Question

Can you think of any stories where people are turned into animals?

Answer 1

Ответ:

Everyone knows a popular book about Harry Potter. That's where we meet Crusta, the little animal. It's a Ron Weasley rat he "inherited" from his older brother Percy when it was time to go to Hogwarts. For three years, Ron, like before him and Percy, had considered Crust to be a useless pet: no magical properties of a rat. Nevertheless, he loved the rat in his own way. And he was very upset when he thought it had been eaten by the Stomach Eaten, the Hermione's halfwit.

What was the boy's surprise when it turned out that under the guise of a rat all twelve years in the Weasley family lived animated wizard Peter Pettigrew! When Ron, Hermione and, most importantly, Harry Potter (it was his parents who had been betrayed by Peter) became aware of Pettigrew's longstanding crime, for which he had actually been hiding from everyone, the cowardly "rats" preferred to escape.

A rat named Korosta ceased to exist. If Peter was to become a rat again, no one called him by that name anymore.

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Answer 2

Certainly! There are numerous stories in various cultures and literary works where people are transformed into animals. Here are a few famous examples:

1. "The Metamorphoses" by Ovid: This ancient Roman narrative poem is a collection of myths and tales where transformations play a significant role. It includes stories like "Echo and Narcissus," "Pygmalion and Galatea," and "Actaeon," where characters are turned into animals or other forms as a result of divine punishment or supernatural intervention.

2. "The Frog Prince": This is a German fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. In this story, a princess reluctantly befriends a frog who is magically transformed into a prince after she kisses him.

3. "Beauty and the Beast": Another classic fairy tale, where a prince is cursed and transformed into a beast until he learns to love and be loved in return.

4. "The Little Mermaid": In Hans Christian Andersen's tale, a mermaid falls in love with a human prince and makes a deal with a sea witch to gain legs. However, she also sacrifices her voice in the process.

5. "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll: Alice encounters a wide range of bizarre and magical creatures in Wonderland, some of whom are humans transformed into animals, like the Mock Turtle and the Gryphon.

6. "The Picture of Dorian Gray" by Oscar Wilde: While the main character, Dorian Gray, does not turn into an animal, his portrait ages and becomes hideous while he remains young and beautiful, reflecting the moral decay of his soul.

7. "The Wolf Man" (1941 film): Although not a literary story, this classic horror film tells the story of a man who is bitten by a werewolf and subsequently transforms into a wolf during the full moon.

8. "The Island of Dr. Moreau" by H.G. Wells: This science fiction novel explores the theme of animal-human hybrid creatures created through vivisection experiments conducted by the titular character, Dr. Moreau.

These are just a few examples, and there are many more stories across various genres that feature transformations of people into animals or vice versa. The theme of metamorphosis has been a captivating element in human storytelling for centuries, exploring themes of identity, morality, and the supernatural.