Thursday, February 26, 2015

Extra Reading Diary - Stories From The Congo

For this reading diary, I am finishing reading Stories From the Congo, which I first started last week with my extra reading diary for week 6.

The Antelope and The Leopard - This is why you always follow through with your word.  Whenever you do not do this, something bad will happen.

How The Spider Won and Lost Nzambi's Daughter - At the beginning of the story, the spider expressed his intent to marry the daughter if the others helped him.  They helped him and they complained, which they shouldn't have because they knew what the spider was going to do from the beginning.

The Turtle and The Man - When people don't share, and are selfish, bad things happen to them.  What goes around comes around.

The Gazelle and the Leopard - This story confused me for the fact that I can't understand why there was a point of this story.  I couldn't find any moral of the story or anything like that.

The Fetish Sunga - Bad things happen to bad people that do bad things.  The great-uncle lied about the fish, so he then lost his ability to talk and could no longer speak.

The Rabbit and the Antelope - A lot of these stories are about bad people and what happens to bad people.  The good person, like the antelope, is always able to get back at the bad person and be victorious in the stories.

The Fight Between the Two Fetishes - Compared to the other stories, it seemed like this story was a lot more historical while the other stories were just stories.  It added a different twist on the story.

The Fetish of Chilunga - That is a rather powerful fetish and it seems like the fetish was the one who ruled the country, and not the princess.

The Leopard and the Crocodile - This, once again, shows that cunning beats brawn and might.

Why The Crocodile Does Not Eat The Hen - This is a creative way to show the link between all creatures, and it was certainly smart of the hen.

The Three Brothers - You never know what someone is capable of until they are nurtured and allowed to become the best they can be.


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