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This image depicts Molly Whuppie.  Image Henny-Penny:  An acorn falls from a tree and hits  Henny  Penny on the head.   Henny  Penny believes that the sky is falling and proceeds to journey the king and share her news. Along the way,  Henny  Penny acquires a group of characters who want to tell the king as well. Before they reach the king, they run into Foxy  Loxy . Foxy  Loxy  offers to show a "short cut" to the king's palace and the group follows. Foxy  Loxy  eats the group and no one shares news with the king. Molly Whuppie:  Molly Whuppie is a female trickster, an underdog who outsmarts her adversary, the giant. The story describes how she internalizes the sad abandonment by her parents and becomes resilient, willing to take on and complete the three quests set by the king. She seizes on he opportunity to secure a better place for herself and her sisters. It is this sense of having control over one’s actions,...

This image is of Tom Tit Tot the black thing.  Image Tom Tit Tot: This story is about a girl who once ate her mother's pies. The mother made 5 pies and the daughter ate them all because her mother said that shall come back. The pies never came back but her mother wanted one for supper so the daughter began to sing. It just so happened the king was passing by and heard her singing but could not make out what was said. The mother sang about spinning five skeins. The king made a deal to marry the daughter and he would take care of her for 11 months out of the year but on the last month she must spin five skeins for him daily. She agreed and she lived with the king happily for 11 months and on the last month he was ready to cash in his end of the bargain. The girl was locked in a room with food and flax and had spin five skeins or she would be beheaded, but she had no idea how to spin. But then a little black thing knocked on the door to make a deal with girl. He said to her, "I...

  This is an image of Leah Nydus riding her camel that I found off of google.  https://www.dreamstime.com/traveler-woman-riding-camel-goreme-fairy-chimneys-cappadocia-nevsehir-province-turkey-image158118535   Leah Nydus was wondering hastily around her pasture one day yelling. Finally, Leah Nydus's sister finally came outside to see what all the ruckus was. "What are you looking for exclaimed her sister?" "I have lost my favorite shoe," Leah Nydus responded. "Why are you looking out if the field for a shoe?" her sister said.  Leah replied, "because out here there is nothing to look under so it should be easier to find."

“The sea maiden.” Illustration by John D. Batten from Celtic Folk and Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs, publication date unknown.  Image Connla and the Fairy Maiden: In this story it tells the story of Connla and the Fairy Maiden. Connla is the son of Conn the King. One day day Connla hears the voice of the Fairy Maiden pleading for him to come to the Plain of Pleasure ad a crown awaits him. When Conn the King heard of this he call in the Druid to get rid of the maiden. The druid came and chanted his spells but before he was finished the maiden threw Connla an apple. Connla ate nothing but this apple for 30 days and after the month was up the voice of the maiden was heard again. The druid and Conn threatened the maiden  but she was not scared of them. Soon later she convinced Connla to come with her and so he did. The two were never heard of or seen again.  The Field of Boliauns:  This folktale from Ballincollig tells the tale of Tom Fitzpatrick, who caught a Cluric...

This image is of Zeena after marrying the Indian so now she is an Indian Fairy.  Image   Once upon a time there was a beautiful fairy named Zeena. She was the only daughter of the Fairy Queen herself. Zeena lived a very good life due to her family supporting her in everything she did.    Zeena was very popular amongst all of the fairies and many always wanted to play with her. But she loved to roam around by herself out into the forest. Zeena had many secret hideouts in the forest that she would disappear to frequently. The Fairy Queen wanted her daughter to be more like all of the other fairies her age and eventually marry another fairy prince.    Legend says that on the other side of the forest lives Indians of the Plains village. The Indians lived happily and were never disturbed by any other creatures. The Indians could hunt, fish, and grow their own crops at their own will with no intruders. But at night they would all go into their teepees and the tee...

This is an image of the fairy bride and her husband.  Image The Boy who Snared the Sun: The story begins with Lagoo telling a story of ancient times to a little boy and girl. Lagoo talks about a time of a mastodon that ate all the food and the only people left on earth were a little girl and her dwarf brother. The older and bigger girl was tired of doing all the work so she gave her brother a bow and arrow and told him to learn how to use it. The boy became cold and decided to kill some snow birds to make himself and he ended up killing 10. His sister sewed the bird skins together and made him a warm coat. The boy then decided to go wander the world din search of other people. On his adventure he realized the sun was shrinking his coat and he was so angry at the sun. He slept on his side for 10 straight day and 10 straight days on his other side and then decided to get revenge on the sun. The girl got some tough grass and made a rope then used her hair to make a cord. The boy made ...

