"Work Ahead" Web Source.
Monday, April 16, 2018
Tech Tip, Canvas Calendar
I can't believe I did not know about the Canvas calendar before now! For the most part Canvas is a really great website and system, but sometimes staying on top of assignments can be difficult because they are not always in the same place. In the calendar, all assignments from all classes are in one area, organized by day they are due, and get crossed off when you do them! So so helpful. Now that I know this exists I will definitely be customizing my calendar and maybe even moving up my due dates so that I can get ahead in my classes!
Famous Last Words
This is actually my first famous last words blog post and I'm excited to reflect on the class so far. As I'm nearing the end of the semester I can definitely feel the pressure from my science classes, so even though this class is a lot of work, it's a nice change from my other classes. I really enjoy doing the readings, and my reading of Alice In Wonderland was great, whimsical reading for this week. It wasn't what I expected going into it though. It was a lot darker than I remember and there were a lot of arguments between characters. To me, it seemed like the majority of characters were grumpy and Alice was a very sassy little girl. I thought this was very interesting and it made for a enlightening read. As far as my life outside of school, its starting to get busier as well as my dance studio prepares for recital and auditions for pom are coming up quickly. I've got to just keep on pushing and the semester will be over before I know it!
Keep Going Cat. Web Source.
Tech Tip: Bookmarking
For this Tech Tip I focused on bookmarking webpages. I use a lot o
f different websites for school and especially this class so it's important for me to be able to access them easily and not have to type them into the URL every single time. This can easily be done by bookmarking the pages so I can simply click on the saved link and it takes me right to the website I'm wanting to go to. One thing that I didn't know I could do before this tech tip was that you can organize bookmarks into folders. This was really helpful for me because like I said, I have a lot of bookmarks and now they are neatly organized by class!
f different websites for school and especially this class so it's important for me to be able to access them easily and not have to type them into the URL every single time. This can easily be done by bookmarking the pages so I can simply click on the saved link and it takes me right to the website I'm wanting to go to. One thing that I didn't know I could do before this tech tip was that you can organize bookmarks into folders. This was really helpful for me because like I said, I have a lot of bookmarks and now they are neatly organized by class!
How I Feel When I Have to type a URL. Web Source.
Week 14 Story: The Live Mother
Once there was a very happy couple that lived in a small village. After a few years, they bore a child. Shortly after the child was born, the mother got sick and died. The father was quite and distraught and did not know how he as going to take care of the baby or feed it. He decided to hire an old woman to care for the baby.
Nothing the old woman did could calm the baby down. It cried all day and night and refused to eat. However, one night the baby stopped crying as if it was being fed. The old woman thought this was very strange so she stayed up one night to see what it was that was happening. That night she saw someone come into the house after midnight and go up to the baby's room where the baby would immediately stop crying.
The next day, the old woman told the baby's father about this and he decided to gather other people in the village to stay up one night to try and figure out who it was sneaking into their house every night. That night when the mysterious figure went into the baby's room, the villagers shined a light in it's face. They gasped in terror as they saw that it was the dead mother.
What happened next was quite magical. After the mother saw that she had been seen, she looked down at her baby, and life suddenly consumed her and she became living once again. The mother, father, and baby lived happily until the baby was grown.
Author's Note: My inspiration for this story comes from the Russian Folktales Unit. The story was called The Dead Mother. I kept the majority of the story the same except for the ending. In the original, when the mother saw that she had been seen, she looked down at the baby and then disappeared. They then saw that the baby had died. I thought this was a very dark ending so I wanted to make it happier by having the mother coming back to life and living happily with her husband and baby.
Bibliography: Russian Folk Tales by W.R.S. Ralston.
Nothing the old woman did could calm the baby down. It cried all day and night and refused to eat. However, one night the baby stopped crying as if it was being fed. The old woman thought this was very strange so she stayed up one night to see what it was that was happening. That night she saw someone come into the house after midnight and go up to the baby's room where the baby would immediately stop crying.
The next day, the old woman told the baby's father about this and he decided to gather other people in the village to stay up one night to try and figure out who it was sneaking into their house every night. That night when the mysterious figure went into the baby's room, the villagers shined a light in it's face. They gasped in terror as they saw that it was the dead mother.
What happened next was quite magical. After the mother saw that she had been seen, she looked down at her baby, and life suddenly consumed her and she became living once again. The mother, father, and baby lived happily until the baby was grown.
