What I really enjoyed about this story was the excessive amounts of detail that lead towards the sacrifice. The author did a great job of describing why they were doing it, who was involved, the scenery, and the event. I felt that things were so detailed in a sense that you could actually see things like people dancing and gathering. I also felt that you could picture the setting perfectly with the full moon and different characteristics. While sometimes I feel that it is better to have not as much detail when you are trying to get to the point of something, in stories like this I feel it is a must. When I describe a scenario of reverence and beauty, this is a story that I should look to for trying to make as much vivid imagery for the reader as possible. The way the author described things truly sold how special this event was going to be.
In terms of creating my own story from this one, I thought about how I could incorporate dogs into a sacrifice. I was thinking about a group of Dogs performing a sacrifice of toys, bones, or even their own kin. I would make this more of a giving aspect, instead of killing, but I think it could be a good lead into a funny story. I would try to resemble all of the details of course and I was thinking maybe having a toy be glow in the dark to resemble the shining of the horse when it was cut open. My only problem with this is the fact I'm not sure exactly what I would have the dog's sacrificing to. Maybe instead of a God interaction like in the story, I could make it more of a king of the neighborhood or so.
Overall, I really enjoyed how beautifully written this part of the story was and think that detail can make or break a story especially if one is trying to make it seem like a big event.
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| This is a picture of a Dog with a bone which he could possibly sacrifice in my story. I found it on Pexels. |
This part of the story comes from Indian Myth and Legend by Donald A. Mackenzie (1913). The link is above.
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