This image is from the fox and hound but this my representation and inspiration of Bailey and the Fox.  Image Bailey, the Fox, and the Rabbit Bailey and the Fox went out to find food. The Fox was fast enough to catch a rabbit, but Bailey was not. Bailey was very angry that the fox caught some food, so he wanted to get revenge on the Fox.  Bailey sat and admired the rabbit. Can you help me gather some wood to cook it? Said Bailey. The Fox eagerly jumped up go and get wood that he let the rabbit loose. Bailey sped up and caught the rabbit, scarfing it down in one gulp.  When the fox returned he was so sad and hungry.  Bailey never told the fox the truth. Bailey and the Crunchy Soup As time goes on Bailey keeps tricking the fox. Now the Fox wants to get revenge. The fox invited Bailey to come and eat dinner with him.  The fox was to cook a big dinner.  The Fox made a soup, but it had many crunch pieces in it.  Bailey asked, Where did you find these c...

This image represents Anansi's wife's pig that he wanted to kill to eat.  Image   Tiny Tales of Anansi: In the first couple of stories Anansi's mother in law dies and they go to her funeral.  The next few stories are about how they are starving and tell how the get food. Then the next several stories are about how Anansi hates his son and wants the tiger to kill him and their plans. Then Anansi befriends Tacoomah and have several adventures. Then the last several stories are bout Anansi and all of his encounters with other animals, good and bad.                                   Bibliography:  Tiny Tales of Anansi, Laura Gibbs.  Un-Textbook

This image represents Anansi and his tiger friend that was found on the internet.  Image The Tiny Tales of Anansi: This included 50 short 100 word stories. These stories contained content of primarily the daily life of Anansi. He had a friend in a tiger and he was included in almost all of the stories. The two of them would go out together, have fun together, and get in trouble together. There are also some stories that include some other animals and adventures they went on or things that they have done to other animals. There is also some magic wrapped within some of the stories which I really enjoyed.  Bibliography: Tiny Tales of Anansi, Laura Gibbs.  Un-Textbook

  I chose this picture because as week are midway through the semester I am finding it harder and harder to stay motivated. I feel as if this photo is an accurate representation of how I am feeling right now.  https://theblacksheeponline.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/FINDING-MOTIVATION.jpg I feel as if I have made tremendous improvement with my writing skills. I have never been a writer and never wanted to write due to that. I would do everything in my power to try to get out of it. Now, I have gotten more confident in my writing capabilities. I know I am still far from a good writer but I do feel that I have improved a lot. Moving forward with the rest of the semester I really need to stay focused and trying to get my assignments done earlier in the week instead of waiting till the end of the week. I feel as that is my biggest struggle. I also want to improve my blog and website as I am still trying to figure out all of the little details. 

I chose this image because I think the most important thing about growth is getting feedback and accepting it in order to change.  Feedback Cats  I feel as the comments that I have received have been pretty helpful. Reading and outsiders perspective on something is always beneficial because they may notice something you did not or just bring up some new points to think about. They have also just been a confidence booster to me because I am not super confident in my writing.  I try to be helpful in my comments and offer new things to try out or incorporate into another writing. I do this because those are the comments that I typically like to receive, Usually I will ask a question or two in my comment to offer some critical thinking for them to ponder.  I think my Introduction sums up me pretty well with all the things I like to do. I really don't have any intention of changing my introduction to or my comment wall unless something comes up. Moving forward I would jus...

This image is of Penolpe's house from my story The Magical Deer. I chose this image because it represents my favorite story that I have written so far.  The Magical Deer   Overall I feel pretty happy with my blog as it is. I'm  not entirely how it looks to the public but from my editing view I think it is pretty easy navigate. As for my website I am still working out some kinks and editing as I go. I have never made a website so this is all very new to me and I am slowly figuring that out.  As for my stories I think they are turning out to be better than I had originally thought they would. I am not a writer and have never been a strong writer so I was very nervous on my first story, I think writing the stories is getting a little easier each week as I am getting more used to it.  My reading notes help me tremendously when it comes to writing my author's notes. Typically, when I am trying to write my author's note I can just look on my notes and not have to rere...

This is image is the husband's beloved cat.  Karma Once upon a time a young couple lived in the middle of the forest. They were not the happiest couple and the wife tend to make quite a scene and that is why they have to move. The husband loved his wife so tired of her nagging constantly.  One day the husband was out wandering the forest just looking for some food and supplies as an excuse to get away from his wife. As he was wandering through the forest singing happily he saw a black cat from afar. The cat quickly noticed the man and run right up to him. The two of them wandered happily through the forest what seemed like hours until the man realized how long he had been gone and knew that his wife would be angry with him.  "I must return home now," the man said to the cat. The man began his journey home, but the cat followed him, and he tried several times to get the cat to stay. The cat did not listen and so he decided to bring the cat home with him.  When he arri...

This is an image of the chest full of jewels that the man received from the sparrow in the story, The Sparrow with the Split of the Tongue.  Treasure Chest The Two Frogs: Two frogs that lived in two separate places but that have never met somehow got the same idea at the same time. They both wanted to see more of the world so the frog from Osaka wanted to go to Kioto and the frog from Kioto wanted to go to Osaka. They both started on their journey, but they came to a mountain that took them a very long to climb but when they reached the top they saw each other. They decided to take a nice break and they started converting on why they had wanted to take their journeys. They came up with the idea to stand up on their hind legs and hold onto each other to see the towns. This way they did not have to keep traveling. So they both got onto their hind legs and pointed their noses towards opposite towns. They did not realize that their eyes were on the back of their heads. So as long ...

