the deluded dragon (analize short story)
TRANSCRIPT
One day, the old man asked to his wife to make a honey cake for his dinner and than set off to find some work
He walked all morning until he come to a well. Beside the well there was a large stone that served as a table
for travelers.
WELL
While he slept, the birds came down and ate his cake. And when he woke, the flies were finishing the crumbs
CAKE
He wrote on the stone table that he had killed 50 souls with just one blow. After that, he resumed his nap.
I HAD KILLED 50
SOULS WITH JUST ONE BLOW
While the old man slept, a dragon came to the well for a drink. When he saw the man sleeping there, the
dragon crept closer.
WELL
The dragon read what was written on the stone, the dragon stepped back in fright.
I HAD KILLED 50
SOULS WITH JUST ONE BLOW
The old man woke up and saw the dragon and he frightened too. So, he and the dragon just sat there,
staring at each other.
Each one was so afraid of the other that together, they swore an oath of brotherhod. they would be friend.
TO BE FRIEND
The dragon was impressed. He thought to him self. “1’d better be carefull. This old man is very clever.”
1’d better be carefull. This old man is very
clever.”
When they got to the dragon’s palace, the old man bowed to the dragon’s wife and presented her with the
rabbit.
The dragon ask to the old man to take a pitcher, go down to the well, and bring back some water for the
stew.
WELL
The old man asked the dragon for a shovel to dig around the well and bring the whole thing back to the
dragon on his back.
The dragon shocked. “no brother. That won’t do at all. when the well is dry, we’ll all die of thirst.”
no brother. That won’t do at all. when the
well is dry, we’ll all die of thirst.”
The old man walked into the forest and began to make a bark rope. He twined it around a grove of trees
What are u doing?
I decided, I’d bring this entire grove to the palace. So you will have firewood
for weeks
No. please leave my
forest as it is
That evening, the old man, the dragon, and his wife enjoyed the supper, talked a while, and finally said
goodnight. After the dragon had gone to bed, the old man crept out of his room and listened at the dragon’s
door as he and his wife is talking.
I’m really afraid that this old man will forget his oath and kill us both as we
sleep
Why don’t you take your huge club and hit him on the head while he sleeps?
Hearing this, the old man the old man hurried back to his room where he took a log and carefully dressed it in
his nightclothes and pulled the blankets over it. The dragon came in and hit the log with his club and went
back to sleep
In the morning, the old man came down to breakfast to the surprise of the dragon and his wife. The dragon
shook and fear
I slept terribly last night. There was a fly that kept
landing on my headHaaahhhh????
The dragon hurriedly went to his treasure room and come back with an enormous sack filled with gold and
jawels.
Shouldn’t you be on your way home today?I came out seek my fortune,
and if I return without something to show for my
travels. My wife will be upset with me
The dragon hoisted the sack onto his back and they walked off to the old man’s house..
Here brother. Take this to your wife with my compliments.
I would be happy to take it to her
Bro. didn’t I bring your wife the rabbit? It would be rude for you not
to take this to my wife yourself
When they got the clearing, the man asked the dragon to wait there, saying that he must prepare his family for
the dragon’s visit.
Wait here, I must prepare my family for your visit.
The old man went into his little hovel and gave each of his children a knife and fork and told them what to do.
Than he cald the dragon
C’mon, my friend. The dog are all tied up
The dragon slowly crept the door and just as he was about to open it and walk in, all of the children run out
waving their knives and forks and screaming…
Hurray!!! Father has brought us a dragon for our supper. Lets kill him and eat him
up….
The old man took the dragon’s money and bought a fine new house, a farm, and new clothes for his wife and his children, and they never were poor again….
NEW HOUSE
A FARM
NEW CLOTHES
EXPOSITION
PLOT
A long time ago there was a poor old man, he has a big
family. One day the old man asked his wife to make honey cake for his dinner and then set off for finding work. After he walked until morning he found a well and decided to rest. While he slept the birds came down and gobbled up
his honey cake, and when he woke the flies were finishing
the crumbs.
RISING ACTION
The old man kill fifty flies with one blow and he wrote on the stone table that he had killed fifty souls. Then, the dragon came and saw the stone table, the dragon was frightened
CLIMAX
The dragon was surprised when the old man flung away and fall to the ground after he tried to catch the tree branch, then the old man saw a rabbit and kill it. The dragon thought to be careful because the old man is so clever.
FALLING ACTION
The dragon and his wife shocked because the old man is still alive after tried to be kill, then the dragon gave him an enormous sack filled with gold and jewels and they go to the old man’s house together.
RESOLUTION
The dragon ran away from the old man’s house , then the old man took the dragon’s money and they never were poor again
CHARACTER
The old man : smart, crafty The dragon :cowardThe dragon’s wife : craftyThe old man’s family : innocent
LANGUAGE STYLE
anecdotalism1. the writing or telling of short narratives concerning an interesting, amusing, or curious incident or event.