Reading Notes (Tejas Part 2)

The second half of these stories has what I have nicknamed "explanation tales". Basically meaning a tale of how something mundane has come to take place. For instance, the first story in this second collection is called "Why Hummingbirds Drink Only Dew". Stories like these really interest me as well. Between this collection and last, I have really grown to enjoy the stories included in this Tejas collection. Here are a few things I noted:

1. There are lot go animals in this collection just like the others, however, they tend to start away from the larger more popular animals like bears and tigers and instead take a look at the smaller, more commonly overlook animals such as fish, dogs, and hummingbirds.
2. Maybe I'll look into retelling "Why The Dogs Ears Flop".
3. These stories are relatively short as well. They don't reach beyond 600 words.
4. Try to keep my own retelling short as well to match up with the style of the original stories.

(Rover.com)

Bibliography:
theatlantic.com
Ed Yong
June 2, 2016

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