Dr.Seuss Crane and the Crab

One Fish 
Two Fish 
Pink Fish 
Red Fish

Black Fish 
Green Fish
Big Fish
Small Fish

Hm! This Fish needs water 
This Fish needs a bath
Say! Let me take you to a pond
To feel the waters raft! 

How will you get me there?
A Crane carrying a Fish is rare. 

I will take 
One Fish 
Two Fish 
Pink Fish 
Red Fish 
In my bill for heavens sake!

I know of a pond
The water is high not low
It is somewhere safe to go

I do not believe you
A Fish in a Cranes bill does not make sense
It sounds like a Cranes
Perfect wish!

I will not eat you!
I will bring you to the pond
And bring you back
To tell the others too!

Off went the crane with
One Fish
Two Fish
Three Fish
Whoops! They are gone!

The Cranes stomach was full
All the Fish made him drool
He flew back to find more
Nearby
He found a crab on the shore

The crab said
Where did all the fish go?
Those are my friends
I need to know!

I took them to a near by pond
Do you want to go?
You can hop on my back
We will be there in a snap

The crab hopped on his back
And held on to the Cranes neck.
SNIP! SNAP!
Off went the Cranes head
There was nothing else to be done
or said !

The Cranes dead body
laid on a fish bone bed.




The Cranes Death

Authors Note: I really liked this Jataka Tale. I kept the plot the same. However, I changed the way that the crane took the fish to the pond. For some reason when I was reading the story I could not picture the Crane taking the fish on his back. So, in my retelling of the story I decided to make the Crane carry the Fish in his bill. I came up with the idea of doing a Dr.Seuss theme because of the Fish situation in the story. When I was reading, the Crane said in the original story that he would take each fish to the pond. As soon as I read that part, I started thinking "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish". At that point, I had to do a Dr.seuss theme! 



Bibliography: Jatakas Tales:The Crab and the Crane









Comments

  1. UnknownNovember 7, 2017 at 11:02 AM

    Hi Taylor! What a great take on the original story. Who doesn't love Dr. Seuss? You did a wonderful job immolating the way Dr. Seuss writes and I liked the change you made with the crane carrying the crab in its bill instead of its back. I agree with you that a crane carrying a crab on its back seems a little ridiculous so I'm glad you did that. The picture you added also adds a funny twist to the cranes death. Good job!

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  2. UnknownNovember 9, 2017 at 1:56 PM

    Hi Taylor!
    This is such a unique take on this story! I don't think I would've ever thought to use Dr. Seuss as a template, but it works so perfectly! It made the whole retelling so much more lively, and incredibly humorous to read. Your little tweak were very nicely done, too. I couldn't really picture fish riding on the back of a crane either. That's kind of absurd. Your change made so much more sense, and I think it made the whole story flow so much better.

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  3. Trishna PatelNovember 9, 2017 at 5:08 PM

    Hey Taylor.
    This is one of the stories from the Jataka that I have read. I think it is awesome how you combined the Dr. Seuss and the crane story into one story. It was a very unique way to do the story. I hope you have a good rest of the semester, and I hope to be able to read more of your stories.

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  4. UnknownNovember 12, 2017 at 6:21 PM

    Hi Taylor,

    Growing up I loved Dr. Seuss so I was really intrigued with the title of this story. I really am impressed that you stretched your writing style to try something new. Writing is already hard, but to go and make everything rhyme while still trying to stick to the retelling of a Jataka is very impressive. My only question is why did you add the color pink instead of blue? Blue rhymed with two which made the phrase flow just a little bit better. Great job!

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  5. Blaine HaleNovember 12, 2017 at 9:28 PM

    Taylor,

    This is such cool way to rewrite this Jakata tale and I wish I would have this kind of creativity in my own writing. I have seen a couple of other poems throughout the stories but i think this is my favorite one so far. I loved these type books whenever I was growing up so I think it took me to my childhood a little bit with this writing.

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  6. UnknownNovember 13, 2017 at 11:54 AM

    Hey Taylor! You did such an amazing job with this weeks story! I love how you wrote it as a Dr Seuss poem. I would never in a million years ever think of wiring my story this way. It was very unique and refreshing. I loved how you were able to meld Dr Seuss's style but keep the original story. You did a great job!

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  7. UnknownDecember 4, 2017 at 1:06 AM

    Hi Taylor!

    I thought this story was so cute and fun. I think reimagining a Jataka Tale as a Dr. Suess story and then writing in the same style as Dr. Seuss is the most creative storytelling technique I have seen so far. The story felt like something Dr. Seuss could have written and was highly entertaining. Great job and I can't wait to read another one of your stories!

    -Elizabeth

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  8. UnknownDecember 4, 2017 at 10:38 AM

    Hi Taylor,

    This is my favorite story that you have posted. I really like how you can take these stories and make them into something that all of us know. I got really excited when I saw the title of this story, and you did not disappoint! Dr. Suess is a legend, and it was great to read this version of the story. Great job this semester!

    Brooks

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  9. UnknownDecember 7, 2017 at 10:49 PM

    I love what you did here. It is such a creative way to retell the story. However, I hope you know how hard it was to read the opening few stanzas having been familiar with the original. Besides for that I think you did a great job. Honestly that isn't even your fault, it's just a personal problem haha.

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