In the folktale The Four Friends, I believe the peacock is the one telling the majority of the tale. I also believe that this tale is told in first person because the peacock uses words like I and we.
Heres my version of this tale:
The Four Friends
By Stephanie
One day a cow watched a peacock plant a seed. A rabbit came along and asked, "can I help?" "No," said the peacock. "Please go away."The rabbit left crying. Along came a monkey. He asked, "can I help?" "No," said the peacock. "Get out of my way." The monkey left startled. I can't watch anymore, "I have to step in" said the cow. "You need to let them help, all they want to do is give you a hand" said the cow! "No" said the peacock. "I can do everything by myself and I don't need anyone's help." "Fine" said the cow, but as my final words I will tell you again "let them help or one day when you need it the most you will be all alone." "Bad cow you don't know anything , go away" said the peacock. The cow leaves but continues to watch. An elephant comes along and asks the peacock if he can help with anything. " No" says the peacock. " Go find someone else to help." The elephant walks off upset. As time passed the peacocks seed grew into a big tree full of red juicy apples. " I cannot reach the apples" cried the peacock. "Will you help me?" she said to the rabbit. "No" said the rabbit, I offered my hand to you before and you pushed me away so I left crying. The peacock then ran to the monkey. "Please help me reach my apples" said the peacock. "No way" said the monkey. "When I offered my best, you pushed me away. The peacock see's the elephant and runs to approach it. "Elephant, Im so glad to see you," said the peacock. "What do you want?" said the elephant. "I want you to lift me up so that I can reach my apples!" " I will not help you, find someone else" said the elephant. The cow comes back. "See peacock , now when you need their help the most your left all alone with out your apples." The peacock began to cry, "you'r right cow, I wish I would have listened!"
The End
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This is really a nice story. It teaches a lesson that just because you don't need someone at the time doesn't mean you have to be mean to them and hurt their feelings. What goes around comes around they say, and the peacock was hurt just as he had hurt his friends when he refused their help. He didn't have to be so mean.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great story, you did a good job. My only confusion was I thought we were supposed to take a fairtale and then restate from another prospective or from another point in time. I don't know the original story of the Four Friends, so I'm not sure if telling it from the Peacock's point of view is the same as the original or different. Also, if it's from the peacock's point of view, I wouldn't quote it when he is talking, it gets a little confusing. Hope that helps. :)
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