reading notes the crane and crab

The cunning crane and the crab Source: crane and crab 





The plot is focused on the suffering fish living in a depleting water source. The crane thought how he could manipulate the fish so he could have a big meal. One trustworthy fish is taken to the lake not far away that the crane promises to take them all to. As a manipulation of trust the crane takes the wise fish to the new lake and then back to tell the others. All the while the crab in the lake was watching as the crane took each fish to this new promised land. The crab was not so trusting of the crane for he had never seen this new lake. When he is taken to the lake by the crane he sees the bones of all of the fish from the lake. In this moment he knew he had eaten all of the fish instead. The crab had his claw around the neck of the crane so the crane was forced to take the crab to the shore and in that moment the crab snapped his claw and took off the head of the crane.

  1. Hot evaporating lake and "beautiful lake, always fresh and cool, for it lay under the shadow of great trees, and it was covered all over with waterlilies"
  2. Wise old one eyed fish and skeptical crab 
  3.  manipulating of the crane and the crab 
From the crabs view he sees the crane speaking of a great lake not far in the distance. He stays close but distant enough to be out of sight from the crane. As the wise old fish is taken there is a hum of worry throughout the depleting lake. The worry turns to excitement and fighting to see who would leave with the crane next. When it was down to the last fish and the crab he had a decision to make. During the time that had gone by the crab had though of a plan. His plan was carried out when he was carried to the lake. The crab ended as the only survivor and made a home in his new beautiful lake. 

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