Reading Notes: Week 2 Anthology

My favorite story from the selection was The Cunning Crane and the Crab by W. H. D. Rouse. The story is about a crane who fools fish during a hot summer. Since the lake, where the population of fish live at, is extremely hot and at low levels, the crane convinces the fish that he can transport their population to a better lake. Furthermore, each fish was fooled and the crane transported them one by one. Unfortunately, the crane wasn't really taking the fish to a new lake. Instead, he would eat them and disregard the skeleton. When the population of fish was cleared out and consumed, the crane wanted more. He found a crab and attempted to capture it with his persuasive foolery. The crab was too intelligent and compromised that the only way he will let him transport him to another lake would be if he could a hold onto the crane with his claws on his neck. In conclusion, the crab executes the crane because of his deceiving ways. I really enjoyed this story because of the theme it portrays. Rouse did a great job laying the story out and keeping the audience intrigued. I like how well the writer uses animals with their animated voices to produce the outcome of the story. The dialogue throughout the story was also interesting. She made me feel how all the characters felt in the story. My favorite type of stories are ones that end with a remarkable theme. The writer definitely made the connection as to why he didn't notice that his life was sitting in the crab's claws. He was so busy deceiving and tricking others that he let his own guard down. 


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