Karma Through Claws
Claws closed, karma killed the crane.
The Termination of the Trickster
There once was a trickster who loved false promises. However, in the end he met his match, was outwitted, and would never again make a false promise.
The crab who dished out Karma
Author's Note: For these two microfictions I chose to write the same original story. The original is about a crane who tricks some fish into getting eaten by promising them to move them to a bigger lake. In the end, the crane tries to do the same to a crab but is outwitted and the Crab uses his pincers to chop off the cranes head.
For the 6 word story I wanted to make sure I used the word karma since that is what got the crane in the end and then I noticed I could used alliteration and keep the message of the story so I did so just for fun. I the two sentence story I wanted to try being vague about who or what the characters are to focus the readers attention on the events.
Bibliography: "The Cunning Crane and the Crab" from The Giant Crab, and Other Tales from Old India by W. H. D. Rouse. Web Source
Hi Raph!
ReplyDeleteI used the crane and the crab for my Jataka assignment. I loved this story! When I first read the termination and the trickster, I thought it sounded familiar—I was pleased to hear that you wrote about that story as well! I like the alliteration you used as well, to parallel the two titles. To be honest, these look kind of hard to write! I am super duper elaborate with my writing so I couldn't imagine being so vague. I like them a lot!
Hi Raphael,
ReplyDeleteI chose the Crane and the Crab story when I wrote about the Jataka stories. I enjoyed the story because of the wit involved, and in the end, the trickster was outwitted! Those microfictions are hard, but they are fun to write! You did a great job making the stories simple yet informative. I find it hard to give enough detail so that the reader can follow but not too much to make the story too long.