Week 11 Story: The Enemies of Flight
Once upon a time there was a fight to be king. This fight was not among the humans, the beast, or the fish, but of the birds. Everyone had decided on a king for their groups... besides the birds. This appeared to not be as much of an easy task as what they thought it was going to be. This is how the fight for king begins.
The birds decided to have a sit down and discuss who would become the king of them. The two running candidates were owl and crow. There could only be one. Since not all of the birds had come to an agreement, they decided to put in a tally of votes. They had lots of votes for both but it came down to crow winning by ONE vote. This upset the owl so much that he flew up and said, "No slimy crow will rule over me!" After hearing this statement, the crow became very angry and flew up to defend himself. The owl was paying close attention and dodged the crow and they flew off chasing one another. Once the birds had seen such behavior from the owl and crow, they decided to appoint king to a genuine turtle dove.
Once the turtle dove was made king, he said a speech to the birds. "I will rule over all the birds, and be the king we deserve. I will not act out or try to attack anyone. Chasing is childish!" said the dove. The birds agreed and in union said, "We will live a lifestyle of honesty, love, and kindness." There are times when offspring of older birds ask why the owl and crow live a life that they do not, and it is always answered with this story. The owl and crow never learned anything, they still chase each other everyday. The saddest part is that neither of them have ever gotten even close to getting the other, but they still do it because they hold a pride too big of letting the past go.
Author's Note:
When it comes to the original story of the owl and crow it has the owl winning and the crow being upset. In my version I had the crow winning and the owl was the sore loser here. Also, in the original story it does not add much about the turtle dove, besides that it will now be king. In my version I add a little about the turtle dove and what his idea of being king is. They were about the same length I believe but it was fun reading the story and making my own version.
Bibliography: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt.
The birds decided to have a sit down and discuss who would become the king of them. The two running candidates were owl and crow. There could only be one. Since not all of the birds had come to an agreement, they decided to put in a tally of votes. They had lots of votes for both but it came down to crow winning by ONE vote. This upset the owl so much that he flew up and said, "No slimy crow will rule over me!" After hearing this statement, the crow became very angry and flew up to defend himself. The owl was paying close attention and dodged the crow and they flew off chasing one another. Once the birds had seen such behavior from the owl and crow, they decided to appoint king to a genuine turtle dove.
Once the turtle dove was made king, he said a speech to the birds. "I will rule over all the birds, and be the king we deserve. I will not act out or try to attack anyone. Chasing is childish!" said the dove. The birds agreed and in union said, "We will live a lifestyle of honesty, love, and kindness." There are times when offspring of older birds ask why the owl and crow live a life that they do not, and it is always answered with this story. The owl and crow never learned anything, they still chase each other everyday. The saddest part is that neither of them have ever gotten even close to getting the other, but they still do it because they hold a pride too big of letting the past go.
Author's Note:
When it comes to the original story of the owl and crow it has the owl winning and the crow being upset. In my version I had the crow winning and the owl was the sore loser here. Also, in the original story it does not add much about the turtle dove, besides that it will now be king. In my version I add a little about the turtle dove and what his idea of being king is. They were about the same length I believe but it was fun reading the story and making my own version.
Bibliography: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt.
The owl chasing the crow.
Hey Jake! What a lovely little tale! I appreciated the subtle changes you were able to make while still sticking to the original story. The expansion on the Dove's win was a nice touch. I've found that exploring sections of a story's untold world allows for lots of creativity while still having SOME guidance rather than just jumping off the deep end. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteHi Jake,
ReplyDeleteGreat job on this retelling of a story. I enjoyed the twist that neither the owl or crow ends up winning. I think sometimes we can want something so bad (being a king for example) that we end up accidentally sabotaging our chances. Sometimes wanting something to much can cloud our judgement and eventually be the reason that we end up coming up short of our aspirations.