Reading Notes A, The Hind

Week 6 Reading Notes:

The Hind  A son and a slave who got transformed into cows by a woman. They had a feast and the king needed a cow, so the servant brought him the cow who was actually the slave. The king showed mercy and couldn't kill it, so he had the merchant do it, but the cow was empty inside. They brought in another cow who was actually the son. The king looked into his eyes and showed mercy, and told the servant to take great care of that cow. 
Then a girl told the king that she was magical and she knew that the woman transformed his son into the cow and she will change him back as long as she can marry him. 

If I were to rewrite this story, I would recreate it using different characters that gave a more magical and mysterious ideology. Maybe incorporate some mythical creatures and a different setting than the original. I do like the storyline of the original, so I would keep that same idea. 

 The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1898).


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