· I really like this idea: That the boy is looking for fear but cannot find it. Can I tell a story with a different quality substituted? Like, someone is looking for selfishness, or shame, or pride, or weakness? Or, perhaps, I could turn the story on its head, and have someone looking for courage and unable to come across it, no matter the circumstance?
· Ooooh I could tell a similar story, but the youth could end up being afraid of the maidens because they’re so beautiful.
· … He ended up being afraid when a bird in his soup startled him. That was kind of a let down, to be honest. I like my idea better. Or he could have been afraid of the responsibility of being Shah.
· A lot of Middle Eastern stories seem to emphasis the big deal of having children (and especially a son). Could I use this?
· Wow, I’m left super curious about what the dervish wanted to know if the youth knew.
· I don’t really feel like this story was resolved. Maybe I can just write a story where stuff happens and there’s not really a conclusion…
· There seems to be a theme of animals turning into maidens. I could roll with that. Or, maybe, I could tell a story about animals where humans are just kind of milling around, doing their thing, but then a maiden turns into a fish or something, and another fish falls in love with her. Basically, maybe I could flip the story inside out.
· Why do these sons never know their father’s occupations?
· I feel sad for the Peri queen and her little bird L.
· What if the Peri didn’t want to marry the Padishah? I don’t particularly like the Padishah.
· I could definitely use the theme of the jealous friend.
Bibliography: Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales, by Ignacz Kunos
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