Nigerian Folk Stories
Part A:
Of the Pretty Stranger Who Killed the King
I didn't think the witch would actually go through with it. I definitely wasn't expect her to behead him, I thought if anything she would just stab him or cut his throat. I like that it tells you the moral of the story at the end.
Why the Bat flies by Night
I thought this was pretty cute. And now we know why bats are nocturnal.
Part B:
The Lightning and the Thunder
This was a cute story. I like that the thunder and lightning are a sheep and ram and that they were forced to live in the sky.
Why Dead People are Buried
This was really interesting. I blame the sheep more than the dog though.
Why the Moon Waxes and Wanes
I really like these creation type stories. It's interesting to hear why things are the way they are from different countries.
Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Storytelling for Week 2: Cat and Fox Diaries
Dear Diary,
Mr.
Fox is one of my best friends even though he can be a bit much to handle at
times. He can be really uppity and boastful. We get along really well, but some days I just can’t handle him and would rather he just not bother me. Today, he was being especially
annoying. Like, more annoying than
usual, which is really hard to believe. I
was taking my regular midday nap in the sun, when he came over and started
poking me, and yelling at me to wake up.
He even stepped on my tail! Ugh.
He woke me up for the most pointless reason too. He ran all the way over just to tell me
he learned a bunch of new tricks for escaping from his enemies and
predators. Like I care. I only have one way of escaping that
always works for me, and that’s all I need. Why would you want so many options? Whatever. Then, out of no where, some dogs came. I quickly climbed up the tree and hid high within the
branches. Mr. Fox was clearly
having a hard time choosing which one of his tricks he would use as his escape method because the dogs found him. They
almost killed him too! Luckily for Mr. Fox, he only lost his tail. Maybe now he’ll stick to one method that he knows really well. And then maybe one day he'll finally learn to not bother me when I'm asleep; that'll be the day.
-
Cat
Dear Diary,
Today
completely sucked and I am so glad it is finally over. I can honestly say it was one of
the worst days of my life. I have
been learning new tricks for escaping from my enemies and have spent countless
hours practicing them. Today, I
finally perfected them. I went
over to Cat’s house to tell her all about it because I was so excited. She's so good at everything, so I thought she would be happy that I found something I was good at. When I got there, she was asleep, as
per usual. Does she do anything
else? Good grief. So, I woke her up to tell her the
exciting news. She could not have
been less interested. She was so
angry at me for bothering her during what was probably her tenth nap that day that she wasn’t even
slightly happy for me. I worked
really hard learning these tricks!
I was trying to show her some of them when a bunch of dogs started
running towards us. I was so
flustered that I couldn’t decide which trick I wanted to use. By the time the dogs got there, it was
too late for me to decide; they chased me until I found a hole to crawl into,
but they bit off my tail! Cat
didn’t even try and help me! I
spent the rest of the afternoon in the emergency room getting stitches. To make matters worse, I now have to
sit on a donut for the next couple of weeks. What am I going to do about my tail?
- Mr. Fox
From Aesop's Illustrated by Milo Winter The Fox and the Cat
Author's Note: Aesop (Jacobs) >>> Dogs and Cats >>> The Fox and the Cat
I thought I would try something different and write this story in diary form. I've never written anything in this style, so it was a nice change. In the original story, the fox is killed by the dogs because he could not decide what escape plan to use, and by the time he did choose it was much too late. Since I wanted to write in diary form, I thought it was necessary to write a diary entry from both the cat and the fox's perspective to better tell the story. Other than changing the ending, I think I kept to the story pretty well. I think I kept the moral of the original story the same in mine as well, except that the fox in my story actually gets to learn from his lessons. It was really fun writing a fable in this way since most of them are really short so this helped to expand.
This image is the one used in the Aesop (Winter) book. The one used in the Aesop (Jacobs) book isn't as nice in my opinion and it's kind of busy because it tells another story in the image. Plus, I really like Milo Winter's illustrations.