Happy Mother and Baby. Web Source.
Author's Note: My inspiration for this story comes from the Russian Folktales Unit. The story was called The Dead Mother. I kept the majority of the story the same except for the ending. In the original, when the mother saw that she had been seen, she looked down at the baby and then disappeared. They then saw that the baby had died. I thought this was a very dark ending so I wanted to make it happier by having the mother coming back to life and living happily with her husband and baby.
Bibliography: Russian Folk Tales by W.R.S. Ralston.
Reading Notes, Russian Fairy Tales: Part B
These notes are from a few stories in the Russian Fairy Tales reading part B.
(The Witch Girl)
In a village there was a witch that came in a different house and killed all its members. One day a coassack asked to stay the night in a families home and they said he could only if he did not fear death. He was not afraid and kept watch while the family slept. At midnight a witch dressed in white climbed in the window and as she was about to sprinkle death the cossack chopped off her arm and she ran away. The next day the family was overjoyed to find that they were all still alive. They went around to the other houses to check on the families and one family's daughter was ill. The cossack saw the sick girl was missing an arm and knew immediately that she was the witch. He told them what happened, was awarded a great sum of honey, and the witch girl was drowned.
(The Two Friends)
There were two friends who were so close they regarded themselves as brothers. They made a pact that whoever got married first would invite the other to his wedding whether they were alive or dead. One day, one of the friends fell ill and died. When it was time for the other friend to get married he went to his friends grave to invite him to his wedding. When he invited him, the dead friend came out from his grave and asked him to have a drink with him. At first he resisted but finally gave in. While drinking the first drink, 100 years passed. After the second drink, 200 years passed. And then after the 3rd drink 300 years had passed and the friend said that was enough and it was time to go marry his bride. However, when he came out of the grave, he found that everything was different. He ran to the village, and it too was different and he knew no one. He went to the priest and told what happened and the priest checked the records and sure enough 300 years ago a groom disappeared into a graveyard and his wife to be eventually married someone else.
(The Witch Girl)
In a village there was a witch that came in a different house and killed all its members. One day a coassack asked to stay the night in a families home and they said he could only if he did not fear death. He was not afraid and kept watch while the family slept. At midnight a witch dressed in white climbed in the window and as she was about to sprinkle death the cossack chopped off her arm and she ran away. The next day the family was overjoyed to find that they were all still alive. They went around to the other houses to check on the families and one family's daughter was ill. The cossack saw the sick girl was missing an arm and knew immediately that she was the witch. He told them what happened, was awarded a great sum of honey, and the witch girl was drowned.
(The Two Friends)
There were two friends who were so close they regarded themselves as brothers. They made a pact that whoever got married first would invite the other to his wedding whether they were alive or dead. One day, one of the friends fell ill and died. When it was time for the other friend to get married he went to his friends grave to invite him to his wedding. When he invited him, the dead friend came out from his grave and asked him to have a drink with him. At first he resisted but finally gave in. While drinking the first drink, 100 years passed. After the second drink, 200 years passed. And then after the 3rd drink 300 years had passed and the friend said that was enough and it was time to go marry his bride. However, when he came out of the grave, he found that everything was different. He ran to the village, and it too was different and he knew no one. He went to the priest and told what happened and the priest checked the records and sure enough 300 years ago a groom disappeared into a graveyard and his wife to be eventually married someone else.
Graveyards and Death. A common theme in the Russian Folk Stories. Web Source.
Bibliography: Russian Folk Tales by W.R.S Ralston.
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Reading Notes: Russian Folktales: Part A
This weeks notes are from the Russian Folktales Unit. There were a lot of different stories in Part A, and these notes consist of a few that I found most interesting and that I could see myself using for my story this week.
(The Dead Mother)
There was a couple that had a baby. Shortly after, the mother died and the husband was at loss how he was going to take care of, and nourish the baby. So he hired an older woman to take care of it. However, nothing she could do would calm the baby and it cried all day and did not eat. One night, the baby suddenly stopped crying and the old woman found this quite odd. It continued to happen and so she began to watch and found that someone was coming into the house at night and going to the baby's room. She alerted the husband of this and so he brought in others to stake out one night and see who it was that was coming every night and calming the baby. That night when the person came in, they shown a light and saw that it was the dead mother. They were terrified and when the mother saw that she had been seen she looked down at the baby and disappeared. They then saw that the baby was dead.
