Sunday, September 29, 2019

Reading Notes: Tibetan Folk Tales-Part A

Tibetan Folk Tales by A.L. Shelton with illustrations by Mildred Bryant (1925).

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Tiger and Frog by garlandcannon

The Tiger and the Frog: One day, a very hungry tiger stumbled upon a smart little frog. The tiger was going to eat the frog, but he tricked the tiger by beating him in a couple of small challenges (in which he cheated of course). So the tiger actually became afraid of the frog, and ran far away. Soon he came across a fox, who laughed at him for being afraid of the frog. So they decided to tie their tails together and go face the frog as one. When they approached, the frog put on a tough act yet again and scared the tiger so much that he began to run away. He dragged the poor fox along with them in a perpetual sprint. 

The Cony Who Got into Bad Company: There once was a lama who lived in a far away little hut, and he lived with very few things. He had two friends (so he thought) who were a bunny and a rat. Secretly, they would steal grain from the lama at night. One day, he found out what they were doing and caught them in the act. So he cut off their ears, whiskers, and tails before letting them loose. They lied and said they weren't stealing at all, and that now they would send an army of animals to steal everything. However, the bunny king knew they were lying and refused to help, therefore neither did the rat king. All in all, it was the bad nature of the rat that lead to all of the dismay.

The Story of the Donkey and the Rock: In a village of a kind king, lived two poor men. One day one of the men was selling a jar of oil when a man on a donkey spilled the entire jar due to running into a rock. When they ask the king what to do, he said that the donkey and rock were to blame, so they were chained up. Basically everyone thought that the king had gone crazy, especially when he ordered for a trail. However, the king actually had a plan. When everyone showed, he asked why they thought this was important, and that they all had to pay money to leave. This money was given to the man who's oil was spilled.

How the Fox Fell a Victim to His Own Deceit: When a baby tiger was born, his mom went out and got a fox to be his friend. They played and played without a care. But, when the mom brought a calf to be a playmate too, the fox got jealous.

The Ingratitude of Man:

Covetousness:

The Wise Carpenter:

The Story of Drashup and the Goddesses:

The Man and the Ghost:

The Story of the Two Devils:

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