This image is the one used in the Aesop (Winter) book. The one used in the Aesop (Jacobs) book isn't as nice in my opinion and it's kind of busy because it tells another story in the image. Plus, I really like Milo Winter's illustrations.
Bibliography: Bibliography: The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs (1894)
Famous Last Words: Week 6
It is definitely getting to the point in the semester where my stress level is off the charts. It doesn't help that I am a psycho and thought taking 19 hours would be ok. I've done it before and was miserable, so I don't know why it would be better the second time around. It's really only one class that is stressing me out. It's my practicum that I have to take for my Broadcast and Electronic Media degree (I'm getting a dual degree with BEM and Film and Media Studies). It's called Routes TV. It's basically a short news documentary-esque assignment and it's the only assignment we have. It is definitely more geared towards Broadcast Journalism majors which is a lot different than BEM - BEM is behind the scenes and technical stuff and Journalism is on the TV - a lot of people get that confused. But anyways, I hate interviewing people. I'm awkward and weird, and I never know what kind of questions to ask. Plus, I hate the sound of my voice and would prefer it not to be recorded haha. I know once I just get over it and do it I'll be so relieved and can focus on my other classes, it's just hard to motivate myself when I'm so nervous haha.
I also just signed up for the GRE and am taking it in about three weeks, and haven't really started studying for it. Oh yeah, I decided I want to go to grad school. As if five and a half years in undergrad isn't enough, I guess three more years ought to do the trick. There's just so much paperwork to do for the application to the school I want to go to. I have to write a paper, fix my resume and redesign it, get recommendation letters, make a creative portfolio of all the experience I don't have, and some other stuff I can't remember.
But if I can survive October, I think I can survive almost anything, or at least the rest of the semester.
I also just signed up for the GRE and am taking it in about three weeks, and haven't really started studying for it. Oh yeah, I decided I want to go to grad school. As if five and a half years in undergrad isn't enough, I guess three more years ought to do the trick. There's just so much paperwork to do for the application to the school I want to go to. I have to write a paper, fix my resume and redesign it, get recommendation letters, make a creative portfolio of all the experience I don't have, and some other stuff I can't remember.
But if I can survive October, I think I can survive almost anything, or at least the rest of the semester.
Currently:
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Essay Week 6: Chinese Irony Tales
I really enjoyed reading the stories of the Chinese Fairy Tales unit this week. The stories are definitely not what one would expect from fairy tales. I know not everything is Disney-esque, but there is always a part of me that expects there to be a happy ending, or at least one that is not so sudden and ironic.
One of my favorite stories was The Favorite of Fortune and the Child of Ill Luck. The female character really does have the worst luck ever. She picks the beggar out of the crowd of princes and other good suitors to be her husband because she can see he has good luck. Not long after getting married, the beggar husband decides he needs to go find his fortune. He is gone for eighteen years and she almost starves to death. He finally returns as an emperor and makes her empresses. Eighteen days later, she dies. The story ends, "But her husband lived for many a long year." After reading the story and hoping that her luck has actually changed, this ending is really surprising. It's so surprising it's funny because you expect there to be more but there isn't.
I also liked The Maiden Who Was Stolen Away for this reason. The ending is sudden, but it's not as surprising. One thing I am curious about is what happened to the ogre after the maiden's brother threw his ax at him and hit him the arm? Did he sulk in the mountains? Or did he die?
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Image info: mythfolklore.blogspot.com
I think the information provided at the beginning of this unit in the overview was plenty. I really enjoyed the Persian Fairy Tales from last week so I was fairly certain I would like these as well. I was these kinds of stories when I signed up for this class, but I really like reading them!
One of my favorite stories was The Favorite of Fortune and the Child of Ill Luck. The female character really does have the worst luck ever. She picks the beggar out of the crowd of princes and other good suitors to be her husband because she can see he has good luck. Not long after getting married, the beggar husband decides he needs to go find his fortune. He is gone for eighteen years and she almost starves to death. He finally returns as an emperor and makes her empresses. Eighteen days later, she dies. The story ends, "But her husband lived for many a long year." After reading the story and hoping that her luck has actually changed, this ending is really surprising. It's so surprising it's funny because you expect there to be more but there isn't.
