folk Tales, Part A

The Tiger and the Frog
- the king frog frightens the tiger away
- the tiger runs off into the mountains and a fox stops him and wants to help
- the fox and the tiger go to confront the intimidating frog, but both get scared and run away
- did the frog really eat a tiger and is it true you can never judge a book by its cover/don't underestimate someone because of their size? maybe he was bluffing and his confidence just made him that convincing?


The Story of the Donkey and the Rock-the man with the donkey is walking around the mountain, and bumps into the oil jar on the rock
-the man who owned the oil was furious because he need that oil in order to sell it for money
-the man with the donkey blamed the whole mess on his poor donkey
-the man with the oil took the donkey to court and the rock went to trial too
-the court judge was so annoyed with all of this that he made the citizens pay fines for their idiocy and for getting involved with the ridiculousness



How the Fox Fell a Victim to His Own Deceit
- the tiger, fox, and calf all grew up together
- the fox was jealous of the calf because it received more attention; fox began to plot his revenge
- the fox tried to turn the tiger and fox against each other
- the calf and the tiger uncovered the fox's secret, evil plan and then the tiger killed him
- "This shows what happens to those who try to make trouble between friends."


Image Information: Wild Fox. Wikimedia.
Story source: Tibetan Folk Tales by A.L. Shelton with illustrations by Mildred Bryant (1925).

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