The Man in the Moon
Story Source: Laos Folk-Lore by Katherine Neville Fleeson (1899)
Blacksmith wants to become a stone on a mountain because it is cooler, wise man turns him into it
*How old is this blacksmith? Where’d the wise man come from? What does wise man look like? What are blacksmith/wise man’s names?*
Stonecutter tries to cut him, blacksmith gets hurt, then he wishes to become a stonecutter
*Does he have real injuries/scars from being cut then transformed? Why a stonecutter (to get payback on the stones)?*
Gets tired from walking as stonecutter, wishes to be the sun
*Why does he walk everywhere? Be specific about his tiredness/hurting. Could he get a horse? What is appealing by being the sun?*
Feels even warmer by being the sun, wishes to be the moon
*What about the moon seems ‘cool’? Literally “less warm”, or something is eye-catching about it? Twinkling?*
Still too warm, wishes to be blacksmith again; wise man refuses to change him back
*What does wise man mean by ‘he’s weary of his constant changing’? What lesson is the wise man teaching? Does the blacksmith suffer by being the moon?*
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The Three Roses
Story Source: The Key of Gold by Josef Baudis (1922)
Mom went to market, two girls ask for tons of things to bring back, third daughter asks just for three roses *Why just three roses? Why are other two so needy? Personalities of these girls?*
Mom gets roses from garden, basilisk appears and demands daughter in exchange *Make point of won’t look anyone in the eye- rumored that basilisk causes death with single glance*
Third daughter (Mary) goes, nurses basilisk for three hours each day over three days
Basilisk asks Mary to cut his head off, she does it twice, transforms into handsome prince *How did he become basilisk and not die instead? Did he have some kind of deadline like Beauty and the Beast rose?*
Prince says Mary must marry him (“those are the rules”) and they have wedding *Who all was there? How did kingdom react to prince suddenly appearing? Was he missing before/how long was he gone?*
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