tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8780933337735595498.post5310268551421263513..comments2023-12-26T11:47:27.310-05:00Comments on Enchanted Conversation: ARCHIVE ONLY : The Name Of The Helper, By James HutchingsKatewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12808048937600688501noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8780933337735595498.post-6865330504384160272014-06-01T22:14:52.476-04:002014-06-01T22:14:52.476-04:00Wow, I never would have guessed the end of this ta...Wow, I never would have guessed the end of this tale! This has a do not make a deal with "the devil" moral. There is also a warning to the greedy and deceitful. I thought this was going to be something similar to "Rumplestiltskin", because the woman told Abd al-Katheb if he could tell her what her name is, she would not ask for the meat. I liked the ending, how he was made to be poor, and the woman took the most valuable thing he had, which was his life. I had no sympathy for Abd al-Katheb. Many people, if they were in his new position, might be humbled, or even pretend to be as such to get themselves out of the situation, but he just chose to be angry and evil. He even insulted the woman that he thought could possibly help him. Most people would try to be nice to a person that they would think is going to help them. I feel his fate was befitting, and his love of money and power is really what killed him. It seems that only he received a dose of his own medicine from the woman.<br /><br />~Angella M.~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8780933337735595498.post-38429258940099194832011-05-03T22:33:15.924-04:002011-05-03T22:33:15.924-04:00Wow, what an imaginative entry! Baghdad as a setti...Wow, what an imaginative entry! Baghdad as a setting evokes memories of a modern symbol of evil,Saddam Hussein. The brothers represent good and evil, Like Saddan, Abd-al Katheb's heart lacked mercy,pity and empathy for others. The vizier's greed and cunning resulted in a bargain with the devil,"the old crone." Was the answer to her name,Beelzabub? Abd-al-Katheb's greed was summed up in a brilliant comparison of seeking wealth to drinking salt water. Loved the story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8780933337735595498.post-19625615345726028972011-04-14T18:46:29.487-04:002011-04-14T18:46:29.487-04:00This is such a wonderful tale. I felt like I was d...This is such a wonderful tale. I felt like I was discovering an old forgotten classic. <br />I know I will remember it forever.<br /><br />Thank You!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10632644276843256224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8780933337735595498.post-27170184157265874512011-03-25T10:06:51.001-04:002011-03-25T10:06:51.001-04:00It's fixed now, thanks.It's fixed now, thanks.anarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8780933337735595498.post-3241932614508580332011-03-24T13:01:59.239-04:002011-03-24T13:01:59.239-04:00Thanks for running my story.
I noticed a missing ...Thanks for running my story.<br /><br />I noticed a missing word: "Baghdad was ruled *by* the Caliph Musa al-Hadi"anarchisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546197561922726279noreply@blogger.com