(The Water Snake)
There was a girl bathing in a pond. While she was bathing a snake laid upon her robes and would not get off of them unless she agreed to marry him. She agreed knowing it was not possible for her to marry a snake and she went home and forgot about it. A few weeks later, tons of snakes went to her cottage and drug the girl back into the pond. When they reached the water they all turned into men and women. She lived down there for three years and had two children. One day she went to visit her mother and said that when she came back she would cry out for her husband to come and get her. That night while the girl was sleeping, her mother went to the pond and cried out for her daughter's husband and when he came out she chopped off his head. The daughter found out about this and was very distraught. She sent her daughter to be a wren, her son to be a nightengale, and herself a cuckoo.
(The Dead Mother)
There was a couple that had a baby. Shortly after, the mother died and the husband was at loss how he was going to take care of, and nourish the baby. So he hired an older woman to take care of it. However, nothing she could do would calm the baby and it cried all day and did not eat. One night, the baby suddenly stopped crying and the old woman found this quite odd. It continued to happen and so she began to watch and found that someone was coming into the house at night and going to the baby's room. She alerted the husband of this and so he brought in others to stake out one night and see who it was that was coming every night and calming the baby. That night when the person came in, they shown a light and saw that it was the dead mother. They were terrified and when the mother saw that she had been seen she looked down at the baby and disappeared. They then saw that the baby was dead.
(The Water Snake)
There was a girl bathing in a pond. While she was bathing a snake laid upon her robes and would not get off of them unless she agreed to marry him. She agreed knowing it was not possible for her to marry a snake and she went home and forgot about it. A few weeks later, tons of snakes went to her cottage and drug the girl back into the pond. When they reached the water they all turned into men and women. She lived down there for three years and had two children. One day she went to visit her mother and said that when she came back she would cry out for her husband to come and get her. That night while the girl was sleeping, her mother went to the pond and cried out for her daughter's husband and when he came out she chopped off his head. The daughter found out about this and was very distraught. She sent her daughter to be a wren, her son to be a nightengale, and herself a cuckoo.
Water Snake. Web Source.
Bibliography: Russian Fairy Tales by Ralston.
Week 13 Story: Alice and Humpty Dumpty
While Alice was walking along the forest she came to a tall wall with a weird looking egg sitting on top of it. Alice found this quite odd and went up to the egg who introduced himself as Humpty Dumpty.
"Oh! Humpty Dumpty from the nursery rhyme!" Alice said.
"Nursery rhyme? I do not know what you are talking about." said Humpty.
Alice warned Humpty that it might be safer for him to get down off the wall, so that he doesn't fall and break. Humpty was sure that this would not happen and told her that even if it did, the King promised to send all his horses and all of his men.
"Yes, but they won't be able to put you back together again." said Alice.
"Why must you talk so much nonsense?" Humpty said.
Alice didn't want to cause an argument so she gave Humpy a compliment on his belt he was wearing. This frustrated Humpty becasue he was wearing a cravat, not a belt. He told Alice that she was quite unintelligent for mixing up the two and that she best be on her way. Alice was angered at this point as well and said "Fine, until we meet again."
Humpty replied back, "Even if we did meet again, I would not recognize you. Your face it too ordinary. You have two eyes, a nose, and a mouth just like everyone else. It would be better if your mouth was above your eyes."
Alice decided to ignore this comment and walk away. As she was muttering under her breath to herself about how grumpy Humpty was, she heard a large crash behind her. She quickly turned around and saw that Humpty had fallen off his wall and broken into a million pieces.
"Hmph!" she said. "Serves him right for being so rude!"
"Oh! Humpty Dumpty from the nursery rhyme!" Alice said.
"Nursery rhyme? I do not know what you are talking about." said Humpty.
Alice warned Humpty that it might be safer for him to get down off the wall, so that he doesn't fall and break. Humpty was sure that this would not happen and told her that even if it did, the King promised to send all his horses and all of his men.
"Yes, but they won't be able to put you back together again." said Alice.
"Why must you talk so much nonsense?" Humpty said.
Alice didn't want to cause an argument so she gave Humpy a compliment on his belt he was wearing. This frustrated Humpty becasue he was wearing a cravat, not a belt. He told Alice that she was quite unintelligent for mixing up the two and that she best be on her way. Alice was angered at this point as well and said "Fine, until we meet again."
