Reading Notes: Congo Part B

The first story caught my attention right away because the introductory characters were very strong. The maiden was very clever to talk the leopard out of getting rid of his eyes, teeth, etc.  Each character, the tortoise rat and woodpecker, had their own activity to obtain the story's plot which made the story very enjoyable. I thought it was ironic when the leopard ate the turtle because the turtle used the trap to kill the ox and eat it. The Fetish Sunga had a creepy vibe at one point and the author did a good job of setting the scene to be spooky.  When I think of a rabbit's character in a tale, i imagine a sweet or wise bunny. This story, however, had a mean rabbit who stole the antelope's water and tricked him every day. I was surprised when the Rabbit started hitting/kicking the figure. I love dogs so reading about different animals wanting to eat them was pretty unsettling. I thought it was pretty funny when the Hen called the crocodile 'brother' and he believed it at the end of the story.  The three brothers had a good ending because they did not kill the old woman who was their mother.

Image Information: African Woodpecker, Web Source: Wikipedia
Bibliography: Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort by Richard Edward Dennett, Web Source: Congo Unit