Reading Notes: [[Lang's The Fairy Books, Part B]]

[SOME SPOILERS]

Cat People-TofuGu

1. The Cat's Elopement: The cats are actually people trapped by a spell from the evil serpent (the serpent is a sorcerer disguise) to break the curse the serpent must die (or at least that is what the cat/people were told). This is the time they would meet the kind princess and she says that the serpent is a lost soul. She unwillingly falls in love with the serpent and transforms him into a human that is no longer evil, but is good. The serpent/man then changes the cats back to humans. Showcase the original curses loophole.

Schippeitaro-FrederickRichardson

2. Schippeitaro: I was actually a little confused by this story...Schippeitaro gets his head cut off, but he is still able to help the young man kill the cats? I feel like I should fix this somehow, I just have no idea how.

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3. The Crab and the Monkey: Turn the story around on its head. Make the opposite happen throughout the story. For example, the crab tricks the monkey, monkey then gets injured. Bring in a different slew of animals that come together and help the monkey. Only instead of getting vengeance on the crab they consult the sea creature about why she did it. Remember everything is opposite!

KettleDragon-Kanō Hōgai

4. Magic Kettle: The kettle of doom (haha)! New kettle causes the old man's massive misfortune. His beautiful home (details on the house) is reduced to ruins (details about destruction) Kettle turns into a small dragon instead of a Tanuki and burns down the house. Jimmu, then travels with the dragon after discovering it hiding under some charred wood, thinking the creature was innocent, he proceeds to travel with him. Only the DOOM (hehe) continues!

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5. Wicked Tanuki: Omg! I mean I don't even know where to start with this story. It was horrifying to me. I mean the whole family is really messed up.
6. The Slaying of the Tanuki:...GROSS,GROSS, and GROSS! Gag gross! There is no fixing it. The image is stuck in my brain forever.

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7. Uraschimataro and the Turtle: The young man doesn't open the box, but does as the sea princess told him to do. In doing so he promptly met the turtle. The turtle then says "Open the box", Uraschimataro, of course, does what he is told, yet again. This action caused him to turn into a merman.. Shaken up and completely astonished. The turtle says "now you are forever a part of the sea and can never leave". Unsure of why this happened to him he swam back to his beloved princess and she tells him that his love for her caused him to give up what it was to be human and by unknowingly sacrificing his life for the princess made himself into the merman, only it did not occur until...(BRAINSTORM MORE!)