I also liked The Maiden Who Was Stolen Away for this reason. The ending is sudden, but it's not as surprising. One thing I am curious about is what happened to the ogre after the maiden's brother threw his ax at him and hit him the arm? Did he sulk in the mountains? Or did he die?
I think the information provided at the beginning of this unit in the overview was plenty. I really enjoyed the Persian Fairy Tales from last week so I was fairly certain I would like these as well. I was these kinds of stories when I signed up for this class, but I really like reading them!
Reading Diary Week 6: Chinese Fairy Tales
These are some of my favorite stories from the Chinese Fairy Tales unit.
Part A:
The Favorite of Fortune and the Child of Ill Luck
I can already tell this unit is going to be interesting. The endings are kind of like the ones from the Persian Fairy Tales - unexpected and definitely not happy. I was happy that her beggar husband returned to her and praised her for her faithfulness. You think her luck has finally changed and then 18 days later, she dies and lives for a long time. It's very ironic to say the least.
The Cave of the Beasts
This one started out a bit crazy. I was really surprised that the father just convinced his two younger daughters to go with him and just abandon them in the mountain. It seems a bit harsh for eating wild duck eggs that he wasn't even going to share. I was actually kind of surprised this story had a happy ending.
Why Dog and Cat are Enemies
I remember reading someone's storytelling post about why dogs and cats don't get along. I thought it was going to be practically the same but this one is different. In both, the cat tries to get the dog in trouble, but in the other the dog never retorts which I kind of like.
The Lady of the Moon
I really liked this story. It was nice and peaceful. One thing I am curious about is what happened to her husband Hou I?
Part B:
Fox-Fire
I really liked this story. The young man swallows the elixir of life and has it for 30 years. He can do all these magical things but when he turns 50 he decides not to use his skills anymore. It's the story of retirement but in a unique way.
The Talking Silver Foxes
I liked that this one was sort of like a creation story. Now I know why foxes are so stealthy.
The Flying Ogre
I don't know what I was expecting for this story, but this definitely wasn't it. Even though it's weird and leaves unanswered questions, I kind of like the sudden endings. It makes you appreciate the actual story and not have too much detail that you can't remember the story.
Part A:
The Favorite of Fortune and the Child of Ill Luck
I can already tell this unit is going to be interesting. The endings are kind of like the ones from the Persian Fairy Tales - unexpected and definitely not happy. I was happy that her beggar husband returned to her and praised her for her faithfulness. You think her luck has finally changed and then 18 days later, she dies and lives for a long time. It's very ironic to say the least.
The Cave of the Beasts
This one started out a bit crazy. I was really surprised that the father just convinced his two younger daughters to go with him and just abandon them in the mountain. It seems a bit harsh for eating wild duck eggs that he wasn't even going to share. I was actually kind of surprised this story had a happy ending.
Why Dog and Cat are Enemies
I remember reading someone's storytelling post about why dogs and cats don't get along. I thought it was going to be practically the same but this one is different. In both, the cat tries to get the dog in trouble, but in the other the dog never retorts which I kind of like.
The Lady of the Moon
I really liked this story. It was nice and peaceful. One thing I am curious about is what happened to her husband Hou I?
Part B:
Fox-Fire
I really liked this story. The young man swallows the elixir of life and has it for 30 years. He can do all these magical things but when he turns 50 he decides not to use his skills anymore. It's the story of retirement but in a unique way.
The Talking Silver Foxes
I liked that this one was sort of like a creation story. Now I know why foxes are so stealthy.
The Flying Ogre
I don't know what I was expecting for this story, but this definitely wasn't it. Even though it's weird and leaves unanswered questions, I kind of like the sudden endings. It makes you appreciate the actual story and not have too much detail that you can't remember the story.
