Wednesday, February 20, 2019

Reading Notes: How the Tiger got his Strength, Part A


·      All the animals lived in the jungle after they were created, but there was too much conflict
·      The gods decided to give all the animals different abilities so that they could live in harmony
o   Man was given beauty and wisdom
o   The tiger was given craftiness and stealth
·      The mother was really proud of her son, but she made him go back to ask for physical strength so he could protect himself
o   The man went back, and the gods told him to come back later for the gift
·      The stealthy tiger overheard their conversation and determined to get the power of strength for himself
o   The tiger ended up acquiring 12x the strength the gods originally intended to give man, and he challenged man and showed off in front of him
·      The gods gave man the power to create weapons (skill) to defend themselves against the tiger
o   The mother told man that he should only use the skill to craft weapons against other animals and not each other


 Tiger. Source: George Desipris.

The story "How the Tiger got his Strength" can be found here. Story source: Folk-Tales of the Khasis by Mrs. K. U. Rafy (1920).

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