Week 13: Story: Love of a Family

There once was a husband and a wife, and together they had twins. The wife was a wonderful mother, she cared and nursed them like any other mother would.

One day she wall called to go to her neighbors house around the corner. She hated to leave her twins alone, as for she feared of the haunting in the neighborhood. But, at last, she went as a good dead. 

When she was gone, she feared the haunting was going to come for her children. She rushed home, and found the twins perfectly content in their cradle. Nothing but smiles and laughter from the two.

As the days passed, the mother noticed her twins were not growing like they should be. 

The husband suspected the wife had had an affair, and that these children were not his. But alas, they were.

The wife was very concerned for her twins in the fact they were not growing properly. She loved them dearly but was not sure what had happened. So she set off to meet with the Wise Man. The Wise Man was a local who knew everything, and surely he had the answers to her questions.

When she arrived at the Wise Man's home. She asked him "Why are my twins not growing? I nurse them when it's time and I care for them greatly!" The Wise Man looked at the twins. His eyes looked up and down the two babies bodies, trying to figure out why they were so small. 

"Ah, my lady. You seem to have twin dwarfs. Nothing is wrong with them. They are just like any other babies, but have a growth disorder. You should love them and take of them like any other child, because you gave birth to the twins, and I know you love them." said the Wise Man

The wife looked slightly confused at the information she had just received, but went off with her twin babies. She went home and explained what the Wise Man had told her to her husband.

He too was confused, but together they knew they would love their twins. For they were the parents of them and would care to their every need.

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Author's note:
The Brewery of Eggshells
Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1892)

In the original story, the wife and husband were confused on why their twins were not growing. The wife felt that her children had been cursed by the haunting and went to the Wise Man for answers. He then told her to boil eggshells, and if the twins spoke to one another, then they were haunted. He then instructed her to throw them in the water, and the goblins adopted the babies. The wife later bore more children who she loved more. I decided to change the original story by making the wife and husband love their children even though they had dwarfism. 

Week 14: Reading Part B: Russian Folktales

The Two FriendsRussian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston (1887)

• Two friends, must like brothers promised would be invited to each other's weddings whether dead or alive
• One friend died, but when the other friend past his grave he remembered his promise
• So he invited his friend to his wedding
• The dead friend invited him for a drink in his tomb, he was reluctant but did so
• Together they took 3 shots, each equaling 100 years
• 300 years had passed from his wedding day
• When he released what had happened he left the tomb, only to find nothing was the same
• He found a priest and read about a groom going missing on his wedding day, which was him

The Dog and Corpse

Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston (1887)

Teething puppy: Hellonuzzle

• moujik went out with his dog, but found nothing
• Where two roads met he saw a white figure and was terrified
• He had no idea which way to go
• He decided to go on, dog followed
• Corpse showed itself and floated above the ground
• As the corpse approached, the dog grabbed it by its calves
• Dog destroyed corpse and ran after his master who ran away
• The dog became evil and tried attacking
• The grandmother said the dog was so upset because the man did not help him defend against the corpse
• They ended up tying up the dog for a year
• One day it got lose and wanted to attack the master
• They ended up killing the dog

Week 14: Reading Part A: Russian Folktales

The Dead Mother

Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston (1887)

Baby in a basket: Pxhere

• Wife and husband who lived happily
• Wife bore a child but soon died after, husband was upset and mourned the loss
• Hired an old woman to watch over the babe, cried and was upset all day, but during night slept
• All wondered why the baby was silent at night, at about midnight
• So they waited till midnight hit and realized what happened
• The dead mother cam and cradled her baby and she suckled the babe at her dead breast
• They shined the light on the mother, she said nothing but left
• They all found the baby to be dead once the dead mother left the cradle

Friday

Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S. Ralston (1887)

• There once was a mother who did not give reverence to Mother Friday, but would go to work
• When she returned from work, she was exhausted and slept, Mother Friday came for a visit
• Mother Friday came and stuffed the woman's eyes with dust while she was asleep
• When she awoke she was terrified, the other women said she had brought this on herself
• Asked for forgiveness, and during the night mother Friday came back and removed the dust

Tech Tip Cheezburger

Well.. it's that time of the semester where I am sure we are all feeling burned out. Below, you will find an image I created at the LOLbuilder.

