Reading Notes, Part B: Turkish Fairy tales: The Wizard and his Pupil

This story reminded me of the King Arthur Disney movie from forever ago! The one where Merlin takes Arthur under his wing and turns him into a squirrel and stuff! I think this would be a lot of fun to re-tell.

I like the idea of having to hold on to a piece of the changed person so they don't get lost. In the end though, I think I'll have the wizard capture his apprentice and keep him as a pet or something for eternity so he can warn other apprentices not to mess up or do wrong. I don't think the apprentice should have "won."

so first I'll have the wizard turned into a pawn shop item, then a piece of furniture, then an electronic device. Then I'll have the apprentice turned into a coffee shop and he'll give the keys to his girlfriend. The Wizard will trick her into giving him the keys by showing up as a super hot guy that's totally interested in her.

There will be a chase scene but, in the end, the wizard is able to trap the apprentice in one form (probs a crow or a cat) for eternity.

(Angry Cat: Image Source)

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This story is in the Turkish Fairy Tales unit. Story source: Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales: The Wizard and his Pupil by Ignacz Kunos, with illustrations by Willy Pogany (1913).