Humpty replied back, "Even if we did meet again, I would not recognize you. Your face it too ordinary. You have two eyes, a nose, and a mouth just like everyone else. It would be better if your mouth was above your eyes."
Alice decided to ignore this comment and walk away. As she was muttering under her breath to herself about how grumpy Humpty was, she heard a large crash behind her. She quickly turned around and saw that Humpty had fallen off his wall and broken into a million pieces.
"Hmph!" she said. "Serves him right for being so rude!"
Alice and Humpty. Web Source.
Author's note: My inspiration for this story came from the Humpty Dumpty section in Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll. I kept my story mostly the same but elaborated in the middle section when Alice and Humpty are talking about his famous nursery rhyme (that is not so famous to him). In the original I found it interesting that Humpty did not know that he was a storybook character and so I added dialogue between him and Alice to better explain that. I kept Humpty's grumpy character the same because I thought it was an interesting take. For the ending, the original text mentions the large crash but never says what it was. I decided to go ahead and tag on the ending of Humpty falling off the wall as "karma" for being so rude to Alice.
Bibliography: Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll.
Reading Notes, Through the Looking Glass: Part B
These notes are based off "Queen Alice".
At this point Alice is a queen and sitting on either side of her are the Red Queen and the White Queen. They converse quite a bit. The Queens started questioning Alice's skills like whether she can do math, say the ABC's etc. The Queen began telling Alice about a horrible thunderstorm they had and became distressed and then said she was very tired. Both Queens soon were asleep on Alice's shoulder and she was unsure what to do next. Alice then suddenly was standing in front of a door with words "Queen Alice" above it. She knocked and knocked but no one came. Finally, and old frog came and asked her what she was doing. Alice explained and then they started singing a song. Alice got into the door and there was a banquet going on with lots of guests and the Red and White Queens. They told her that she had already missed the soup and fish but to sit down and carve the joint. Alice had never carved a joint before and was nervous. The Queens then introduced her to the foods and they all seemed to be alive. It ends with The Queen about to tell a poem about the fish.
Bibliography: Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There By Lewis Carroll.
At this point Alice is a queen and sitting on either side of her are the Red Queen and the White Queen. They converse quite a bit. The Queens started questioning Alice's skills like whether she can do math, say the ABC's etc. The Queen began telling Alice about a horrible thunderstorm they had and became distressed and then said she was very tired. Both Queens soon were asleep on Alice's shoulder and she was unsure what to do next. Alice then suddenly was standing in front of a door with words "Queen Alice" above it. She knocked and knocked but no one came. Finally, and old frog came and asked her what she was doing. Alice explained and then they started singing a song. Alice got into the door and there was a banquet going on with lots of guests and the Red and White Queens. They told her that she had already missed the soup and fish but to sit down and carve the joint. Alice had never carved a joint before and was nervous. The Queens then introduced her to the foods and they all seemed to be alive. It ends with The Queen about to tell a poem about the fish.
Alice and the sleeping Queens. Web Source.
Bibliography: Through the Looking Glass, and What Alice Found There By Lewis Carroll.
Reading Notes, Through the Looking Glass: Part A
For my reading this week I wanted to continue with my Alice and Wonderland theme so I chose Through the Looking Glass.
I didn't remember that Humpty Dumpty was in Alice and Wonderland so I decided to focus these notes on the Humpty Dumpty part of the reading.
(Humpty Dumpty)
The first part of this reading was very funny. Alice approaches Humpty Dumpty and they share some conversation before Alice mentions the poem and Humpty Dumpty thinks that Alice has been spying on him. He is completely unaware that there is a book about him. He is sure that he would never fall off the wall and does not want to get down.
(Humpty Dumpty Cont.)
Humpty then asked Alice how old she was and she replie seven years and six months. Humpty says that she should've stopped growing at seven and Alice said that was not possible. Humpty said it was possible with two people. Alice quickly changed the subject and Humpty got angry when she mistook his cravat for a belt. They then talked about unbirthday presents and he asked her to subtract one from 365 and show him the math.
(Humpty Dumpty cont. again)
Humpty and Alice continued to carry on conversation and combining words to make new ones. Then he said that he was going to recite a poem for Alice.
(Humpty Dumpty end)
Humpty recited the poem for Alice and then told her to leave and that he probably wouldn't remember her because she looks like everyone else. Alice walked away saying how mean Humpty was but didn't get to finish her sentence because a loud crash shook the forest.
