In a land
ruled by a ruthless and selfish Lion, the kingdom was in great despair because
of the quickly growing famine. Although, the kingdom was not always like this.
The ruler before Lion was fair and just, and he made sure all his subjects were
well fed. After his unfortunate death and Lion’s crowning, the kingdom was
doomed to Lion’s self-interest. Lion’s rule meant his keeping all food to
himself and eating any subject who dare defy him.
One day,
the hungry and cunning Fox was rummaging through the fields, attempting to find
anything to eat. There, he spotted a majestic Stag in the distance feasting on
grass and fruits. Fox was jealous of Stag’s fortunate herbivory diet, and upon
hearing his stomach cave in, Fox came up with a master plan. Because Stag is so well fed, his meat will
be rich and delicious! Fox thought. But since I have not enough strength to
kill Stag, I must trick Lion to doing so and have him reward me with the
remaining meat! And off Fox went to go tell Lion.
Knowing
Lion’s egocentric personality, the tricky Fox decides to use flattery to
convince Lion to come with him to the fields to find Stag, making sure to use “majesty”
to describe Lion and “humble servant” to describe himself; Fox even went to the
extremes as to bowing. This impressed Lion, and with his unquenchable hungry,
Lion agrees to follow Fox to the fields.
Meanwhile,
a little Bird who was nearby saw the conspiracy and flew quickly to warn Stag. With
haste but also curiosity, Stag ran to the nearest cliff overshadowing the cliff
to watch this story unfold. Lion and Fox entered the fields soon enough, and
Stag noticed the two predators arguing and searching frantically for him. Lion,
appearing to lose his patience within minutes, turned on Fox and ate him with
no hesitation. Stag snickered, shaking his head at the occurrence. How silly, Stag thought. Both predators yet one became prey.
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Authors Note: I referred to the Indian fable, "The Lion, The Stag, and The Fox," as an outline as
I filled in blanks between scenes and details that were not specified. The
original story tells how the fox saw a stag, went to get the lion king to kill the
stag, and hoped that the lion would reward him with the remains. Somehow stag
knew and hid in a safe area where he can still see. After not being able to
find the stag, the lion believed that the fox lied to him, and therefore, he
ate him on the spot. The original story then ends with the stag saying “The
wicked are often caught in their own toils.”
Bibliography: This story was based on the "The Lion, The Stag, and The Fox" in the Indian Fable by Ramaswami Raju.
I thought your story was great and very compelling. I especially enjoyed that you took the original fable and added in your own details to narrate the tale. Further, I liked the emphasis on the narrations of the individual animals with the use of italica, it made the story more fun to read. Overall, I thought your story was great and I really enjoyed reading it.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed how you filled in the gaps of the original story! It made the story much more clear and fun to read. I like to think that the bird was there with the stag on top of the cliff so that they can celebrate their "victory" against the lion and the fox!
ReplyDeleteGreat read! I love stories where animals are the characters and they have thoughts and speak. It kind of makes it a child's tale. Good job at making a complete story with only bare details from the original! Great picture too! Definitely matches the story well, sometimes I have a hard time finding one. Thanks for sharing your story!
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