Indian Epics by Reid

And here we end my journey through every tale we could read in class. I really enjoyed these, and I hope people liked the stories I made from them. In this story, a fox, a hare, and a wolf get involved in a bit of a game of cunning. A hungry wolf is about to eat a hare, when the hare offers a plump fox as dinner instead. Taking up the offer, the wolf follows the hare. Trying to deceive the fox, the hare tries to lure it into a false sense of security. Sensing something is at play, the fox outwits the hare with a secret trap. Upon entering with the wolf, both the hare and wolf become trapped together, in which the wolf devours the hare. The fox slips away in his secret exit. Games of with and cunning are always fun to read, especially when the loser deserved it all along. From: The Hare, the Fox, and the Wolf by Maude Barrows Dutton An adorable Alaskan Fox

All semester long I've loved the Jataka Tales. Little did I know I was missing out on some other tales! In an odd friendship, a scorpion and a tortoise become inseparable. The two were so close that when forced to move, the tortoise offered to take the scorpion on his back across the stream. Well, curiosity kill the cat (the scorpion). The scorpion wanted to see if he could sting through the tortoises shell, and the tortoise promptly flipped over, making the scorpion fall into the river. This is almost akin to parent who just want the kids in the car to be quiet on a road trip, though this was written much before normal car rides! From: The Scorpion and the Tortoise by Maude Barrows Dutton This poor little guy didn't make it