The Little Hunting Dog:
This is a fun story - I like it a lot. It sort of remind me of the story of the guy who got tied down by mini people (Gulliver's Travels?), but these little people were helpful which was neat. I really appreciate how the author put descriptions and compared the horses and falcons to things that I know the size of - flies, for instance.
Fox-Fire:
Although this story is certainly interesting and unlike anything I've read before, I would say that this probably isn't my favorite. I like how the farmer boy was able to have such powers despite his humble roots, but I wish there was more details and development into the story rather than being so brief.
The Talking Silver Foxes:
This story is so strange to me. Childless parents taking a part of a lime child and drinking it? And then a farmer smoking a joint? Also, this festival seems to occur somewhat frequently for how strange it is. The note before the story was helpful, though, and it helped me understand why the author chose a fox to be the animal that gave him his magic. I'm surprised the man whips the fox though since they were considered mystical creatures by these people.
Retribution:
I honestly don't understand what point (if any) the story is trying to make. The whole story just seems sort of pointless and sad. I mean, someone falls to their death and the witness is scared to come forward. Everyone hears of the body and nine years later, It was an accident. Yet, the witness is killed years later. I wonder how they knew it was him all of those years later. I wish they understood it was a mistake.
The Maiden who was Stolen Away:
That was a very strange story. My first thought was that I didn't realize China had tornadoes but I suppose those can happen just about anywhere? In the beginning of the story, I felt bad for the man. But as soon as I realized he was really an ogre trying to deceive her, I felt bad for the girl and admiring her for not caving and marrying him out of desperation. I'm really glad she got the help she needed. I wonder how long she had been up there total.
Chinese pagoda at Tiboli Gardens
Source: Wikipedia
Ugh, this story stinks. It is very creative, though. As soon as I read that the small boat was covered and the sorcerer said not to touch it, I figured it was the sorcerer's ship. I'm surprised the students continually not only touched the stuff they were isntructed not to, but they were also clumsy enough to mess it up. I think that it's totally evil that the one boy who insulted the sorcerer was turned into a pig and then was butchered - that's absolutely awful! I hope the boy who told on the sorcerer ended up being okay. This is a frightening story.
Aww, this is a sad story. The guy didn't seem evil at all - especially since he took it upon himself to risk his life many times to save his people and even left his home to protect them. I almost wander if the informant knew that the mandarin's character and made it up to get him out of the way. That would be a plot twist for sure.
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