Readings notes:Myth-Folklore Anthology

I have noticed a lot of these stories include animals that can speak or represent a symbol in the story. The animals can represent a person or even moral for the story. I have also noticed that through the stories people will directly interact with the animals to learn a lesson. i have also noticed that there is always a villain who seems to be be evil in some way, but in every story the protagonist will overcome the villain or any negative evil that gets in their way. When I say evil I mean from the ghost stories. Though the ghost doesn't have to be pure evil they pose a challenge for the protagonist to overcome which I would see as evil. I also noticed that a lot of the stories started with once upon a time so that must be a good way to start a story. Another aspect that stood out in many of the stories is the protagonist would win or try to take someones hand in marriage. Ending with a marriage and happily ever after seem to be a running theme. These are my thoughts so far on what I have read and noticed. As i read more I believe i will notice other themes but these are the main ideas that stood out to me this far. I will use a picture of a jackal because many of the stories contain a jackal.

link to Myth-Folklore Anthology: these are the stories I read: Author - NA

This is a Jackal

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