How the rabbit killed the lion:
This is an interesting story - based on the proverb, I didn't foresee this lion killing himself. I don't like that the lion drowned. I wonder if the rabbit knew/thought he would. I also wonder what kowtow means. I'll have to look that up.
The Story of the Three Hunters:
I think it's a quite drastic measure to kill someone based off the piece of meat they got. Surely, this must have been a building hatred but why? The third wife didn't hate her, so I'm guessing the brothers couldn't have been treating the sister that much better anyways. If anything, they should pity the sister for not having her own man to take care of her anyways (not that women need men to take care of them...). It's really quite terrible the men killed their own wives and then shared the third - was the third wife even okay with that?
How the Raven Saved the Hunter:
This is a sad story - the raven sacrificed his life to warn the hunter and to save his. I'm glad the hunter lived regardless, but I hope the hunter vowed to not hunt ravens at all anymore or something as a way to honor the raven who died on his behalf.
The man with five friends with different colored eyes:
I'm so glad the man had a friend to back him up. I feel it was a bit ridiculous for the man to have had 10 children with a woman in order to tell her secrets though. Did people commonly have that many children? Perhaps, the father simply meant to never trust women? Either way, I can't believe the wife would so easily give up on her husband. Surely she knew the consequences of her actions.
A Rabbit Story:
Man, this must be the fiercest little rabbit that I've ever read about. Most of the stories that I've read presents them as nice, soft, cuddle-y little animals. I wonder why the author chose to present the rabbit as such an evil-doer this time. It certainly is unique though.
European rabbit relaxing in the grass
Source: Wikipedia
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