Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Week 1 Storytelling: The Travelers And The Purse

The Travelers and The Purse


Two young men lost and alone were traveling down and dark cold road one night. Not sure where they were, they felt as if this could be one of the worst days of them all. Arguing the whole time about the way the other wanted to go they did not know when it would come to an end. If being cold wasn’t enough for these two they were hungry on top of it with no money or belongings at all to trade for food. One of the men saw something shining in the distance, something bright was in the path and he was curious as to what it was. A purse! The man said, I wonder what is inside, as it was very heavy. One lucky fella I am to have found this beauty, filled with money, food, jewels, and many other goods. The other man was not happy with the way his partner in the long cold walk claimed the purse all to his own, and informed the other man they both found the purse they should both get to claim it. They are both just as lucky as the other, well the man who initially picked it up did not agree with this. Since he picked the purse up it was his and he was not going to share. Just as he was saying this to the other man, they heard something in the distance. HALT! Do not move that is our purse, and you cannot have it! There were so many people coming after them for the purse, the man who found it was not sure what to do! He looks to his partner with a scared look on his face, and tells him if they catch us we will just let them know we got lost and were hungry. No, no, no says the man who did not find the purse. YOU found it and YOU are lost, there is no we so you better get to running before they catch YOU!





Wooded Path




Author's Note:

I chose the fable “The Travelers And The Purse”. This fable is two men walking along an empty road and find a purse filled with what must be gold since it was so heavy. The man who picked the purse up says how lucky he is to have found it, and the other man says no we found it. The man who picked it up did not agree with him, but when people saw them pick it up and yell thief, he suddenly wants it to be both of them who are lost, not just him. I did not change the story up to much, other than add that it was a dark and cold nigh and how hungry both men were, only to put emphasis that they were both in the same boat. One man was just more selfish than the other, but did not want to share his success with the other man other than when he felt he was in trouble for what he believed he had found. The lesson here is you cant want someone to share something bad with you, if you are not willing to share the good with them also.


Bibliography:

"The Travelers and The Purse" by Milo Winter, from The Aesop for Children (2006). Web Source: Project Gutenberg


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5 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 28, 2015 at 3:05 PM

    I like the retelling of this story! By not changing the plot line of the story too much, you were able to have the original theme of the story resonate throughout your writing. What I would have like to seen is a bit of a change in the layout, though. Maybe it's just my personal preference or a difference in writing styles, but I think there should have been more of a dialogue in this retelling. The tale is there, yes, But having it as one big paragraph can tend to have the reader lose interest if there aren't adequate breaks for the eyes. Otherwise, good job Baylee!

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    1. UnknownAugust 31, 2015 at 3:07 AM

      I would agree, I need to space out my story. Thanks for the advice!

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  2. UnknownAugust 31, 2015 at 12:42 AM

    This is a very interesting fable! I see this situation happen every day when an individual wishes to be by side through my victories but leaves me alone when I am weak and down. This was a great selection! Although you did make some changes to the plot, there was not much of a difference which I did appreciate because I understood the message immediately after reading it, however, I think it would have been much better had there been a different scene, more dialogue, etc to engage the reader more. Nevertheless, this was good read!

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    1. UnknownAugust 31, 2015 at 3:10 AM

      I was definitely having some creative troubles when it came to writing this story. I hope as the semester goes on I will get my creative juices flowing, and get better at this story writing thing. I appreciate the advice!

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  3. UnknownSeptember 7, 2015 at 11:46 AM

    When I tell stories I like retelling! I'm so glad I found someone that does too! I usually chose the original for a reason and I don't want to change everything. I do like a little more detail in the stories I read. I like to get lost in the details if only for a minute. Good story though!

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