The Brave Jackal by Cecil Henry Bompas: I decided to do notes on this story because I had to read it a few times before I understood what was going on. I am still not quite sure is happening at the end of the story. The writing was confusing to me at first because the author uses words like "he-goat" and "my sisters son" instead of our normal colloquial language. In the story the goat is hiding in the leopards cave and scares him away. The leopard finds the jackal and they go back to the cave together. When they get back they see the goat and run away yet again. In the process, the jackals hair is scraped off. It reminded me of the phrase "he jumped out of his skin." I think it would be interesting to retell this story in a more detailed manner and also add more dialogue between the characters, especially at the end.
The Elephant and the Ants by Cecil Henry Bompas: I really liked this story because at the end it referenced The Creator (which to me means God) and the fact that He chose to make things in their own unique way. I have yet to read a folklore story that does this is such a direct manner. I liked this story because I like the thought of the small man coming together with his friends to defeat the big man. I think it could have a very interesting retelling and there are a lot of ways in which to change the story, but also keep the same important message.
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