Reading Notes A
The Giant of the Flood: This is the story of a giant who conned his way onto Noah's ark. He got a giant unicorn and convinced Noah to take it with him and the giant ended up riding the unicorn that was tied ti the ark. While on the journey Noah made a deal with Og the giant. Noah would feed him if Og swore to be his servant. When they got to land Og very quickly tried to leave but Noah made hold up his end of the bargain. They went on a journey to plant fruit all around and brought a sheep, lion, pig, and a monkey. They drank some wine after killing these animals and that is the story as to why wine makes people silly because if you drink too much its as if you act like a monkey. Later on, Og became a king and opposed the Israelites, Noah, he tried to pick of a mountain but the insect had made so many holes in it that it crumbled. The mountain fell on top of Og and could not move so Moses came along and struck him with his sword and he died.
The Beggar King: King Hagag was a very selfish king so one day a genie tricked the king into thinking he was a deer. The King chased him into the woods and when he stumbled upon on young man the King was stunned and the genie quickly stole his clothes and rode off on his horse. The King became a beggar and worked to avoid starvation. One day he stumble up on some blind men whom guide left them. So King Hagag replaced their guide and vowed to help them. The genie posing as the King held a feast for all beggars so King Hagag went and took the blind men. The genie requested to talk to all of the beggars and when it was Hagag's turn he wanted to talk to him in private. Hagag admitted that he had sinned and the genie said that has repented his sins and can take over the throne again. The genie also promised that the blind men would never have to worry.
The Quarrel of the Cat and Dog: The dog and the cat had a partnership but they constantly argued and so they decided to end the partnership. The cat also made the dog promise to an oath to never cross paths again. The cat went on to Adam'a house where she ate all the mice and got fat. The dog went off and wondered struggling to find food anywhere. Dog tried to take refuge with many other animals but it never worked out so he vowed to stay away from all other animals. The dog became so weak and thin that he became prey to any animal but finally stumbled upon a house. The owner, Adam, took him in a asked the dog to stay with him and he could be of use. The cat was not happy and tried to attack the dog and constant fought with him still but they came to the conclusion that it would always be that way.
The Water-Babe: The princess of Egypt for a water babe down by the water and since she was unmarried and had no children she took the babe and decided to raise him. As the child grew older he because very fascinated by jewels and other things of that sort. Moses became to think that this child was evil and planted into the royal family but the princess denied all of it. So, they put the child on trial and put two plates in front of him, one contains precious jewels and the other containing coals on fire. If the child chose the jewels he would be considered evil and if he chose the fire he would just be foolish. The child grabbed a glowing coal and burnt his hand and mouth. The princess grabbed Moses' staff in order to protect her child and said that it would be the child's one day and so it did.
From Shepard-Boy to King: A Shepard boy ventured to a hit after a days of work. Suddenly, the hill started to move and he clung onto a horn for his life. Soon he realized the he was holding onto the horn of a unicorn and he was almost up in the clouds. Then, he heard the roar of a lion but he could understand it and so the unicorn dropped him off on the ground in front of the lion. The boy quickly drew his sword but in came a deer to rescue him. He hopped on its back and the deer took off and the lion chased them. The deer dropped the boy off near a village and said to him "I rescued the king and now my job is done." The deer continued on with the lion chasing it. The Shepard boy became King David.
The Magic Palace: A poor man went looking for work and he met up with an Arab. The Arab agreed to travel with him to help him find work. At the Bazaar they ran into a jeweler that saw their building plans and was astonished. The jeweler gave the man 80 thousand gold pieces in order for him to build him the palace. Ibrahim quickly agreed and was so happy he ran home to his family. That night he dreamt up the beautiful palace and hoped it was completed when he woke up the next day, and it was. The Merchant showed his gratitude by having a banquet in the palace and scattered gold and silver pieces throughout the streets.
Bibliography: Jewish Fairytales and Legends, Laura Gibs. UN-Textbook
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