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Week 11 Story (Grandmother River's Trick)

The scurry of frightened fish often overpowered the otherwise serene waters of the river. It was a common scene. Just as the sun began to set and the first glimpses of nightfall arrived, you would hear the first painful cry of a mother fish mourning her new little babies. The predators often struck at night. It was easier for them to sneak around, without fear of being eaten themselves. Every living species in the river understood that being prey was a risk, but the recent uprise in baby fish death was due to the predators gluttony and greed. The mother and father fish were terrified. Every night when they went to bed, they would tuck in their baby fish and pray that they would awaken with them the next morning. Recently, more often than not, frightened parents wold awake in the middle of the night to the loud chomps and chews of the predator munching on their children. Each day the parents would grow angrier and angrier, but due to their size and position in the natural food chain, ...

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. ...

Reading Notes (Tejas Part 1)

I love that this story originates in Texas and love even more that it is told from the viewpoint of children. I plan to retell the one fo the stories from the viewpoint of a child. I think it gives the story a unique perspective and shows everything form a simpler, less sophisticated point of view. This can be quite refreshing after reading stories told from an overly-academic view which is what we as college student are used to. Here are a few things I noticed in these stories: 1. The vocabulary is much simpler than the stories we've read thus far. 2. Maybe I could tell the same stories and just change the animals or keep it the same and just retell it in my own words? 3. I really like Grandmother River's Trick. 4. I'm noticing that a lot of myths are often about cunning, trickster-type characters. This is how big I imagined the river to grow to: (BBC) Bibliography: Grandmother River's Trick Noah NG 18 April 2013