Ledha and the Leopard:
Wow, what a story. Ledha must have been terrified. He was a clever boy, though, for crinkling the tobacco leaves so the leopard thought it was the lizard again. It's also ironic that the princess wanted Ledha to marry her rather than vice versa.
The Monkey and the Girl:
This was a super weird story. First off, clever monkey - befriending the children by leaving the flower farland behind. But then, she wants to marry the monkey? Can they even communicate? And then she blinds the bystanders with sands and burns herself with the monkey? That is some messed up stuff. Wow. Very unique story, however.
Ramai and the Animals:
This is a sweet story. The animal rescue tale reminds me of the saints/animals unit I read earlier. I think it's neat that there's no deceit in their story but a simple moral which is refreshing. If the father hadn't gone and killed the other animals, there's no telling what other valuables he could have had, but the ring was definitely nice.
The Ghormuhas:
Nasty cannibals - that poor boy must have been scarred for life. I wonder if this story was based on any events such as real-life cannibals that the author may have known about or anything. I'm surprised that the Ghormuhas could not jump well even though they captured the boy so easily in the first place and even raced across fields.
The Raibar and the Leopard:
I like this story as well - no deceit; just a clever raibar and a leopard who kept his promise. It surprised me that the leopard remained in the sack so quietly despite being whacked and also being thrown in the water. I'm surprised he didn't drown. The leopards did not seem to be very smart at all.
The Raja's Dream:
So far, this is a cool story. It sort of reminds me of a couple Bible stories with the idea that one wife thought the other wife's son would take presidence so one was sent away and also with the dream interpretation. The story is slightly more confusing than the others with the older/younger Rani thing, but overall, it is very read-able and I appreciate the modern language.
The Jackal and the Crow:
Wow, this is a relatively sad tale. I feel bad for the crow first of all. Being eaten by your friend would be pretty terrible - absolute betrayal. Then, the jackal seemed to get power "hungry" and ate so many animals. I don't like that he died - I would have preferred that he got sick from over-eating so we could see him change and become a better animal but oh well.
Amur leopard
Source: Wikipedia
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