My favorite folktale from the list of readings this week was the "Tricksters". This story was very fun and engaging. The language, words, and grammar used was easier to comprehend than the other readings. I like the story, but I don't like the characters. I would keep the tiger because of it's dangerous presence, but would change the Brahman and jackal. To replace the Brahman would be a hunter instead because a hunter would understand the dangers of letting out a tiger and would make more sense in this story and for the jackal I would replace it with a rabbit or bunny like Bugs Bunny. The beginning of the story doesn't expand on how the tiger came to be in the cage, so I would expand more on that. Also, expanding and changing why and who the hunter talks to before returning to the tiger would be best. I would keep the obliviousness and deceiving nature of the jackal however since that was a crucial component of the story.
My second favorite folktale from the list of readings was the "Fairy Tales". This was an interesting spin on the story of the Beauty and The Beast which had a basilisk instead of a beast. In my opinion cheesy endings are too cliche for me. An ending where you aren't expecting the "bad" side to win would be more entertaining and less expected from the audience. The core story is perfect, but I would change the ending to where instead of they fall in love with each other and marry, the daughter dies at the hands of the basilisk. I also enjoyed how she had to cut his head off TWICE, to free him from the curse which was a very different take than the original. I would also expand more on how the basilisk came to be from a man.
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