The Giant of the Flood:
To be honest, it made me laugh that according to this tale, Noah wanted a unicorn. I don't know when the idea of this mythical creature began, but it just seems really funny to me that unicorns and giants are involved in this tale that seems serious in many other aspects. Not only was there a unicorn, but it was the size of a mountain? Good luck fitting that on the boat Noah. Oh, as I read on, I see the plan - let the unicorn swim alongside the boat. If that was so possible, I wonder why other animals wouldn't do that and survive instead of be killed... It's such a beautiful picture to imagine that the bright stones illuminated the ark - I can only imagine it to be a more primal form of stained glass and what a sight it must have been. I find it unique that although the giant knew that Noah prophesied truth, he still somewhat blackmailed him with the unicorn feeding. It is such a unique ending. I have read Bible stories many times and how it pulls in both Noah and Moses is impressive and interesting.
The Beggar King:
The title of this story already has me intrigued. A king that begs...what? Anyways, it's so cool that a genie lured the king via a deer disguise. Also, it's interesting to me that the genie looked like a youth - for whatever reason, I have always imagined genies as looking older. Perhaps it's because older people seem wiser. I also think that it's interesting that upon insulting the Holy Book, which I assume to be the Bible, a genie showed up rather than an angel or something. I think the genie showed the king how to live in a really cool way, but I wouldn't say it was by using magical genie stuff - it was just switching spots. It's really neat that the king ruled so much better afterwards.
The Quarrel of the Cat and Dog:
Very creative story. I did like this story quite a bit, although it was quite sad. The person who wrote it must prefer dogs, though, since the author seemed to make the cat out to be more ill-natured than the dog. It's a cool explanation though for why cats and dogs are not friends nowadays.
From Shepherd-Boy to King:
I like how this story started with how sweet David was and showed how brave he grew up to be. I'm surprised he didn't fight the lion in this story though to show his might. Even still, more unicorns? How strange lol. I think it's also a little weird that the lion was still in pursuit after David was dropped off - I imagine in pursuit of the deer yet David was not sad for it. I like how it ties the story into Psalms although I wish I knew what chapter so I could compare.
The first printed Bible (The Gutenburg Bible)
Source: Wikipedia
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