For the second part of reading notes I decided to go with another Tibetan Folk Tale. This one is called “How the Wolf, the Fox, and the Rabbit Committed a Crime,” also from A. L. Shelton collection as well.
Reading Notes
- A wolf, a fox, and a rabbit were walking along the road when they came across a wizard carrying a bag.
- The rabbit told the others that he knew the man would drop his bag and chase after him if he started limping, so the others could circle around and steal the bag.
- Sure enough, when the man saw the limping rabbit he dropped his bag and grabbed some rocks to chase after the rabbit, so the fox and wolf were able to grab the bags.
- When the man failed to catch the rabbit and came back to find his stuff gone, he walked away while wondering what on earth he could do now.
- Meanwhile, the three animals met back up to open the bags and see what they’d stolen.
- They found a pair of heavy boots, a cymbal with a clapper, and a container of tea and bread.
- The rabbit acted as the divider: he told the wolf to take the boots because the wolf had to walk a lot, and the fox to take the cymbal to amuse his children; this left the rabbit with the food.
- The three went their separate ways.
- The wolf put the boots on to hunt a sheep, but they were so heavy he fell on ice and couldn’t get up, and was found and killed by the shepard.
- The fox took the cymbal home and walked into his home ringing it, and rather than amusing his children it scared them all to death.
- So the rabbit ate all the food and was the only one to be satisfied.
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