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| Revengeful Snake: Source |
Monday, March 28, 2016
Reading Diary Week 10 Continued: The Rattlesnake's Vengeance
This is another great story about revenge. One day a mother had heard her children scream and went to go see what it was. Upon finding a snake among them, she killed it for protection. Later the husband was returning from hunting and ran into the snake who had been killed tribe. The tribe told the man that there must be sacrifice for the snake killed was their chief. The man agreed to let the snake kill his wife once he got home...I don't know if I would have made that same decision..He eventually leads the snakes back home and tells his wife to get him water; as she does a snake bites and kills her. After this husband hold his wife in the final moments of her life, the snake tells the man to sing a song for protection from the snakes in the future and if anyone is ever accidentally still bit by them, the song would also heal them.
This was a collection of thoughts after reading the story entitled The Rattlesnake's Vengeance, by James Mooney in 1900.
Reading Diary Week 10: The First Fire
Yet another creation story; this one is easily my new favorite. Not only does it explain how the first fire was created, but also how the fire spread throughout the Earth. Unfortunately, the first fire was placed on an island. All the animals try to cross the water and bring the fire back because the Earth is so cold and dark. While all the animals attempt, almost all of them fail and have resulting injuries to this day because of it. For example, the owls get nearly blinded and their wings damaged when they try to bring the fire back and that the reason why to this day they have bad sight and flight abilities. The snake fell into the fire and was scorched black, the raven was burned black from the smoke above. This story explains the characteristics of many animals as well as the first fire.
These were the collected thoughts after reading the story entitled The First Fire, written by James Mooney in 1900.
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| The First Fire: Source |
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Storytelling Week 9: Sweet Revenge
A helpless and innocent small young woman had just finished her shift as a server at a local restaurant; she had made over $150 that shift regarding it was a Friday night. As she was walking by a dark alleyway a mugger had focused in on her and her bag.
The dark shadow emerged from the alley and began to follow the young woman as she made her way to the bus stop to go home. Half a block away from the bus stop she stopped and hesitated; she saw the muggers shadow approaching.
Being a small woman, she knew she could not escape the mugger once he made his final move towards her and her bag. Knowing this, she held her bag even tighter towards her body and darted across the deserted street.
No person was around to witness what was happening; the mugger engaged towards the woman and also darted after her. As he crossed the street, the bus she was supposed to be on collide with the man instantly killing him.
The mugger now laid in the street taking his last final breaths as the woman watched from the sidewalk on the other side of the street. She slowly approached him as the life was leaving his body and said the last words he ever heard..."are you satisfied now...?"
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In the final moments of the muggers life, an ambulance had arrived and successfully revived him. He was lucky to be alive and everyone was shocked he was still breathing. He had suffered from 8 broken bones and brain damage; he would never be the same again.
Later the next day as the mugger laid in his hospital bed, his ex wife had heard the terrible news and thought about going to visit him. The wife was skeptical about visiting him for they had been divorced for several years; though they were both still very much in love.
Deciding to finally visit her ex husband and tell him how she still felt about him, on the way to the hospital the woman who he had attempted to mug her before was carpooling with her friend to work when her car had struck and killed her instantly right in front of the hospital.
The mugger did not know who the person was crossing the street to get to the hospital, but saw the aftermath of the incident and questioned what could have happened. He suddenly thought about his one love in life, the woman who had just died in front of the hospital trying to see him.
In the following weeks as he recovered in the hospital one phrase was stuck in his head that he could not shake..."are you satisfied now...?"
Authors Note
This was my adaptation from a story I read earlier this week entitled the Coyote and Porcupine. In the original, animals were used instead of humans and the porcupine had came back to life several times after the coyote had beaten it. After coming back, the porcupine eventually tortured him and his entire family getting the final sweet revenge. This original story I must say was quite brutal, especially with animals. I wanted to make a more modern adaptation of this using a very common example, a mugger who is after a woman's purse after she gets off her late night shift.
Bibliography
This is an adaptation of the original story entitled the Coyote and Porcupine, by Pliny Early Goddard in 1911.
The dark shadow emerged from the alley and began to follow the young woman as she made her way to the bus stop to go home. Half a block away from the bus stop she stopped and hesitated; she saw the muggers shadow approaching.
Being a small woman, she knew she could not escape the mugger once he made his final move towards her and her bag. Knowing this, she held her bag even tighter towards her body and darted across the deserted street.
No person was around to witness what was happening; the mugger engaged towards the woman and also darted after her. As he crossed the street, the bus she was supposed to be on collide with the man instantly killing him.
The mugger now laid in the street taking his last final breaths as the woman watched from the sidewalk on the other side of the street. She slowly approached him as the life was leaving his body and said the last words he ever heard..."are you satisfied now...?"
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| Bus Stop, Source |
In the final moments of the muggers life, an ambulance had arrived and successfully revived him. He was lucky to be alive and everyone was shocked he was still breathing. He had suffered from 8 broken bones and brain damage; he would never be the same again.
Later the next day as the mugger laid in his hospital bed, his ex wife had heard the terrible news and thought about going to visit him. The wife was skeptical about visiting him for they had been divorced for several years; though they were both still very much in love.
