The importance of physical appearances may affect the way people react, see or treat others. Can physical appearances be deceiving? Although some people might disagree, physical appearances are deceiving. In the "Tales of Wonder from Many Lands," there are many characters with deceiving physical appearances. These physical deceiving appearances are intimidating, compassionate and manipulative.
One reason physical appearances can be deceiving is because they are of lend intimidating. Others may appear and come off to be intimidating but mean no harm and reality. One example of this is Androcles in "Androcles and the Lion."" In this story Androcles was a slave who ran away from his master. While he was wandering in the woods he then came to a lion. He started to run because he thought the lion was going to eat him, but seeing that the lion wasn't pursing him, he then turned back and removed the thorn that was inside of the lion paw. Another example is Esteban in the "Tinker and the Ghost."" In this story, Esteban was dared to sleep in a haunted castle alone for one night. As the night went on, there were noises coming from the chimney. Piece by piece, the ghost's body started to come down. Even though Esteban was scarce, he had food to distract him from seeing the ghost fall down from the chimney. In the end the ghost was no harm to Esteban he just needed his help so that he could go top heaven.
Second, physical appearances can be deceiving by showing compassion. The person may show they care but really inside, their selfish, cruel and are plotting against others. For example, the Aunt in "Jasmine Lilies,"" offered to accompany her niece to the prince's palace for her wedding to make sure nothing happen to her. On their way there, her niece asked for some water and the aunt agreed to give her some but in exchange for her two eyes. She then threw the girl for the bridal carriage replacing her niece's eyes with her daughter's eyes so that her daughter could marry the prince.
