Reading Notes: Turkish Folktales and Faiytales Part A
The story "Fear" was very interesting because this young child sets out to go find fear. He does not understand the concept, so he goes on a journey to find it. Many can be "thrill seekers," but nobody enjoys being filled with fear.
He sought out these robbers to help him find what he was looking for and they sent him on adventures that would typically install fear in many.
His first trip was to a graveyard, where one of the dead reached out of the grave and grabbed him--he swatted the hand away and went on his way. His second journey was to an abandoned building where a maiden stood upon his shoulders and almost strangled him by standing on his neck for too long, but he jolted, threw her down, and went on his way. He got near the sea's coast and saw a ship shaking wildly with many screaming and crying for help; thinking there was fear there, he swam out to the ship. He dove under the water, found the source that was shaking the boat, banished her, and left.
The young boy is the bravest anyone has ever seen. Is he really that brave or is he gifted with the inability to be afraid at all?
The end of part one and beginning of part two of the story, there were three fair maidens that admitted that they were the "creatures" that tried to make him afraid. They all admired his bravery and begged him to stay with them, but he is determined to find fear before he can "rest."
An unexpected event happened as the boy proceeded on his journey, he was named Shah of a nearby village, a ruler. The end of the story, the Sultana planned for induce fear in the young boy by making him "jump." He put a bird under a dish and asked the boy to open it--when the bird flew out, he jumped and he had finally found fear.
Bibliography: Fear (Parts 1-2) from Turkish Fairytale Unit by Ignacz Kunos
He sought out these robbers to help him find what he was looking for and they sent him on adventures that would typically install fear in many.
His first trip was to a graveyard, where one of the dead reached out of the grave and grabbed him--he swatted the hand away and went on his way. His second journey was to an abandoned building where a maiden stood upon his shoulders and almost strangled him by standing on his neck for too long, but he jolted, threw her down, and went on his way. He got near the sea's coast and saw a ship shaking wildly with many screaming and crying for help; thinking there was fear there, he swam out to the ship. He dove under the water, found the source that was shaking the boat, banished her, and left.
The young boy is the bravest anyone has ever seen. Is he really that brave or is he gifted with the inability to be afraid at all?
The end of part one and beginning of part two of the story, there were three fair maidens that admitted that they were the "creatures" that tried to make him afraid. They all admired his bravery and begged him to stay with them, but he is determined to find fear before he can "rest."
An unexpected event happened as the boy proceeded on his journey, he was named Shah of a nearby village, a ruler. The end of the story, the Sultana planned for induce fear in the young boy by making him "jump." He put a bird under a dish and asked the boy to open it--when the bird flew out, he jumped and he had finally found fear.
Bibliography: Fear (Parts 1-2) from Turkish Fairytale Unit by Ignacz Kunos
Youth in search for Fear from Wikipedia
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