Epic Things

The Quails King Quail has been very upset Time after time, a man would hunt them with a net When he does, he never seems to fail He takes what he captured, to the market he sells King Quail devises a plan To beat the man, he's sure they can He tells the quails when the time comes, fly up together To be strong, work together, and never ever surrender The plan works. The quails survive each time Til one day, two quails get into a fight A man comes closer and sees the opportunity The king warns the other, while the two quails ignore foolishly The other quails fly away with the king while the other two were never seen A man hunting the quails  ( Websource ) Bibliography . "The Quarrelsome Quails" from Twenty Jakata Tales by Noor Inayat.  Websource . Author's Note: I kept the true story and plot of Inayat's The Quarrelsome Quails. I wanted to do a story in rhymes. I really did not change anything from the original story. The biggest challenge I set for myself for this...

Focus Story : The Quarrelsome Quails The Quarrelsome Quails (Source:  Archive ) Premise : Quails live in the forest. Every now and then, a man would come to hunt the quails to sell them. He uses a net to capture multiple at once.  1. King Quail grows tired of the men who keep trying to steal them. He devises a plan. He tells the quails to fly up all together at once when they are captured by the net. 2. The King's plan works out. The men grew tired of this but they know that sooner or later the quails will fight. 3. One special day, two quail got into a fight. The king sees this and warns the others. A man notices this opportunity and captures them along with several others. The king and the other live happily ever after. Bibliography . "The Quarrelsome Quails" from Twenty Jakata Tales by Noor Inayat.  Websource . Author's note : All the stories I have chosen for my reading notes have been stories I enjoyed. To spice things up, I wanted to choose something different t...

Focus Story : The Master's Test The Master's Test (Source: Archive ) Premise : A master teaches his pupils who are concern as he is getting older. 1. He tells his pupils to "seize a rich man's purse where no one is watching." 2. All his pupils, but one, obeys. 3. The one pupil says it is impossible to do the task as "there is no place wherein no one is watching." 4. The master is proud, as he is the only one who understood him. 5. The other pupils become embarrassed. They will always remember "My self is watching." Bibliography . "The Master's Test" from Twenty Jakata Tales by Noor Inayat. Websource . Author's note : I really enjoy the message from this story. At first, I was taken back from what the master asked his pupil to do but the ending was really sweet. It made me feel like I was the other pupils: embarrassed that I didn't catch the message.