Bibliography: Through the Looking Glass, and what Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll.
I didn't remember that Humpty Dumpty was in Alice and Wonderland so I decided to focus these notes on the Humpty Dumpty part of the reading.
(Humpty Dumpty)
The first part of this reading was very funny. Alice approaches Humpty Dumpty and they share some conversation before Alice mentions the poem and Humpty Dumpty thinks that Alice has been spying on him. He is completely unaware that there is a book about him. He is sure that he would never fall off the wall and does not want to get down.
(Humpty Dumpty Cont.)
Humpty then asked Alice how old she was and she replie seven years and six months. Humpty says that she should've stopped growing at seven and Alice said that was not possible. Humpty said it was possible with two people. Alice quickly changed the subject and Humpty got angry when she mistook his cravat for a belt. They then talked about unbirthday presents and he asked her to subtract one from 365 and show him the math.
(Humpty Dumpty cont. again)
Humpty and Alice continued to carry on conversation and combining words to make new ones. Then he said that he was going to recite a poem for Alice.
(Humpty Dumpty end)
Humpty recited the poem for Alice and then told her to leave and that he probably wouldn't remember her because she looks like everyone else. Alice walked away saying how mean Humpty was but didn't get to finish her sentence because a loud crash shook the forest.
Alice with Humpty Dumpty. Web Source.
Bibliography: Through the Looking Glass, and what Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll.
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Reading Notes, Alice in Wonderland: Part B
These notes focus on "A Mad Tea Party" from Part B in the Alice in Wonderland unit.
(A Mad Tea Party)
Maybe I just haven't seen the movie recently enough to remember how Alice talks, but in the readings she is very sassy which is continuing to surprise me, but that I also find quite funny. In my story this week I definitely want to carry this over. The first part of this scene was mostly back and forth between Alice and the Hare.
(A Mad Tea Party Continued)
This part continued with dialogue between Alice and the hatter were they told jokes and riddles with each other. Specifically, about time. The mouse also woke up in the scene and told a very short story about three girls who lived in a well, and again, Alice made sassy comments about it.
(A Mad Tea Party End)
The last part of this story involved more dialogue between the three character's and the doormouse finishing his story of the three girls in the treacle well. Alice thought the story was quite absurd and got offended and walked off saying it was the stupidest tea party she had ever been to. As she walked away she came to a door in a tree and decided to go through it. This is where she enters the the garden of the Queen.
Bibliography: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
(A Mad Tea Party)
Maybe I just haven't seen the movie recently enough to remember how Alice talks, but in the readings she is very sassy which is continuing to surprise me, but that I also find quite funny. In my story this week I definitely want to carry this over. The first part of this scene was mostly back and forth between Alice and the Hare.
(A Mad Tea Party Continued)
This part continued with dialogue between Alice and the hatter were they told jokes and riddles with each other. Specifically, about time. The mouse also woke up in the scene and told a very short story about three girls who lived in a well, and again, Alice made sassy comments about it.
(A Mad Tea Party End)
The last part of this story involved more dialogue between the three character's and the doormouse finishing his story of the three girls in the treacle well. Alice thought the story was quite absurd and got offended and walked off saying it was the stupidest tea party she had ever been to. As she walked away she came to a door in a tree and decided to go through it. This is where she enters the the garden of the Queen.
Bibliography: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
The Mad Tea Party. Web Source.
Monday, April 2, 2018
Reading Notes, Alice in Wonderland: Part A
I was so excited to see Alice in Wonderland in this week's reading options because I have always loved how whimsical and fun the story is. For this section of notes I want to focus on a part of the story I was less familiar with- "Pig and Pepper".
(Pig and Pepper)
The first part of this story was very interesting. Although I do enjoy the story of Alice and Wonderland, I couldn't tell you the last time I actually watched the movie so a lot of this reading was a refresher for me. The fist section of this story goes through how Alice meets the Cheshire cat.
(Pig and Pepper Continued)
This section of the story begins with a conversation between Alice and the Duchess about why the Cheshire cat is smiling so much. I found it comical and was also surprised by Alice's bravery in just coming on and in and striking up a conversation. The cook continued to throw pots and pans everywhere towards the Duchess and her baby and Alice jumped up and begged him to stop. After singing and throwing the baby around violently, the Duchess gave the baby to Alice and said she must go get ready for croquet with the queen.
