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Work InformationJudge Rabbit and the Tree Spirit: A Folktale from Cambodia by Lina Mao Wall
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Nifty. ( ) This story was different than any story that I have ever read. On the pages on the left hand side there was the story in English. On the right hand side was the same words written in Khmer, which is the official language of Cambodia. I think it is fascinating when books have two different languages, especially when the other language isn’t alphabetic. It is interesting to see how the people from the folktale’s place of origin see the same words. The part I enjoyed most about the book was the story itself. The story was about a husband and wife. The husband had to go off to war so a spirit from a tree decided to take the form of the husband and go be with the wife. When the real husband returned the spirit was angry and didn’t want to leave. The real husband enlists the help of a rabbit who captures the spirit and throws him away in the woods. When I first began reading the story I thought it was very strange, but the storyline was intriguing and kept me wanting to know what was going to happen next. I am very interested in folktales so to read such a fascinating one from Cambodia was fun. The message in the book was to not be deceitful. The spirit impersonated the husband and didn’t want to return to his spirit self, but in the end he got caught lying and had to return to the woods. I like this book because it is very imaginative and shares a positive message. The folktale that this book is based on is expressed through colorful illustrations. The variety of colors and brightness of the illustrations greatly depicts the liveliness of the story content. The colors used also expressed the time of day which was an important factor within the story. For example, the tree spirit could only impersonate the husband at night and "did not have the strength to stay in disguise all day". The illustrations show consistency of revealing who the tree spirit is through big cartoon style eyes. I love how the content of the story is creative and how Judge Rabbit was clever in a non-conniving way. Judge Rabbit saw through the conflict of the situation at hand and created a peaceful resolution. He knew the Tree Spirit was impersonating the husband, so he told both husbands that "the true husband can fit inside this bottle" which led to revealing the tree spirit's true identity. I like how Judge Rabbit was calm and collected in his mannerisms and that he found a non-violent resolution. I really like that the husband and wife didn't hold a grudge or sought revenge against the tree spirit. Instead, they did as they were told and let him free deep in the woods. It would have been spiteful if the never took the cork out of the bottle he was trapped in. The big message of the story is that truth will ultimately win. no reviews | add a review
Judge Rabbit solves the problem of a mischievous tree spirit who has taken on human form. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)398.24Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literature Tales and lore of plants and animalsLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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