Monday, September 22, 2014
Storytelling for Week 5: Crow Diaries
Dear Diary,
I am beyond annoyed. If I weren't so nosey and just minded my own business, I wouldn't be so bothered. Anyways, it all started when my beetle friend Susku married Mushu the mouse. A beetle and a mouse. Getting married. Weird, right? Whatever, as long as they're happy. But Susku didn't even have really try to get Mushu to notice her. I was flying around town when I saw her all dressed up, so I decided to perch myself on a nearby fence to see what the occasion was. Then, Mushu popped out of his hole and asked where she was going and she told him that she was going to get married.
Intrigued, I moved to a closer shrub to hear more.
"Why don't you marry me?" he asked her. Her only requests before agreeing to marry him were that she sleep in his arms and that he beat her with nothing stronger than his tale. That's it? He didn't even have to work for it and neither did she! Ugh. So she left to go take a bath. On her way home, she fell crossing the stream. Mid-panic, she saw a farmer by the stream. She told the farmer to go get Mushu and for him to tell Mushu to get a golden ladder to save her. So mid-drowning she decides to be high-maintenance and demand to be saved with a GOLDEN ladder. If it weren't gold, would she have refused to climb it? Geez. Of course, Mushu makes a golden ladder out of carrots and save her, and they go and get hitched.
Dear Diary,
Today has been the weirdest day and it's all because of Mushu and Susku.
I was flying around town as per my usual routine. I decided to see how the newlyweds were doing and stopped by the closest shrub I could find without them noticing me. Mushu asked Susku to make him some soup while he ran some errands. Of course Susku obliged because she loves Mushu very much. Everything was going really smoothly until a big gust of wind came rolling through. The wind was so strong that it lifted her tiny body and she fell into the pot of soup and drowned. I didn't realize she should couldn't swim and I was getting pretty bored watching her make soup that I didn't really notice she was drowning until it was too late. Then, Mushu came home and found her; this is where the story gets really weird. He found her and was obviously very heartbroken, so he throws ashes on his head. Why?
I decided to head home. As I was barely in the air, Mushu comes out of his house. I didn't want him to know that I was witnessed the whole thing and could have saved his wife so I asked him what was wrong and why he was covered in ashes. He responded, "Didn't you hear? Susku drowned, and I poured ashes on my head."
I felt so horrible for witnessing the entire thing and not helping so I told him I was sorry for his loss and quickly flew to a tree and shook out my feathers because I felt so guilty. But now I feel naked and weird, which is a small price to pay for the amount of guilt I have. Then, the even nosier tree just had to know what was going on so I told her, "Susku drowned, Mushu poured ashes on his head, and I shook out my feathers."
The tree then shook out all of her leaves. When the creek saw that the tree shook out all of her leaves, they also asked why because they hadn't heard. The tree told the creek, "Susku drowned, Mushu poured ashes on his head, the crow shook out her feathers, and I shook out my leaves."
I kept trying to head home but it was difficult to fly without feathers. I took a break on another branch when I noticed that the creek turned muddy to pay its respect. I thought that was very kind. But being guilt-striken, I took off for home to be alone with my thoughts. I made it a little further on down the road when I noticed the creek was visiting the corn in the desert and told them why they were so muddy, "Susku drowned, Mushu poured ashes on his head, the crow shook out her feathers, the tree shook out her leaves, and we turned muddy."
I was sitting on a fence post when I noticed that the corn was very upset by the news and laid their heads on the ground. I had no idea everything and everyone would be so affected by Susku's death. I wish I would've realized she needed help. Then the farmer saw his corn upside down and asked them why they were doing that. "Susku drowned, Mushu poured ashes on his head, the crow shook out her feathers, the tree shook out her leaves, the creek turned muddy, and we laid our heads on the ground," replied the corn.
