Reading Diary B: Tales of a Parrot
Of a King and His Sons: I like how the wives of the snake and frog have to tell their men to go show gratitude for what the prince did for them. Also, how big of a piece of flesh did the prince have to give up to substitute a frog? That seems kind of ridiculous. I don’t think he would actually be able to survive that without getting an infection or something. What a strange story.
The Merchant’s Daughter: Oh my goodness! This is one of the stories from Twenty-Two Goblins! That’s awesome! Except it doesn’t have the part where she was married to one of the other men in the King’s service. Also, the reasoning for how the King died is different as well. Still, it’s really cool that the two met up!
The Nobleman Who Concealed a Snake in His Sleeve: “It is not right to do good to every person.” I don’t know how I feel about this quote. It’s an interesting one, for sure.
A King Falls in Love and the End of Khojisteh: Even if it had worked out, bringing the wife’s son into her palace isn’t the best idea. It would be ridiculously hard to pretend that the boy wasn’t her son. That’s awesome that the king wasn’t upset with her and actually embraced the boy. Why would she be ashamed if she had had the boy from her previous marriage? Shouldn’t the king have already known that?
I hate that there isn’t much detail in the ending. The husband killed Khojisteh. You would think that the ending would deserve a little more details.
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