Reading Notes: West Africa, Part B

Bibliography: "The Ungrateful Man" from West African Folktales by William H. Barker and Cecilia Sinclair. Story Source. 

Notes

  • This was an enjoyable story, but I wish the leopard could have contributed more. The rat gave him wealth and the serpent gave him antidote, but the leopard only gave him meat for a few weeks. Still better than the man, but still.
  • Also did the man have to die for the antidote? It doesn't say it needs blood straight from his aorta, why jump to decapitation before you have proof? It feels out of order.
  • Other than that I don't think I'll change much.
  • Maybe I'll read the other versions for inspiration
(Image Information: Leopard Rat Snake; Wikimedia Commons.)

Hehe, get it? A leopard rat snake, like the three animals combined.

-A.


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