Epic Things

Fishes? Three fishes named Very-Skillful, Skillful and Unskillful decided to escape into a large river from home to play. Very-skillful wants to go home as the large river is very dangerous with lots of fishermen fishing, but his siblings didn't want to. This irritated Very-skillful as it was getting close to sunset.  Suddenly, a lot of fishermen came nearby preparing to fish. They were about to pull out their nets and fishing line when suddenly one of them said "Hey boys! Get out of the river!"  That is when Very-skillful, Skillful and Unskillful realized... to stop playing fish and go home. Three Fishes (Source: Grammarly ) Author's note:  This microfiction was inspired by one of the Jakata tales from this week's reading "The Three Fishes." In the original story, essentially Very-skillful saved his siblings from a fishing net. Because of this, the siblings agree to return home. I wanted to write something simple and lighthearted. This is probably not m...

Bibliography.  "The Elephant and the Dog" from More Jakata Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt (1922).  Web Source. Focus Story: The Elephant and the Dog Notes:  - Elephant and the dog became best friends after continuous visits by the dog to eat the elephant's leftovers.  - They became close and would do everything together. - One day, comes a farmer who catches a glimpse of the dog. He wants the dog and offers to buy it from the elephant-keeper who agrees. - Over time, the elephant became more and more depressed as he misses his best friend to the point he would not eat or bathe. - The king found out about this and announces a large reward for the return of the dog. - The dog returns and they lived happily ever after.   Elephant and Dog (Source: ENews ) Thoughts : This was such a cute and endearing story. I love how loyal the elephant was to the point he would not eat without his best friend. The plot of this story is about pure friendship and I am all for it. It makes...

Bibliography. "The Three Fishes" from More Jakata Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt (1922). Web Source. After reading all the stories from Part A of More Jakata Tales, I decided to focus on The Tree Fishes as this story stood out to me.  Focus Story: The Three Fishes Notes:  - Three characters: Very-Thoughtful, Thoughtful, Thoughtless - Beginning: The three fishes leave their safe home out into the open river. - Very-thoughtful expresses a concern as it's dangerous since there are fishermen in the open river but the rest were not. - Thoughtful and Thoughtless accidentally and foolishly ran into a fisherman's net. - Very-thoughtful cleverly saved them. Because of this, they agree to go back home with Very-thoughtful. Fisherman (Source: Web ) Thoughts and Ideas for Storytelling : I really enjoy this story and chose it mainly because there are endless possibilities for storytelling. The names of the fishes were unique and describe the character. The story was simple and an easy...