Deciding to finally visit her ex husband and tell him how she still felt about him, on the way to the hospital the woman who he had attempted to mug her before was carpooling with her friend to work when her car had struck and killed her instantly right in front of the hospital.
The mugger did not know who the person was crossing the street to get to the hospital, but saw the aftermath of the incident and questioned what could have happened. He suddenly thought about his one love in life, the woman who had just died in front of the hospital trying to see him.
In the following weeks as he recovered in the hospital one phrase was stuck in his head that he could not shake..."are you satisfied now...?"
Authors Note
This was my adaptation from a story I read earlier this week entitled the Coyote and Porcupine. In the original, animals were used instead of humans and the porcupine had came back to life several times after the coyote had beaten it. After coming back, the porcupine eventually tortured him and his entire family getting the final sweet revenge. This original story I must say was quite brutal, especially with animals. I wanted to make a more modern adaptation of this using a very common example, a mugger who is after a woman's purse after she gets off her late night shift.
Bibliography
This is an adaptation of the original story entitled the Coyote and Porcupine, by Pliny Early Goddard in 1911.
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Reading Diary Week 9 Continued: Coyote and Porcupine
This one was more interesting to me than the last reading. This story involves coyotes and a porcupine. Initially a porcupine had asked a buffalo for help crossing the river. The porcupine went inside the buffalo to cross the river to ensure him from not falling into the water. Just as the buffalo crossed, the porcupine killed the buffalo and began to slaughter it.
As a coyote was passing, he offered to help slaughter the buffalo for the porcupine because he was too small; he began to do so and clubbed the porcupine to death as well. The porcupine came back to life several times and fought the coyote as he attempted to bring the buffalo meat to his family.
The porcupine ended up silencing the coyote who had killed him, went back and killed his family, and told the last remaining coyote where to go to be at "ease". When this last coyote went there, the porcupine had kicked the branch from under and let him fall in to the canyon and literally explode into pieces. A gruesome story of revenge from a seemingly hopeless porcupine, classic.
These were the thoughts from reading the story entitled the Coyote and Porcupine, written by Pliny Earle Goddard in 1911.
As a coyote was passing, he offered to help slaughter the buffalo for the porcupine because he was too small; he began to do so and clubbed the porcupine to death as well. The porcupine came back to life several times and fought the coyote as he attempted to bring the buffalo meat to his family.
The porcupine ended up silencing the coyote who had killed him, went back and killed his family, and told the last remaining coyote where to go to be at "ease". When this last coyote went there, the porcupine had kicked the branch from under and let him fall in to the canyon and literally explode into pieces. A gruesome story of revenge from a seemingly hopeless porcupine, classic.
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| The Porcupine and the Coyote: Source |
Reading Diary Week 9: The Swallowing Monster
This story is very interesting and takes several quick turns. A monster who "swallows" things is after a small young girl. After she discovers many dead dear when getting water, the people realize there is a creature after them all.
These thoughts were recorded after the reading of The Swallowing Monster, an Apache tale by Plin Earle Goddard in 1911.
A fire poker was told to cry loudly when the monster approached them to scare the monster off; this worked only once before the swallowing monster swallowed the poker itself up. After literally swallowing everything and everyone except for the small girl, she hid under a mans braided hair; this man's name was Spider and he was chopping a tree near his home when the little girl ran to him.
In the end Spiders wife became jealous of this girl and built a swing for her by the shore. When the young girl swung from the swing for the second time, it snapped and she fell into the water and transformed into a frog...many many many turns in this one.
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| Swallowing Monster: Source |
Monday, March 7, 2016
Week 9-10 Reading Ideas
For weeks 9 and 10 after spring break, I plan to focus on the California and the Old Southwest unit of the untextbook. I chose this unit because it included stories from the Navajo; I have always been interested in this tribe so here is my change to learn about their myths! The first story I saw also could possibly tie right in to my storybook entitled Three Coyote Creation Stories.
While I have been doing a lot of origin stories, the second reading I noticed that caught my attention is entitled Origin of the Sierra Nevadas and Coast Range. I have enjoyed reading about different cultures origin stories and this one will be a great addition I am sure.
While I have been doing a lot of origin stories, the second reading I noticed that caught my attention is entitled Origin of the Sierra Nevadas and Coast Range. I have enjoyed reading about different cultures origin stories and this one will be a great addition I am sure.
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| Navajo Desert: Source |
Week 8 Blog Ideas
When browsing through other peoples blog I have found some ideas and changes I may like to add to my blog as well. The three people's blogs who gave me ideas were Carmen and the style/format of her sidebar and widgets on her blog. Patrick and the solid fading color he chose for his background, and Kaitlin with the nice classy look provided by her background image and font used for her blog.
I would like to possibly make my sidebar more simple and appealing, possibly change my background to something solid to keep the readers attention on the posts alone, and if possible change the font of my blog to give it a more personal feel for the readers.
I would like to possibly make my sidebar more simple and appealing, possibly change my background to something solid to keep the readers attention on the posts alone, and if possible change the font of my blog to give it a more personal feel for the readers.
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