Reading Notes: Turkish Fairy Tales, Part A

This week I chose to read Turkish Fairy Tales. I enjoyed reading them all and found in interesting that they all ended in a marriage and almost always it was between a young man and a maiden that can transformed from an animal. Something really interesting was the repetition of the number 40. There were two tales that I really liked and have ideas for retelling.
The first is the story of Fear (and Fear Cont.). I really enjoyed the character, he was eager to experience fear and every chance he got, he just was not scared. I think this story could definitely be told in a bigger comedic sense, especially since he ended up getting scared by a sparrow. I would probably exclude the marriage, and set the story in a more modern and realistic settings. Something along the lines of high school students and a game of dares.
The second story that I like was that of The Fish-Peri (and The Fish-Peri Cont.), similar to the other one I would like to modernize and make it more comedic. I'm not sure about making it realistic, but definitely keep the idea of the impossible tasks to keep the girl. I would maybe make the maiden less helpful, in order to add more conflict to the story.

(Source: Pixabay)

Bibliography:

Forty-Four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignacz Kunos, link to reading online.