Reading Notes: Shedlock. Eastern Stories and Legends Part B

The story I liked the best in this section was "The Mallard That Asked For Too Much." This story was quite fascinating, and it really speaks volumes of what greed can do. In the story the husband died and came back as a golden bird. In order to still help his family, he decided one by one he will give his feathers to his family. Then the mother got greedy and told the girls that they should pluck all the feathers at once, cause who is to say that he will come back. The daughters refused to do this, but the mother did it anyways. When she plucked the feathers they were no longer gold. The bird flew away and never came back. This story kind of reminds me of the movie Tangled. Using someone else talents for your own selfish reasons. I think that in my story I will have the same plot. I could have someone rich "fund"someone for a certain period of time. However, when that person becomes too greedy, than that person will stop funding them and they will learn what greed can truly do to a person.

The Golden Bird

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Bibliography:

Shedlock. Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie Shedlock. Reading part B.