This image represents the cave that the Wizard lived in. I found this image off a google search.  https://www.tripadvisor.co.nz/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g298309-d2217966-i179929146-Fairy_Caves-Kuching_Sarawak.html   One day a woman was sitting out by a pond sobbing when what looked like a beggar had walked by. The woman was startled when the beggar tapped her on the shoulder and asked her what was wrong. "I cannot bear child and I am afraid that my husband will leave me," the woman said.  The wizard replied, "I can help you bear child if you make a deal with me." "I will do anything for child," said the woman. "I will impregnate you and you will be able to raise the child for 21 years and then she must return to me," said the wizard. The woman agreed to the wizard's deal and wondered home. The next morning she awoke and realized that the wizard held up his end of the bargain and she was indeed pregnant. She told her husband and he was so excit...

This is an image of the Hodja that became the chief Soothsayer that I found off of the internet.  https://www.rsc.org.uk/shakespeare-learning-zone/julius-caesar/character/relationships   Patience-Stone and Patience-Knife: A girl experiences a bird that says, "Oh poor maiden, your kismet is with a dead person." this occurred twice so the mother and maiden decided to never leave their house again. One day some young girls asked if the maiden could play with them one day and the mother was very reluctant but let her. While the girls were playing a magic wall appeared out of nowhere and spilt the girls up. The maiden saw a beautiful palace in front of her and went inside and saw many rooms full of precious stones. In the last room she saw a bey and her quest was to pray over him and fan him for 40 days and so she did. The bey wanted to repair the maiden but the maiden had switched places with and Arab girl. Soon later the bey asked the maiden what she wanted and she asked for a p...

This image represents when the maiden turned herself and the boy into a  duck and a pond to escape the witch in the story The Wizard-Dervish.  Image Fear: In this story a young youth went on a mission to find fear. He faced many battles that many people could not endure and still could not find fear and he would not stop until he found it. Finally he was requested to be Shah but he still turned it down the first time because he still wanted to find fear but they gave hime a deal. If he was Shah for the night the next day he would find fear. Thus indeed when they put a sparrow in his soup and when he lifted the lid he was frightened. Sultana was the one who came up with this idea so they lived happily ever after. The Wizard-Dervish: A Padishah came across a Dervish and wished upon a son. The Padishah did as the Dervish said and soon the Padishah and his wife birthed a son but after the 20th year he belonged to the Dervish. So came the 20th year of the boy and the Dervish c...

This is an image of Leah Nydus riding her camel that I found off of google.  https://www.dreamstime.com/traveler-woman-riding-camel-goreme-fairy-chimneys-cappadocia-nevsehir-province-turkey-image158118535  Leah Nydus has a friendly animal companion, a camel. Leah and her camel went everywhere together and  she was always riding on its back. One day they were riding through town and were wondering around for hours. After several hours one of the local beggars asked her what she was doing riding around town for hours. Leah simply just replied with, "I am simply just following my loyal camel and going wherever she goes." Leah Nydus was wondering hastily around her pasture one day yelling. Finally, Leah Nydus's sister finally came outside to see what all the ruckus was. "What are you looking for exclaimed her sister?" "I have lost my favorite shoe," Leah Nydus responded. "Why are you looking out if the field for a shoe?" her sister said.  Leah re...

  This is another picture of Nasruddin from a site that tells children stories.  https://mocomi.com/fun/stories/ Tales of Nasruddin: In this series of short stories they are more of the daily life of Nasruddin. The first several stories are about him and his spouse and their daily life together. Some of the next stories are of some of the struggles that Nasruddin has faced in his lifetime with thieves and burglars. Then the net several stories are about him, his friends, and his peers in their everyday lives. Then the last few stories are about so me of the tricks and games he has played.  Bibliography:  Tales of Nasruddin, Laura Gibbs.  https://microfables.blogspot.com/2020/06/tiny-tales-of-nasruddin-book-of-100.html

  This is an image of Nasruddin and his donkey that I found from a youtube video of one of his stories.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8j-Qfexdm8 Tales of Nasruddin: The 50 stories that were included in the Tales of Nasruddin are essentially like a day in the life for him. The first several stories were about him and his donkey. The next several stories were about him being a judge and things that went on in his court room. Then, the next stories were about him getting different goods from different places and people. And then that last several stories are about journeys that he has endured and people and animals along the way. The last few stories have a slightly deeper meaning. Overall these were fun stories to read about the life of a simplistic guy.  Bibliography: Tales of Nasruddin, Laura Gibbs.  https://microfables.blogspot.com/2020/06/tiny-tales-of-nasruddin-book-of-100.html