L Christina M

Being secluded from the rest of humanity was a feat that proved itself to be one of great pleasure for Monty. Monty enjoyed the subtle silence and overwhelming sounds of nothing but his own voice in his own head in his own land. The thought of regular social consumption seemed like the most evil of ideas man had created. Monty truly believed that he needed no other person but himself. He dreamed the idea of the outside coming in and only ever wanted to be in contact with himself and the small voices in his head that kept him company. The voices, he so nobly named 1, 2, and 3, were the wicked catalysts that pushed Monty to his aggression when his space was violated. Alone in a quiet cave in a desolate desert, Monty hated when the visiting tourists would get anywhere near his humble abode.  One day, a young girl and her family came to see the beautiful sites that Monty’s desert contained. The little girl was full of joy and excitement, for this was her first trip away from her o...

The second part of the readings stray a little bit away from Anansi and welcome new animal characters such s the tortoise, leopard, and rams. The intriguing part about a lot of these stories is that they are telling creation tales (such as How The Tortoise Got It's Shell). The stories are utilized to give background to everyday animals, facts, or phenomenons. That is one of the reasons why I loved listening to Uncle Baba's stories as a kid. I was a very imaginative child so these stories gave me even more reason to wonder about other seemingly "simple" life facts and creation. Here are a few facts from these stories: 1. Mauri (God) 2. Mauri sent his servants to collect different things: goats, cows, sheep, etc. 3. One of these servants/travelers was named Mr. Klo (the tortoise). 4. Earth and dust formed a hard caked shell on Mr. Klo's back, creating his "shell". (Smithsonian Channel - YouTube) Bibliography: Heritage History, 2017 https:...

Growing up in a multicultural family, I was often told stories from many different backgrounds. My uncle, we call him Uncle Baba (meaning father), is the resident storyteller in our family. I remember being very young and sitting around Uncle Baba's fireplace as he told us traditional African Tales. My favorites were always about the spider, Anansi. I can't lie, as I got older some of the details of the stories of Anansi has faded. But I as so excited to refresh my memory when I saw that this was a topic. Here are a few things that I learned: 1. Anansi (meaning spider) was given a task to bring three things: a jar full of bees, a boa constrictor, and a tiger. 2. The bees agreed to fly into the jar, proving Anansi's first assertion true. 3. Anansi tricked the snake into being taken back to Nyankupon. 4. The third task was completed through Anansi's cleverness. This is something that my uncle talked about a lot (just how clever Anansi was). 5. The comp...