The Crane and the Cunning Crab
Plot: The first important moment of the story was when the fish finally trusted the crane after the crane took the one eyed fish to the cool pond. This proved to the fish that the crane could be trusted and that the cool pond was real. The crane used the fishes' faith against them and ate them all one by one. Another important moment was when the crane ran out of fish in the first pond to trick so he became desperate and hungry and tried to fool the crab. The crane before would not have tried to fool the crab, but now with all the fish gone he had no other options.
Character Focus: I really enjoyed how smart the crab was. He seemed prepared for every scenario that could go on with the crane. The crab seemed to be in a situation where he was going to win no matter what. If the crane was really worthy of trust then the crab would get a free trip to the cooler pond and if the crane was lying the crab already had his claw around the cranes throat as it played out in the story.
Ending a story: "So perished the treacherous Crane, caught by his own trick. And the Crab lived happily in the beautiful lake for the rest of his life." I thought this was a great ending as it wrapped up the story with the crane being killed after being fooled just as the crane killed all those fish by tricking them. Wraps up the story nicely and comes full circle.
Beautiful Sentence: "Now not far away there was a beautiful lake, always fresh and cool, for it lay under the shadow of great trees, and it was covered all over with waterlilies. And a Crane lived on the banks of this lake." I really enjoy the word choice and just how detailed the author gets into describing the lake. Making the lake sound this beautiful would be a great reason as to why the fish would even think about risking putting their trust in the crane.
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