Tailor

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The tailor is an overall sympathetic person. The shoemaker and him are in the forest when the tailor gets hungry from not bringing enough bread along for the trip. The shoemaker then gave the tailor some of his bread, but only if he could would let him poke out his right eye. The tailor was so hungry he gave in to losing both his eyes but says, “‘When times were good with me, I shared what I had with you’” (490). This shows the tailor gave the shoemaker some of his wealth. The tailor hoped for him to realize it was wrong to hurt each other just to share some bread. The tailor said it calmly and never got angry for what he had done. A while later when he got his eyesight back he searched for food. He runs into a stork and craves for it until it says, “‘I am a sacred bird which brings mankind great profit, and no one does me an injury. Leave me my life, and I may do you good in some other way.’ ‘Well, be off, Cousin Longlegs’” (491). This explains the tailor craving for some dinner but knowing he should spare the life of the stork. He does this out of the kindness in his heart, not knowing if he will get anything in return from the stork. After this he spots some ducks in a pond. “‘You come just at the right moment,’ said he, and laid hold of one of them and …show more content…

He thought the tailor would be mad that he took out both his eyes and wanted revenge. “I must dig a pit for him” (492). Here the shoemaker is wanting to get rid of the tailor before the shoemaker himself get getting rid of. This shows the shoemaker wanting to keep the tailor away from him, instead of reasoning out a different way. The shoemaker does not care about anyone except himself. “The shoemaker . . . took the knife and put out his left eye” (490). He takes out the tailors eyes without showing sadness or any emotion towards what he is doing. Because of how he acts it shows he is uncaring towards others. He had no reason to harm the tailor, other than to joy

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