I really enjoyed the Laos Folklore unit. There were some great stories and they were all really different and interesting.
The Wizard and the Beggar
This story did frustrate me a little bit because the beggar asked for help from the wizard, a dog, a water buffalo, and then the wizard again. After that only the wizard is mentioned, so what was the point of the dog or the water buffalo? Was it just to reinforce that man will not appreciate you and forget all that has been done to help you? If I were to retell this story I would do something so that the beggar repaid his debt and helped the dog and buffalo instead of trying to kill the wizard. Or maybe tell the story from the wizards perspective because I have a feeling that he is the dog and the water buffalo, too.
One Woman
This story was just awesome! The Chum Paw played all of the men the entire story and come out on top every single time! I would retell this story in a more modern setting or maybe from whatever god is protecting her (because someone has to). This story was so good I almost don't want to try and change it because I don't think that I could do it justice!
(Chum Paw at the end of the story, basically. Photo from Imgur)
To Aid a Beast
I enjoyed the message of this story and it reminded me of one that we read in the Anthology our second week of class. I would like to make this story more clear because I had to go back and read multiple parts twice to get all the characters straight and remember what everyone did for the other person. I would make sure that every character got remembered or punished because the tiger got off scot free while the hunter was almost put to death.
Bibliography. Laos Folk-Lore by Katherine Neville Fleeson, with photographs by W.A. Briggs (1899). Links to readings
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