Cheezburger

Cheezburger

Another image about how many of us feel at the end of the semester. I'm not sure about y'all, but when my alarm goes off, all I want to do is cover my eyes and lay back in bed!

Week 13: Reading Part B: Celtic Tales

Andrew Coffey

Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1892)

• Quiet decent mind, that knew everything
• One day found himself in an area he did not recognize, but had his horse to help him
• In clearing, rain fell
• There he saw a light in the distance, and went to the home
• There was a chair in the home that had a good welcoming
• He heard his name being called, but there was nothing to be found
• Asked to tell a story
• If no story, the worse would happen to him
• With no story, out came a man out of a cabinet
• It was a man that had gone missing by falling overboard on a boat while fishing
• He ran away
• When he felt okay, he stopped to rest
• Under the tree he was sitting, he tucked himself in it, with the rain stopping
• Saw men with box, and inside the box was Patrick
• He was pale as could be
• The men created a fire, and they were going to roast Patrick
• Patrick began to say "Andrew Coffey"
• Demanded that he came down, and he did
• The 4 men left and he was left with patrick and he continued to spin him
• Patrick said he was burning
• Andrew asked questions on how he was there, and was just confused and did not tend to the fire
• Patrick found himself out of the fire
• Patrick and Andrew back in the cabin, him asking for a story

The Brewery of Eggshells

Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1892)

Mother with twins: Economist

• Shepherd's cot known by the name of Twt y Cwmrws ["Place of Strife"]
• Man and wife and had twins
• She did not like leaving her little ones, because of the tale of the haunting
• She rushed home and saw that everything looked to be normal
• The twins did not grow like they should have
• Mother went to see Wise Man of Llanidloes because her kids were not growing like they should be
• He knew everything and would give advise
• Wise man said that when she is getting dinner for the reapers, clear out the shell of a hen's egg and boil some potage in it, and then take it to the door as if you meant it as a dinner for the reapers
• See to see if she hears her twins talk that sounds nothing like it should
• If she hears something, then throw them in the lake
• Children talked to one another
• She threw them in the lake and goblins in their blue trousers came and saved their dwarfs and the mother had her own children back and so the great strife ended

Week 13: Reading Part A: Celtic Tales

The Shepherd of Myddvai

 Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1892)

Lake: Wikipedia

• Lake known as Lyn y Van Vach
• Saw three maidens rise from lake
• Mortal beauty and offered bread to the woman
• Woman ran off, because she didn'l like hard bread
• Went back next day with with not as cooked bread
• Again the maiden said she didn't want this uncooked bread
• On the 3rd day, found floating bread, and offered to her
• She said if he could pick her out among her sisters, he could have her
• Offered cattle to her soon to be husband
• They had 3 children, bur at christening, was too far, told her to go on horse
• She needed her gloves, but she did not go on horse
• That was one mistake
• Another, while at a wedding, he tapped and asked why she was upset 
• Husband was careful not to strike her
• At a funeral, he touched again
• The two were to become unmarried because he had strike her 3 times
• Cattle and herself went back to the lake

Week 12: Dougie the dog

Dougie the Dog

Golden Doodle: Wikimedia

Once upon a time, there was a dog names Dougie. Dougie was a sweet golden doodle puppy that lived at the local animal shelter. He had the sweetest eyes and the softest fur. Each day, people passed by him in the window.

Than one day, a girl passed Dougie and told her mom, "Mom, I want that brown dog right there."

The Mom replied, "No sweetie, we cannot have a puppy right now."

Dougie's eyes grew sad.

The next day, a little boy saw Dougie. He grabbed his Dad's arm and said "Dad, I want that brown dog right there.

The Dad replied, "No sweetie, we cannot have a puppy right now."

Dougie's eyes grew sad.

The following day a little boy saw Dougie. He grabbed his Grandma's arm and said "Grandma, I want that brown dog right there.