(Pig and Pepper End)
Alice was unsure what to do with the pig/baby creature, so she let it go into the woods and saw the Cheshire cat a few yards away. Alice asked the cat where she should go next and the cat cunningly replied, "depends on where you want to go." The cat then told her one way was a rabbit and the other was a mad hatter. Before he disappeared he told her the child had turned into a pig. Alice then walked towards the direction of the hare.
(Pig and Pepper)
The first part of this story was very interesting. Although I do enjoy the story of Alice and Wonderland, I couldn't tell you the last time I actually watched the movie so a lot of this reading was a refresher for me. The fist section of this story goes through how Alice meets the Cheshire cat.
(Pig and Pepper Continued)
This section of the story begins with a conversation between Alice and the Duchess about why the Cheshire cat is smiling so much. I found it comical and was also surprised by Alice's bravery in just coming on and in and striking up a conversation. The cook continued to throw pots and pans everywhere towards the Duchess and her baby and Alice jumped up and begged him to stop. After singing and throwing the baby around violently, the Duchess gave the baby to Alice and said she must go get ready for croquet with the queen.
(Pig and Pepper End)
Alice was unsure what to do with the pig/baby creature, so she let it go into the woods and saw the Cheshire cat a few yards away. Alice asked the cat where she should go next and the cat cunningly replied, "depends on where you want to go." The cat then told her one way was a rabbit and the other was a mad hatter. Before he disappeared he told her the child had turned into a pig. Alice then walked towards the direction of the hare.
Cheshire Cat. Web Source.
Bibliography: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
Sunday, April 1, 2018
Google Timer Tech Tip
This week for my Tech Tip I decided to look into Google timers. I had no idea that Google had this feature, although it does not surprise me.
When it comes to studying or working on projects, assignments etc., I have always heard that setting a timer for about 15-20 minutes (or however long you like) and working for that amount of time and then allowing yourself to take a break is a really great way to get things done! Especially for those who procrastinate or are easily distracted (A.K.A. me).
I have never actually tried this method, but now that I know Google has a timer I can easily set on my laptop while I'm working I think I will try it! Here's to less procrastination!
I'm a huge Sound of Music fan and got a really good laugh out of this picture.
When it comes to studying or working on projects, assignments etc., I have always heard that setting a timer for about 15-20 minutes (or however long you like) and working for that amount of time and then allowing yourself to take a break is a really great way to get things done! Especially for those who procrastinate or are easily distracted (A.K.A. me).
I have never actually tried this method, but now that I know Google has a timer I can easily set on my laptop while I'm working I think I will try it! Here's to less procrastination!
I'm a huge Sound of Music fan and got a really good laugh out of this picture.
The Hills are Alive....with Procrastination. Web Source.
Week 11 Story: The Turtle Who was Not Afraid of Thunder
Once there was a turtle who lived happily in a lake. However, he had one problem. Something kept hitting him while he was in the water. One day, he came out and tried to investigate what it was but could not find anyone.
Instead he called out "who will help me?". The first to respond was deer. Turtle asked deer to show him his best fighting skills to defeat whoever it was hitting him.
Turtle was not impressed by deer's skills and called out again, "who will help me?" Next to respond was bear. Turtle again asked him to show his best fighting skills and again, turtle was not impressed.
He called out one more time, "who will help me?" This time, an army of little turtles arose and showed turtle their best fighting skills. Turtle was very impressed and knew they would be the ones to defeat his bully. So turtle went back down into the water while his army awaited the return of the bully.
The next day he awoke to his army of turtles yelling for him to come out and look. Turtle arose from the water and saw a lonely bird a tree dropping rocks into the water. "This is Thunder Bird!" one of the turtles said. Turtle knew that Thunder Bird was the only one of his kind and was very lonely, but also too shy to make any companions. It turns out that he had been dropping rocks into the lake in hopes that turtle would come out and talk to him.
From that day forward Thunder Bird and the turtles were great friends and Thunder Bird provided protection for the turtles during thunderstorms.
The Friendship between Turtle and Thunder Bird. Web Source.
Author's Note: This week's story is taken from "Turtle and Thunder" from the British and North America Tales unit. I kept the beginning of the story the same up until when the turtle army takes stance to wait for whoever it was dropping rocks. In the original story, the bully drops a rock on the turtles and kills them all. Turtle comes out from the water and asks his neighbor who did it and his neighbor responds that it was Thunder Bird and that he was very afraid of him. From that day forward Turtle stayed hidden under the water during thunder storms. I thought that version of the story was a little morbid so I wanted to make it happier. I portrayed Thunder Bird as a lonely bird wanting to make friends who eventually makes friends with the turtles. From that day on, he provided protection for his friends during thunder storms.
