Reading Notes: Stories from the Congo Part B

For this reading I really enjoyed the story of, The Antelope And The Leopard. I really liked that it gave a reason for why leopards eat antelopes. While part A of these stories dealt with the struggles of marriage, part B focuses on the different challenges the animals must go through. These challenges have inspired me for the challenges in my couple game show. I think it would be interesting if the couples had to, on their first location, go to the zoo and answer a riddle about the leopard and the antelope (Hint! the answer comes from the story!) The next place they would go is to a local pond with turtles. At the pond they must learn to work together to build a fire with the items they find in the park. This comes from the story of the Turtle and the Man.

On their next location they will go is to a restaurant where they will learn to cook a meal together. I got this idea from the story of the Gazelle and the Leopard. My story has a less grotesque ending than the story did, because in my story the wife will not eat her murdered husbands head (I swear this is what happens!) This cooking class will teach them how to work together as husband and wife just as the making fire challenge taught them how to use innovation and teamwork in their marriage.

In the story of the Fetish Sunga. The main character has his power of speech taken away as punishment for lying. In a healthy relationships, spouses should not lie to each other (unless its about birthday gifts!) For this task the couples run over to the local police department where they give each other polygraphs. The couples are then scored on how many lies they tell, more lies equals a lower score.

For the final tasks the couples have to go searching for the perfect home. While this might not seem like a hard task, the couples will need to stay within budget and complete the task without arguing. The scores will be tallied at the end and the winning couple gets to keep the house for free!
A lot of these stories from the Congo involved a house and its importance, so i knew it would be the best challenge to end with.

This is one of the logos from the show that helped inspire my story. Web Source 

Bibliography: Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort by Richard Edward Dennett (1898).