Reading Notes: Jakata Tales (The Empty Lake)
The Empty Lake
This tale is about a lake of fish who are very happy and admire their king fish dearly. One day, Queen Rain forgets to send down water to the lake. The sun's rays and strong winds eventually take most of the water, and soon crows begin to swoop down and eat the fish. The king fish looks to the sky and says a soft prayer to King Thunder, and his prayer is heard. The rains begin, but the king fish is worried that the rains will stop before the lake is full, so he says a little louder to Queen Rain and King Thunder if they could fill up the lake until it's full. They do so, and they promise to never let the lake lose water again.
I like this story, and most of the stories in this book, because they have happy endings. I want to recreate this story to where the fish are people, and they must choose someone out of their group to go and speak to the powerful and scary king and queen. I think this story is a good lesson to speak for what you want, but in kind, respectful tones.
This tale is about a lake of fish who are very happy and admire their king fish dearly. One day, Queen Rain forgets to send down water to the lake. The sun's rays and strong winds eventually take most of the water, and soon crows begin to swoop down and eat the fish. The king fish looks to the sky and says a soft prayer to King Thunder, and his prayer is heard. The rains begin, but the king fish is worried that the rains will stop before the lake is full, so he says a little louder to Queen Rain and King Thunder if they could fill up the lake until it's full. They do so, and they promise to never let the lake lose water again.
I like this story, and most of the stories in this book, because they have happy endings. I want to recreate this story to where the fish are people, and they must choose someone out of their group to go and speak to the powerful and scary king and queen. I think this story is a good lesson to speak for what you want, but in kind, respectful tones.
(Gurudanmar Lake in Sikkim, India, Wikipedia Common)
Bibliography: The Empty Lake by Noor Inuyat, from "Twenty Jakata Tales"
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