Gracie

In this story, the prince must guess the names of the beautiful women so he can make them his wives. His dog waits by the town, listening for the names so he can go tell the prince He hears the names, and returns back But on the way he stops to eat, while he eats he forgets the names He returns back to the town and listens fort he names again Hearing them once more, he goes back to tell his master He gets thirsty on the way back and stops for a drink While drinking he forgets the names again, so he goes back to town He hears the names again, and returns to his master This time, he remembers the names and he and his master go back to town to claim their wives The prince marries the women because he knew their names.  This  story is a light, fun read. If I were to rewrite it, I would write about a bird who must gather certain pieces of material to build a nest, but he keeps forgetting the items needed. His guardian keeps telling him, and he flies back and fo...

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 goo...