Reading Notes, British North America: Part B
These notes are from the story 'Turtle and Thunder" from Part B of the British North America Tales.
The story starts with a turtle who lives in a lake and keeps getting hit by something. Every time he emerges from the water to see what it was, he sees nothing. Eventually he asks for help.
The deer was the first to help him. The turtle asked the deer to see how well he could fight so the deer began to fight a tree and broke his horns. This was not good enough for the turtle.
Next to help was was bear. Turtle asked the same thing of bear so bear began to fight the tree but was jumping around clumsily, and again it was not enough for the turtle.
Turtle called out again for someone to help him and this time a crowd of little turtles came forward. Turtle asked them to show him how they can fight, and turtle was very pleased and knew they would be the ones to fight whoever was hitting him.
He took them to his home and soon a big rock fell upon them and killed them all. Turtle came out and saw a big bird overhead. He ran to his neighbor and asked who the bird was.
The neighbor replied that it was the thunder bird and that he was very scared of him. Ever since then, turtle stayed under the water during thunderstorms.
Bibliography: Turtle and Thunder from Myths and Legends of British North America by Katharine Berry Judson.
The story starts with a turtle who lives in a lake and keeps getting hit by something. Every time he emerges from the water to see what it was, he sees nothing. Eventually he asks for help.
The deer was the first to help him. The turtle asked the deer to see how well he could fight so the deer began to fight a tree and broke his horns. This was not good enough for the turtle.
Next to help was was bear. Turtle asked the same thing of bear so bear began to fight the tree but was jumping around clumsily, and again it was not enough for the turtle.
Turtle called out again for someone to help him and this time a crowd of little turtles came forward. Turtle asked them to show him how they can fight, and turtle was very pleased and knew they would be the ones to fight whoever was hitting him.
He took them to his home and soon a big rock fell upon them and killed them all. Turtle came out and saw a big bird overhead. He ran to his neighbor and asked who the bird was.
The neighbor replied that it was the thunder bird and that he was very scared of him. Ever since then, turtle stayed under the water during thunderstorms.
Bibliography: Turtle and Thunder from Myths and Legends of British North America by Katharine Berry Judson.
The Turtle looking for his bully. Web Source.
Reading Notes, British North America :Part A
These notes are over the story "Why the Sun is Bright", one of the stories in the British North America Tales.
The story starts with a whole village moving away from its home because they were angry with one boy. This seems like a lot of work to me over being angry, but kept reading to see what happens next. The boy was left alone in the village with his grandma and soon they began to starve. She told him to go snare small animals, and shoot the birds for food. The grandma cooked the animals and made the boy a bright coat from their fur that he wore when he went to spear fish.
The sun saw the boy everyday in his bright robe and one day came to the boy dressed in a goatskin robe with fringe and asked him if he would trade. At first the boy said no, but then the sun said that with his robe, the boy would be able to catch more fish than he could ever spear. He then placed his fingers in the water and immediately fish were caught on the fringe of the robe. The boy exchanged robes after that. Before this, the sun was pale. But now with the new bright coat he became bright and dazzling and people could no longer look at him.
Bibliography: Why the Sun is Bright from Myths and Legends of British North America written by Katharine Berry Judson.
The story starts with a whole village moving away from its home because they were angry with one boy. This seems like a lot of work to me over being angry, but kept reading to see what happens next. The boy was left alone in the village with his grandma and soon they began to starve. She told him to go snare small animals, and shoot the birds for food. The grandma cooked the animals and made the boy a bright coat from their fur that he wore when he went to spear fish.
The sun saw the boy everyday in his bright robe and one day came to the boy dressed in a goatskin robe with fringe and asked him if he would trade. At first the boy said no, but then the sun said that with his robe, the boy would be able to catch more fish than he could ever spear. He then placed his fingers in the water and immediately fish were caught on the fringe of the robe. The boy exchanged robes after that. Before this, the sun was pale. But now with the new bright coat he became bright and dazzling and people could no longer look at him.
Bibliography: Why the Sun is Bright from Myths and Legends of British North America written by Katharine Berry Judson.
The Bright Sun. Web Source.
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