The Grandma replied, "No sweetie, we cannot have a puppy right now."

Dougie's eyes grew sad.

Day after day, Dougie heard the same words, "No sweetie, we cannot have a puppy right now."

The same routine happened continuously. People passed by Dougie and each and everyone said, "I want that dog", but no one ever stopped into the store to buy him.

Then, one day, a sweet family passed by the animal shelter and saw Dougie.

The Father looked at his family and said. "Family, I want that brown dog right there."

And together they shouted. "I love him, he will be ours."

Dougie's eyes began to sparkle, and the family took him home and took great care of him.

Author's note:
English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1890)

I decided to use the idea of the repetition that was in Johnny Cake. In the original story, the cake escapes and continues to out run several groups of people and animals. Until, a fox out smarts the cake and ends up eating him. I decided to use a dog as the main character of my story and have people not want him because they cannot have a puppy right now. However, in the end, he is happily adopted into a family. 

Tech Tip: Canvas Calendar

Canvas Calendar

Calendar: Thenextweb

First of all, who doesn't love writing out everything that is due immediately after you receive your syllabus and have your brand new planner? Maybe, this is just me... but, let me tell you, writing things down really does help you remember important information. For me personally, I write everything down in my planner and use the canvas calendar sync option. I like to use the canvas calendar because sometimes I miss writing down due dates in my planner, but with the automatic syncing, I can see when things are due and on what day. Plus, since I spend so much on canvas due to other online classes, all I have to do is click the calendar tab to see everything for that day. One feature that is great also, is that once you finish an assignment it crosses it off for that day. If you dont use canvas calendar, I highly recommend it!

Week 12: Reading Notes: Part B

Johnny Cakes
 English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1890)

Lava cake: Good Free Photos

• Man, woman, and son, Mom made a Johnny cake and told boy to watch the cake, while the others went to the garden to hoe potatoes
• Boy didn't watch the cake close enough, and the oven opened, and the cake rolled out the door
• Johnny cake out rolled the 3 family members
• Did the same to a well diggers and 2 ditch diggers
• Out rolled a bear and wolf as well
• Fox out smarted the Johnny cake by making him stop and speak louder to him
• Fox snatched up the Johnny cake

Mr. Miacca

English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1890)

• Tommy grimes was a good and bad boy
• Mom warned him of Mr. Miacca, and one day when in street, he snatched him up
• Took Tommy home and told him how he will cook him with herbs, called out to wife Sally
• Tommy asked Sally if he always ate little boys, only when they are bad
• She likes pudding
• Convinced wife that he could run home for pudding for her too
• However, Tommy was bad again and snatched up by Mr. Miacca
• Told him he would not give them a trick again
• So he put him under the couch, and waited for the water to boil
• Took too long, so he chopped off a leg of the boy
• Leg that he chopped off was indeed his wife's leg
• Tommy ran home and said would never go around the corner again, until he was older

Week 12: Reading Part A: English Fairy Tales

The Old Woman and her Pig
Story source: English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1890)

Woman milking cow: Wikimedia

• lady found sixpence, and went off to market to buy pig
• Came to stile and pig would come
• Told dog to get pig, wouldn't
• Told stick to hit dog, wouldn't
• told fire to burn stick, but wouldn't
• Saw water, told to quench fire, wouldn't
• Saw ox, told ox to drink water, wouldn't
• Sa butcher, told to kill ox, wouldn't
• Saw rope, to kill butcher, no
• Saw rat to chew rope, no
• Saw cat, asked to kill rat
• Cat said would, only if she brought her milk from the cow
• Cow wanted hay for milk
• Once cow finished hay, woman brought milk to cat, and then cat began to kill the rat; the rat began to gnaw the rope; the rope began to hang the butcher; the butcher began to kill the ox; the ox began to drink the water; the water began to quench the fire; the fire began to burn the stick; the stick began to beat the dog; the dog began to bite the pig; the little pig in a fright jumped over the stile; and so the old woman got home that night

Week 11 Story: The Grouse and the Rabbit and His Evil Grandmother

There once was a rabbit who loved to play and trick. One day in the Prairie, the rabbit was out in the snow looking. He hopped around the ground, looking all over for something to take back to his Grandmother.