I was still sitting on the fence post to take a break when suddenly the farmer impaled himself with the handle of his shovel. Another death all because of me! Why did I have to be so nosey?
Then, his daughter came outside to give him his lunch when she found him. She threw her father's lunch of curd all over herself because of what he had done, and went and told her mother. I flew to the open window in their kitchen to make sure nothing terrible would happen. Her mother was very upset and cut off her own thumbs and put them on the griddle. I can't handle all of this! I am so filled with sorrow and grief. All of these terrible things happened because Susku drowned and I didn't do anything to stop it.
And I still haven't made it home.
Image info: Illustrated by Hilda Roberts (1919) mythfolklore.blogspot.com
Author's note:
I read Persian Tales this week. This story is about all of these terrible things happening, all because of Susku, the beetle, drowning. It is an accumulation story, which I tried to show at the end, but it was a little difficult to do in diary form. These tales were very different than anything else I have read so far in this class. I liked the abrupt endings of these tales. They leave you dumbfounded and sitting there confused; it was kind of odd to read and think it's going to keep going and then it just ends. I also really liked how a lot of them started out with "Once upon a time there was a time when there was no one but God." The story of Susku and Mushu was a very memorable story. A man impales himself and then his wife cuts off her thumbs. All because a beetle drowned. In the original, the repetitious part that keeps getting more things added to it was longer than mine. I thought shortening it might make it easier to read as well as make more sense with it being in diary form. I think I kept to the original story, but just told it from the crow's point of view.
I used this image because it's pretty dramatic. Before reading the story, I scrolled down to see how long it was and then there's a picture of man with a shovel handle going through him. I of course had to read to find out why.
Bibliography: Persian Tales, translated by D.L.R. Lorimer and E.O. Lorimer and illustrated by Hilda Roberts (1919)
Susku and Mushu
(Image source: Illustrated by: Hilda Roberts (1919) mythfolklore.blogspot.com/)
I am beyond annoyed. If I weren't so nosey and just minded my own business, I wouldn't be so bothered. Anyways, it all started when my beetle friend Susku married Mushu the mouse. A beetle and a mouse. Getting married. Weird, right? Whatever, as long as they're happy. But Susku didn't even have really try to get Mushu to notice her. I was flying around town when I saw her all dressed up, so I decided to perch myself on a nearby fence to see what the occasion was. Then, Mushu popped out of his hole and asked where she was going and she told him that she was going to get married.
Intrigued, I moved to a closer shrub to hear more.
"Why don't you marry me?" he asked her. Her only requests before agreeing to marry him were that she sleep in his arms and that he beat her with nothing stronger than his tale. That's it? He didn't even have to work for it and neither did she! Ugh. So she left to go take a bath. On her way home, she fell crossing the stream. Mid-panic, she saw a farmer by the stream. She told the farmer to go get Mushu and for him to tell Mushu to get a golden ladder to save her. So mid-drowning she decides to be high-maintenance and demand to be saved with a GOLDEN ladder. If it weren't gold, would she have refused to climb it? Geez. Of course, Mushu makes a golden ladder out of carrots and save her, and they go and get hitched.
Dear Diary,
Today has been the weirdest day and it's all because of Mushu and Susku.
I was flying around town as per my usual routine. I decided to see how the newlyweds were doing and stopped by the closest shrub I could find without them noticing me. Mushu asked Susku to make him some soup while he ran some errands. Of course Susku obliged because she loves Mushu very much. Everything was going really smoothly until a big gust of wind came rolling through. The wind was so strong that it lifted her tiny body and she fell into the pot of soup and drowned. I didn't realize she should couldn't swim and I was getting pretty bored watching her make soup that I didn't really notice she was drowning until it was too late. Then, Mushu came home and found her; this is where the story gets really weird. He found her and was obviously very heartbroken, so he throws ashes on his head. Why?
I decided to head home. As I was barely in the air, Mushu comes out of his house. I didn't want him to know that I was witnessed the whole thing and could have saved his wife so I asked him what was wrong and why he was covered in ashes. He responded, "Didn't you hear? Susku drowned, and I poured ashes on my head."
