Reading Diary Post B: Indian Stories

The Golden Goose

• A goose lived by a poor mother and her 2 daughters
• The goose decided to give the family its feathers so they could sell them to make money
• The mother was greedy and grabbed the goose and plucked it of all its feathers
• The feathers were plucked would turn white being valueless.
• The goose never returned

The Stupid Monkeys

• The king gave his kingdom the day off however, the gardener did not get the day off
• A tribe of monkeys lived in the garden and the gardener wanted them to water the trees
• The monkeys agreed to do the job
• To see how much water to give the trees, they pulled them up to look at their roots
• This killed all the trees

The Cunning Wolf

• A town went on holiday in the woods but ate all the meat before dinner.
• They decided to go hunting to have a bbq
• The man took a club to the river and tried to club the king of wolves
• The man went back empty handed

The Woodpecker and the Lion

• The Lion got a bone stuck in his teeth
• The lion asked the woodpecker to climb in his mouth to get the bone out
• The woodpecker stuck a stick in the lion's mouth so the lion could not eat him
• The woodpecker helped the lion and then the lion requested that the woodpecker do him a favor
• The lion said he didn't eat the woodpecker and that was enough for the woodpecker to do him a favor

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The Otters and the Wolf

• 2 wolves went to the river to eat fish when they saw 2 otters chasing after a great fish
• The otters caught the fish but fought over who got the half with the head
• The wolf stole the fish from the otters

How the Monkey Saved His Troops

• The monkeys would collect the mangos off a the tree
• The fishermen would catch the mangos in their nets
• The king liked the mangos
• The king went to the mango tree and wanted to shoot the monkeys to eat them
• The chief monkey saved his troops by allowing them to run across a branch and swing to the other bank.
• The king spared his life for taking care of his group

The Hawks and Their Friends

• On the north shore of a lake lived a lion, a kingfisher on eastern shore, and a turtle on the southern shore
• The hawks decided to make friends with the animals on the other shores
• Two hunters went to the lake but found nothing
• The fire they created woke up the baby hawks and they intended on eating them
• The hawks asked the turtle for help but the hunters tried to eat him
• The lion came to the hawks rescue and saved the day.