Then a small group of grouse birds were walking on the side of a pond. Together they looked as if they were going to go for a little swim. The rabbit had a good idea.

Spruce Grouse: Wikipedia

He hopped over to the group and grouse and introduced himself.

"Good afternoon!" said the rabbit. "

"Hello! We are the grouse pack, we are just about to go for a swim." Said the head grouse.

"Oh, I would join you, but I'm not a good swimmer. Would you guys like to go back to my house and play?" Asked the rabbit.

"Well we kinda wanted to go for a swim, but you seem nice, so sure! We love playing with new friends." Said the head grouse.

Together, the group of grouse birds and the rabbit went off to the rabbit's place. As they arrived they greeted the rabbit's Grandmother.

"Good afternoon!" they all said together.

As they went into the home, the grandmother grabbed a bag near the a table and snatched up all the grouse birds.

"You see rabbit, we need these birds for dinner. We simply cannot be friends with our food, we must eat them at once." said the Grandmother.

The rabbit began to cry over the snatching of his friends. The Grandmother took the birds away and the rabbit never saw them again. To this day, we still don't know exactly what Grandmother did with rabbit's friends.

Author's note:
The Rabbit and Grouse Girls
Myths and Legends of the Sioux by Marie McLaughlin (1916)

In the original story, the Rabbit captures the grouse girls and convinced them to go into his bag. He brought them home to his grandmother. When the Rabbit went out to get some sticks, the grouse girls convinced the grandmother to let them go. However, all of them escaped but just one. In my retelling I decided to make the Rabbit and the grouse group friends and having the grouse birds go off to the Rabbit's place to play. However once everyone got to the house, the grouse birds were captured by the grandmother.

Week 11: Reading notes: Part B: Sioux

The Pemmican Man And Unktomi

 Myths and Legends of the Sioux by Marie McLaughlin (1916)

Wild Buffalo: Wikimedia

• man dressed in buffalo fat and organs
• Unktomi is a spider, and has a large family
• Untktomi and his family saw the man who was covered in buffalo, and wanted to devour it
• When the man noticed be began throwing off the buffalo items and the spider and his family ate them
• He continued to run away and even got into the water, the fat pooled at the top of the lake
• The spiders sucked up this too
• Spiders went around the lake and saw two men, one was Wakapapi
• Instructed them to fight
• The pounded beef man died, and the spiders ate him, the other fat man ran away
• The fat man skinned a deer and climbed in a tree and suspended the meat
• The spider family saw this, but thought they were in the water due to the reflection
• Used rocks to build, but they made him sink to the bottom
• Unktomi died and a fish ate him

Iktomi and the Turtle

 Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa (1901)

• huntsman Patkasa= turtle
• Saw deer that he was standing above as a gift
• Iktomi (deer) tapped him on the shoulder after he had given thanks
• But how...
• Two were going to battle for the deer
• Patkasa was more afraid of being called a coward than of losing the deer

Week 11 Reading Part A: Sioux

The Rabbit and the Grouse Girls
Myths and Legends of the Sioux by Marie McLaughlin (1916)

Rabbit: Pixabay

• girls are grey and speckled 
• Rabbit convinced all grouse girls to get into his sack
• Brought them back to his grandmother
• Grouse girls cried out and told grandmother they were the grandchildren
• She opened the bag and they flew out, but grandmother caught one

The Rabbit and the Bear

Myths and Legends of the Sioux by Marie McLaughlin (1916)

• Need a certain arrowhead, had to go to bear hut to get them
• Stopped at a little hut, the first in the town, where everyone went
• Asked bear chief for some flint for arrow heads
• Bear was half flint half hard flesh
• Took a hammer and took some flint from the bear's body
• Rabbit struck too hard and the chief bear fell apart
• Rabbit ran away, cried out for snow
• Rabbit turned back and killed them one by one with his club