Week 2 Story: The Turtle and The Prince
In the beautiful castle courtyard, the king had a lake created for his princes to play in. The princes would swim in the lake, play with their boats in the lake etc. The king ended up deciding to add fishes in the lake. He let the princes know that he recently added fishes and they ran to the lake as fast as they could to go take a look. They were amused by the fishes however they saw a turtle alongside the fishes. They boys had never seen a turtle before and in fact they did not know what it was. They were extremely afraid of the turtle and thought that it was a demon. They ran to the king crying from fear notifying him that “There is a demon in the lake with the fishes!” They king took their word and immediately told him men to go and catch the demon and bring it to him.The men did as they were told and got the turtle out of the lake and brought it to the palace. The boys say the turtle in the palace and immediately started to cry and run away from the turtle because they were so scared. They king saw how scared his sons were and ordered the men to kill the turtle immediately. He men asked “How should we kill the turtle?” One replied “Pound it” another said “Bake it.” An older guy who has always been afraid of water said to “Throw it into the lake where the turtle can flow out over rocks into the river then it will be killed.” The turtle heard what the older man said and said “what did I do to you for you to want to kill me?” The king heard what the turtle said and he ordered his men to throw the turtle in the lake. The turtle was happy that he was put in the lake because he was safe in the water.
Authors Note
In this story, I read the original story and rewrote it in my own words. The original story in some ways was not written in the most modern verbiage so when I rewrote it I used more modern verbiage. The original story was pretty straightforward and not very long so I took what was written and summarized it in my own words.
How the Turtle Saved his own life: Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt.
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Hi Sarah! You did a really good job retelling this story and making it your own, while still following the original plot. I was able to easily connect the story to the original and understand the plot.
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah! Nice job re-telling this story! I always think that making stories more accessible to modern audiences is great! One thing that I might suggest looking into is your use of the word "fishes." While it can be correct in some circumstances (specifically in biology when referring to multiple species of fish), I think that some of your uses of the word "fishes" would be better replaced with the traditional plural of "fish." Overall great though!
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah! I really like how you modernized the story and made it easier to read as well as understand the narrative. It can be difficult to follow stories when the language is choppy and there’s no flow, but your re-telling makes the premise and theme very clear to all the readers. It was a great story, and I enjoyed reading it!
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