Persian Tales - Reading Diary A

In the beginning of the first unit of Persian Fairy Tales, many stories are introduced from Persian folklore. A lot of these stories are ones that seem you would hear as a kid. These fairy tales often contain animals or imaginative figures as the characters. In the first unit, my favorite story was at the beginning of the story.

The Wolf and the Goat is in a sense, a different version of the classic Little Red Riding Hood mixed with some twists and major changes. In the story, three goats are left alone at home as the mother goats goes to find food for her children. When she leaves, a wolf disguises himself as the mother goat and kidnaps the goats.

When the mother goat returns, she goes to the wolf's house to pick a fight. She sharpens her horns and prepares to take on the wolf. When the wolf falls into the water, the mother goats kills him with her horn. She brought her goats home and the story ends.

It was an interesting story and honestly a little weird. I think it is cool reading stories being passed along in other cultures. These stories are are a good way to understand more about the Persian culture.

A Mother Goat and her son.

Photo Cred: Smithsonian National Zoo