Reading Notes: Shedlock. Eastern Stories and Legends Part A

There were four animals and the Hare was the wisest of them. He taught the other animals virtues lessons. He told them that on their holy day they will sacrifice their own food for a beggar. When each animal gathered the food, they did not see a beggar so they kept the food for later. Finally, when it came turn for the Hare, he thought that no beggar would ever want to eat grass, so I will sacrifice my flesh.When the Gods heard this, he came down as a Brahmin to test the Hare's words. It turned out that the Hare was willing to sacrifice himself and passed the test. I wanted to base my story on a human form of this. What could be tested is friendship, and see if they keep their promise. It could be over like a boy, or something a little more dramatic. I was thinking I would have a group of friends instead of just one or two. Each friend could have a special skill. Then those skills could be put to the test by like a supervisor or something.

The Hare that Sacrifices

(Source: MaxPixel)

Bibliography: 

Shedlock. Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie Shedlock. Reading Part A.