Week 4 Reading Diary: Persian Takes Continued

This is one of the most creative stories I have read so far. I could almost predict what was going to happen in the end; the final clue given was that the poor brother never asked Luck what his future holds. The poor brother was too concerned helping others and giving them their answers than finding an answer for himself. I think this story is implying that only so much should be done for others and that time should always be set aside for yourself, no matter the circumstances. I also noticed how both this story and my last reading diary from Persian Tales both contained a wolf in the story. I also caught a little bit of gender discrimination in this story, maybe because it is so old and the Persian tradition is much different than the American traditions. There was a woman king in the story whose people would not listen to her solely because she was a woman. The Poor brother passed up marrying this woman "king" and  also splitting all the gardeners gold coins that were buried. I think this story is also implying that everyone should take advantage of the opportunities given to them. In this case, the poor brother failed to take advantage of any of the opportunities presented to him and also did not care to find out his very own luck, resulting in the final death of him. I found it interesting how the brother's "luck" was a physical person who was sleeping in a cave; it was also interesting how luck stated that he was supposed to be asleep for many more years. Why was this mans luck supposed to be sleeping for this long? Was everyone's luck sleeping in caves for years and years?

(The Poor Brother Awakening His Luck: Source)

These thoughts were recorded after reading The Man Who Went to Wake His Luck which was translated by D.L.R. Lorimer and E.O. Lorimer.