I really enjoyed this reading unit. One of my favorite chapters was the The Man in the Moon. This story was about a blacksmith who is not content with what he currently possesses. For instances, he wishes to be a stone on the mountain but as soon as he is a stone he wants to be something else. And then after that, he wants to be something else and so on. Until finally, he realizes that being a blacksmith is actually what he wants so he asks the wise man to change him back. The wise man refuses to change him back. The blacksmith, consequently, has to remain a moon forever. And that is the story of the origin of the Moon.
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Another story I enjoyed was the The Faithful Husband. This chapter was about a man who falls in love with a nymph. They marry but rumors of the wife's beauty spread. Men were envious of the husband, especially the head chow. The head chow wanted the wife so much he sent the husband to war. This reminded me of the story of King David and Bathsheba. In this biblical story, King David desires Bathsheba, who is wife, so much he sends her husband to war -- just like head chow. But unlike the biblical, the husband survived the war and returned to his wife. The story of the Faithful Husband has a happier ending. The Husband portrays his love for his wife by defying the head chow. The head chow tests the Husband's love for his Wife and the Husband passes with flying colors.
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