Reading Notes: The Stolen Plow Part B

This is the story of two traders, one from a  village and one from a town. The village man brought his plow to the town trader to have it fixed. When he returned, the plow had been sold and the town trader kept the money. The town trader said that a plow had been eaten by mice. The village trader then took the man's son to a friend's house. He told the man that his son had been carried off by a bird. The man said this was impossible, so they went to a judge to get his decision. The judge said that it was not possible for a boy to be taken by a bird or for mice to eat a plow. The plow and the boy were both returned to their owners. I think it would be interesting to do a very similar story with alterations made to the characters and the tales being told by each man. This would allow some room for imagination in crafting a similar tale.

Bibliography: The Stolen Plow

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