I felt so horrible for witnessing the entire thing and not helping so I told him I was sorry for his loss and quickly flew to a tree and shook out my feathers because I felt so guilty. But now I feel naked and weird, which is a small price to pay for the amount of guilt I have. Then, the even nosier tree just had to know what was going on so I told her, "Susku drowned, Mushu poured ashes on his head, and I shook out my feathers."
The tree then shook out all of her leaves. When the creek saw that the tree shook out all of her leaves, they also asked why because they hadn't heard. The tree told the creek, "Susku drowned, Mushu poured ashes on his head, the crow shook out her feathers, and I shook out my leaves."
I kept trying to head home but it was difficult to fly without feathers. I took a break on another branch when I noticed that the creek turned muddy to pay its respect. I thought that was very kind. But being guilt-striken, I took off for home to be alone with my thoughts. I made it a little further on down the road when I noticed the creek was visiting the corn in the desert and told them why they were so muddy, "Susku drowned, Mushu poured ashes on his head, the crow shook out her feathers, the tree shook out her leaves, and we turned muddy."
I was sitting on a fence post when I noticed that the corn was very upset by the news and laid their heads on the ground. I had no idea everything and everyone would be so affected by Susku's death. I wish I would've realized she needed help. Then the farmer saw his corn upside down and asked them why they were doing that. "Susku drowned, Mushu poured ashes on his head, the crow shook out her feathers, the tree shook out her leaves, the creek turned muddy, and we laid our heads on the ground," replied the corn.
I was still sitting on the fence post to take a break when suddenly the farmer impaled himself with the handle of his shovel. Another death all because of me! Why did I have to be so nosey?
Then, his daughter came outside to give him his lunch when she found him. She threw her father's lunch of curd all over herself because of what he had done, and went and told her mother. I flew to the open window in their kitchen to make sure nothing terrible would happen. Her mother was very upset and cut off her own thumbs and put them on the griddle. I can't handle all of this! I am so filled with sorrow and grief. All of these terrible things happened because Susku drowned and I didn't do anything to stop it.
And I still haven't made it home.
Author's note:
I read Persian Tales this week. This story is about all of these terrible things happening, all because of Susku, the beetle, drowning. It is an accumulation story, which I tried to show at the end, but it was a little difficult to do in diary form. These tales were very different than anything else I have read so far in this class. I liked the abrupt endings of these tales. They leave you dumbfounded and sitting there confused; it was kind of odd to read and think it's going to keep going and then it just ends. I also really liked how a lot of them started out with "Once upon a time there was a time when there was no one but God." The story of Susku and Mushu was a very memorable story. A man impales himself and then his wife cuts off her thumbs. All because a beetle drowned. In the original, the repetitious part that keeps getting more things added to it was longer than mine. I thought shortening it might make it easier to read as well as make more sense with it being in diary form. I think I kept to the original story, but just told it from the crow's point of view.
I used this image because it's pretty dramatic. Before reading the story, I scrolled down to see how long it was and then there's a picture of man with a shovel handle going through him. I of course had to read to find out why.
Bibliography: Persian Tales, translated by D.L.R. Lorimer and E.O. Lorimer and illustrated by Hilda Roberts (1919)
Susku and Mushu
Week 5: Styles
Happily Ever After? A Prince's Perspective - plot twist: what if?
I really like this style. I like that it tells the story from a different point of view. It makes the same old story something new a different, yet still familiar. You always wonder what the other person is thinking or doing so I think it would be really fun to write about it. I also like that it keeps the story going. The stories always end once the prince and princess kiss, but we all know that there is more to it than just that. I also liked that the princes question their choices. The picture on the homepage of this blog was really cute too.
