Week 7 Reading A notes




South Africa: The Monkey's Fiddle


In this story, the monkey receives a fiddle and a bow and arrow from his great uncle. He ventures off to go back home and meets the wolf. The wolf is hunting a deer that the monkey shoots down with his bow and arrow.
The wolf sees how prized the weapon is, and wants it for himself. He tells the jackal that the monkey stole it from him, and the jackal believes him, so they go to court to be judged by the lion.
While in court, all the animals see what a prize the bow and arrow is, so they make efforts to take it for themselves.
The monkey begins to play the fiddle that can make anyone dance, and the animals dance and dance and dance until they are exhausted and fatigued.
They tell the monkey he can have his bow and arrow back and they all would leave him alone if he would stop playing the fiddle.

If I were to rewrite this story, I would write about a person who has a special key that could unlock any door. This could be used for good or evil. The owner of the key tries to use it for good, but people often try to steal it and use it for evil.

 South African Folk-Tales by James Honey (1910).


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