I am so excited for you to read my third story here for my portfolio. I cannot believe that I am going to go three for three on all my stories being Pokemon themed. For this entry I decided to retell a story from "More Jataka Tales" by Ellen C. Babbitt in 1922. More specifically of those tales I chose "The Tricky Wolf and the Rats ". I love these Jataka Tales because they are fun and exciting short stories that can be ready very easily along with some lessons to learn from. This like many others contains a story of deception where the tricky wolf tries to pull one over on the rats. I decided to initially alter the story by making a change up with the characters. Rather than a wolf I chose Mightyena who is the closest to a wolf of the Pokemon I looked at. The rats in the original text were all the same species. I changed it to where the regular rats were Rattatas (a mouse Pokemon). The King rat I also changed into a Raticate (another mouse Pokemon) I wanted the reader to be able to distinguish between the regular rats and the king more easily. Raticate is the evolved form of Rattata so it would only make sense that the Rattata's would listen to a Raticate. I hope you enjoy this story and thanks for reading!
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There once was a Raticate who lived in the Viridian forest, and around a hundred Rattatas who looked to the Raticate as their king.
A Mischievous Mightyena saw this village made up of Rattatas. Mightyena then started mapping out a plan on how he could trap the Rattatas. He wanted to eat them all, but how was he going to get them trapped? Finally Migheyena devised a plan that was too perfect to fail! He went to a corner of Viridian forest near the home of the Rattatas and King Raticate. Then Mightyena waited until he saw one of the Rattatas coming. Then he stood up on his back two legs.
The Chief Raticate saw the Mightyena and asked, "Mightyena, why are you standing like that only on your hind legs?"
"Because I am got into a Pokemon battle earlier and now my back legs are hobbled," replied the Mischievous Mightyena. "It hurts me too much to try and stand or put any pressure on my front two legs."
"I am sorry to hear that, but why are you keeping your mouth open Mighyena?" asked King Raticate.
"My mouth stays open because I am trying to breathe in as much oxygen as possible.," said the Mighyena. "The air is the only thing that gives me life. I do not eat or drink so this is the only way that I can gather energy to live off of. I can not run or walk, so I am going to just stay here for now. I am just trying to survive and wait until my legs recover where I may run through the forest like I used to." When the Rattatas and King Raticate left the Mightyena began laying down.
Chief Raticate felt so bad for the Mighyena. The King went each night and morning with all the other Rattatas to check in with the Mightyena to see how he was doing. He as if he was not in good shape, but he did not complain his current circumstance.
Every time the Rattatas and their King left the Mightyena caught and ate the last one. Then he licked his lips clean, and continued on as if nothing ever happened.
Every night the number of Rattatas at bedtime continually shrunk. Then they asked the Chief Raticate what was going on with all the missing Rattatas. The King was not sure, but he was suspicious that Mightyena had something to do with it.
Chief Raticate the next morning said, "You all go first this time as we visit Mightyena, but this time I will leave last."
They did as their King wished. Just as King Raticate began leaving last Mightyena leaped towards him. Unfortunately for Mightyena he was not quick enough. Chief Raticate managed to escape the Mightyena's attempt at his life.
"So you lied about the air feeding you? Rattatas is what you are actually eating. Everything that you said about your lame legs was nothing, but a life. You aren't going to be tricking any one else Mightyena," explained chief Rattata. The King sprang forward towards the Mightyena and used Super Fang on his neck. A critical hit! There was not a PokeCenter in sight to the Mischievous Mightyena finally fainted.
The Rattatas and King Raticate lived happily ever after in their home near Viridian forest.
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