Week 2 Reading Anthology

I chose this photo from the anthropology website because this was my favorite story. https://sites.google.com/view/mythfolkloreanthology/tricksters

The Man in the Moon: The story is of a blacksmith who complains of being too hot and wants to be something else. Well, he quickly realizes after he transforms into other things he becomes hotter. Lastly, he transforms into the moon but it turns out to be the hottest but he had already changed his mind several times and was stuck, becoming the man in the moon.

The Hare that was not Afraid to Die: The animals were required to find some food for their Sakka and sort of a sacrifice and all the animals found some food except the Hare. The Hare said the he would give up his own flesh but did not want to die. Because the Hare was not willing to die he still failed the ultimate test. The all failed the test and were forced to live together in moral law.

The Eight-Forked Serpent of Koshi: Honestly did read this story a couple times and could not completely understand what was going on.

The Indian Who Wrestled with a Ghost: At Night an Indian man would see things. These could be dreams/nightmares or simply just figments of his imagination. This repeated for several nights. 

Pygmalion: Pygmalion fell in love with a statue and treated it as if it was his true love. He prayed and beg the gods to have his wish come true and let him wed his love. Out of respect the gods granted his wish and the statue came to life, they wed and born a son and lived happily ever after.

The Tiger, The Brahman, and The Jackal: The tiger was trapped in the cage and a reluctant Brahman let him out. The tiger was ready to feast on the Brahman but, the Brahman was too smart for the Tiger. The Brahman and the Jackal confused and distracted the tiger long enough for him to enter the cage again thus, trapping him in the cage. They tricked the Tiger.

The Lion Fables: All of the four short stories showed a very important lesson within them.

The Three Roses: A Mother goes off to the market but loses her way. She stumbles on a garden in front of a palace. The Basilisk demanded the mother give him her daughter and so she did. The daughter went to the palace and did everything the basilisk said and eventually he turned into beautiful young man and the lived happily ever after.