This week I chose to read the Japanese Fairy Tales Unit. There
were only a few stories but they were all really intriguing. My favorite was
probably The Envious Neighbor, although it was pretty hard to choose just one! Within
this story there is an old couple who never had any children so they gave all
of their love and affection to their dog. The dog never left their side and one
day it discovered buried treasure. The jealous neighbor then borrowed the dog
in hopes that he too would get some treasure as well. The dog instead only found
bones so the man killed him. After his death the old man had reoccurring dreams
in which his dog visited him and gave him commands. When the commands were
followed the old man came into a great deal of wealth. The neighbor grew more
and more envious each time this happened and did the same thing the old man had
done. Instead of gold however he would get stinky berries, and imprisonment for
hurting the Daimio. The old man and his wife went on to live a very rich life
while the neighbor became hated by all those who knew him because of his wicked
ways. Someone really needs to figure out what breed of dog this was because I
want one!
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