Legendary Heroines: Four Courageous Women - diary posts (one story, multiple entries)
This is one of my favorite styles. I really liked this blog. I like that she had four different characters and they each had several stories. I think this makes it fun to read because it's so different than what we are used to reading, especially in a historical context. I kind of did this style this week with the story Susku and Mushu. I told the whole story from the sparrow's point of view. It was kind of difficult at first, especially because the story and ending were a lot different than anything I have read so far for this class, but once I figured out what I wanted to do it was really fun.
Fairy Godmother: Diary Thief - diary posts (one story, multiple people)
This is also one of my favorite styles. I really like being able to tell the same story but from different points of view. It's really fun to write and it makes me feel more creative. I think it would be really fun to write in this style for an evil character. It would be fun to show why they are evil or that they really are good but people always associate them with being bad. I used this style earlier in the semester with the story of the cat and the fox. The cat had only one escape plan and the fox had several. I told the story from both perspectives. I had to change the ending to do so, but it was a lot of fun to write.
The Cases of Petunia Tabernacle - therapy sessions
I thought this was really cute and unique idea, especially since she used Disney princesses. I like that the therapist is almost like a dating coach or someone from a talk show; she seems very loud and upbeat, not really what you'd imagine for a therapist. I was expecting it to be more from the patients's point of view, rather than the therapist's, but I think that made it all the more interesting and entertaining to read. It kind of showed how the princesses stories ended the way they did because of the therapist.
Titan Tale: Brother Therapy - group therapy
This would be a really fun style to use for characters that are "evil." It kind of reminded me of the beginning of "Wreck It Ralph." All the bad characters are basically an AA meeting. They're all nice but their characters have to be the bad guys and destroy stuff. I think this would fun to write from different kinds of evil characters, like not just focus on dragons or werewolves, but write from each of their perspectives and how each one deals with the prejudices placed upon them.
I really like this style. I like that it tells the story from a different point of view. It makes the same old story something new a different, yet still familiar. You always wonder what the other person is thinking or doing so I think it would be really fun to write about it. I also like that it keeps the story going. The stories always end once the prince and princess kiss, but we all know that there is more to it than just that. I also liked that the princes question their choices. The picture on the homepage of this blog was really cute too.
Legendary Heroines: Four Courageous Women - diary posts (one story, multiple entries)
This is one of my favorite styles. I really liked this blog. I like that she had four different characters and they each had several stories. I think this makes it fun to read because it's so different than what we are used to reading, especially in a historical context. I kind of did this style this week with the story Susku and Mushu. I told the whole story from the sparrow's point of view. It was kind of difficult at first, especially because the story and ending were a lot different than anything I have read so far for this class, but once I figured out what I wanted to do it was really fun.
Fairy Godmother: Diary Thief - diary posts (one story, multiple people)
This is also one of my favorite styles. I really like being able to tell the same story but from different points of view. It's really fun to write and it makes me feel more creative. I think it would be really fun to write in this style for an evil character. It would be fun to show why they are evil or that they really are good but people always associate them with being bad. I used this style earlier in the semester with the story of the cat and the fox. The cat had only one escape plan and the fox had several. I told the story from both perspectives. I had to change the ending to do so, but it was a lot of fun to write.
The Cases of Petunia Tabernacle - therapy sessions
I thought this was really cute and unique idea, especially since she used Disney princesses. I like that the therapist is almost like a dating coach or someone from a talk show; she seems very loud and upbeat, not really what you'd imagine for a therapist. I was expecting it to be more from the patients's point of view, rather than the therapist's, but I think that made it all the more interesting and entertaining to read. It kind of showed how the princesses stories ended the way they did because of the therapist.
Titan Tale: Brother Therapy - group therapy
This would be a really fun style to use for characters that are "evil." It kind of reminded me of the beginning of "Wreck It Ralph." All the bad characters are basically an AA meeting. They're all nice but their characters have to be the bad guys and destroy stuff. I think this would fun to write from different kinds of evil characters, like not just focus on dragons or werewolves, but write from each of their perspectives and how each one deals with the prejudices placed upon them.
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