Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Reading Notes: The Cat the Cock, and the Young Mouse, Part B


Mouse
Picture by Liz Henwood
Source: Flickr

This was such a good short story to read. My favorite part had to be the end where the author states the moral of the story, “never judge people by their looks.” In other words, “never judge a book by its cover. I think this is definitely a valuable lesson to learn as a child. This short story was put together in a very simple way that everyone can understand, and have fun reading. I admire that element about these short stories the most.

That being said, I want to keep the simplicity in my own story. I would like to change up the characters to animals that are a little more exotic like a peacock because they are beautiful creatures with a lot to offer to see if you were to witness a peacock for the first time like how the mouse in this story encountered a cat for the first time. I also would like to have an extra character that serves as a “helping hand.” I would like to keep the moral of the story.

This story had a lot of vivid imagery included. The word usage, and description of the animals is something I want to include—meaning I would like to describe all the characteristics of my characters while writing this story. 

Bibliography:  The Aesop's For Children's with illustration by Milo Winter, "The Cat the Cock, and the Young Mouse"

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