Myth-Folklore 2020

 These notes are based off Blue Beard which is from The Blue Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1889).  This is a story that I've seen referenced, but I've never read it myself! It was scary. I thought the bride was going to die. She honestly got lucky I don't like that it was her brothers that saved her If I rewrote it, I would make her fight Blue Beard, or outsmart him somehow Maybe she could hide in the bloody closet and pounce on him Also, she could've just run away after she found out! Anyway, so Blue seems like a pretty sweet guy.  He has an ugly blue beard, so no one wants to marry him. They are also weirded out because a bunch of his old wives have gone missing (clue), which is fair However, with all his money, he is able to woo a new bride He went away on a trip, and gave her all the keys to his mansion She can open all the doors BUT not the secret closet (familiar rule...) She obviously goes into the closet and sees dead women. There are bodies all over the floor  ...

 These notes are from The Robber Bridegroom which is part of Household stories by the Brothers Grimm translated by Lucy Crane and illustrated by Walter Crane (1886). So, I've always heard that the Grimm fairy tales are much more gruesome than people realize. They're often read to children (and remade) for young audiences, but are quiet dark.  This is one of the dark ones! That's why I wanted to read these, to find the scary stories. I'm taking notes over part 2, but part 1 is the set up. The miller's daughter is visiting her groom's house. She's never been there, and he told her to visit so that she could get to know him better (lured her!) Never go to someone's house if you don't know them. That's the moral of this one  She has a weird feeling about this whole thing, so she sprinkles pea's on the ground during her journey. I love that this girl is smart! Always trust your instinct When she arrives, there's a creepy bird that's singin...

 These notes are based off Rumpelstiltskin which is from The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales translated by D. L Ashliman. This was my favorite story when I was a kid. I read a bunch of different versions from the library and watched versions of it on TV.  It just so fun. The depictions of the little Rumpelstiltskin man are so great.  After reading this translation, I understand the changes that people have made in their retellings.  The most common change is the addition of the prince! In this story, the king is the one who marries the maiden.  In the retellings, there's a prince that tries to help the princess. He gives her advice, and he's the one that figures out the name of Rumpelstiltskin.  It makes the story cute and a bit less creepy. It adds the love element.  I would follow these changes if I wrote my own version of this story. The moral of the story is probably, "don't lie". This whole mess happens because the miller lies abou...

 These notes are based off The Shee An Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire by Joseph Jacobs (1892). Okay, usually I take pretty detailed plot notes for my story notes. However, I've done so many of these in a row, so I'm getting tired of this format. PLUS this story is much longer than usual, and has many parts. I'm going to do something new for this reading, I'll just give brief examples of the story, but focus on characters and how I could change the story into something new So the main characters: The Fairy of Gannon wants to marry King Gannon's daughter he is sent on a quest by the king If he can get the goblin to start laughing again, he will be allowed to marry the princess why is it so important for the goblin to laugh? Maybe the king was former friends with the goblin or the goblin's laugh has certain powers This character is a typical hero! Brave and kind. He does a favor for the goblin, slays the giant, gets the evil king to bring back the goblin's son,...

 These notes are based off The Horned Women  from Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs (1892). This is another story that would fit in with my storybook Again, this isn't super scary or unsettling, but it's "strange" I also think I could add in a story that's more on the goofy side, so it's still weird, but also a bit funny! So, a rich lady is staying up at night I would make this a teen girl (or maybe a couple of stereotypical teens)   Suddenly, there's a knock on the door, calling out for the woman to open up! I don't know why you would answer this lol Maybe in my story (modern teens would never), the teen can be tricked into opening the door The witch with one Horn enters I guess the lady of the house thinks that other women set it up for her Now they work on carding wool ( I think this is getting wool ready to use) Maybe I could make them prepare charm bracelets or something 2000's Soon enough, there's a second knock at the door This time, i...

 These notes are based off The Camp of the Ghosts  which is a Blackfoot tale found in Blackfeet Indian Stories  by George Bird Grinnell (1915)  Again, I'm being inspired by "spooky" tales for my portfolio This story really isn't scary, it's actually kind of nice I wouldn't try to make this one scary, instead I would make it more heartwarming The man travels into the land of the dead to bring back his wife The ghosts are pretty nice and helpful to the man, which I would keep! The strange happening would be about the woman dying and amazingly coming back to life! I be the community would have a lot to say about that! I would change the ending of this story! I want the man and the woman to live happily ever after (she disappears)  This story is a bit long, so I'll be summing up a lot of what happens. I usually take more detailed notes about the plot) Okay, so man and wife are married. They love each other very much and have a son together.  For my story, I co...

These notes are from a playlist of Crash Course Myth videos on YouTube   Video #1: What is a Myth? Slurpee of knowledge lol (combines different things--difficult subject) Myths are super old and have multiple versions (like I've seen in this class) I've written some new versions myself lol Myth can be read as a story, not so much about religious beliefs  "Stories that people have used in a variety of ways over time" Most don't have namable authors They used older stories, simply wrote them or told them in another way Hard to give it a good definition Myth usually means it's not true (story that is false-isn't made to be taken as an actual event or something that really happened) However, a lot of times, they are (or were) taken as fact or reality  People still question them Means "Story" "Myth is a story, but it's a special kind of story, that for the purposes of [Crash Course Myth] has two primary characteristics: significance and stayi...

  These notes are based off Qalaganguase, Who Passed to the Land of Ghosts which is an Inuit Folktale, found in Eskimo Folk-Tales by Knud Rasmussen (1921). ·         I’m looking for stories to work in my spooky story portfolio ·         This one almost works, since it’s a ghost story. However, to me, it’s not that creepy ·         It’s kind of calm and relaxing o    Should I change it? o    Or should I just add in a story that is strange, but not sad/scary ·         Anyway, this story is about Qalaganguase. His entire family died after eating seaweed o    At first, his sister was left (alive) to look after him, but she soon died also ·         One day, Qalaganguase had lost some of this strength. The lower part of his body didn’t work ·     ...

 These notes are taken from The Headless Princess , a Russian Folktale found in Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S.. Ralston (1887).  Another wild Russian folktale that would work perfectly in my portfolio!  The only thing I would change about this story is updating it a little bit I wouldn't make it a kingdom/ or king/queen, with a priest It would be a young boy with a babysitter that acts weirdly She'll be the headless zombie thing that's wandering around The story goes like this: The King's daughter is an enchantress (witch) There's boy that is the son of a priest While walking home one day, he passes the palace  He looks into one of the windows and watches as the princess DETACHES HER HEAD  She washes her head with clean water and combs out her hair So many questions. Is this her original head?  Did she steal it from someone else? What if she has a whole collection of heads that she can change out (I used to have a Bratz doll that did that lol) I could chan...

 These notes are based off The Treasure which is a Russian Folktale from Russian Fairy Tales by W. R. S Ralston (1887).  This story is so crazy! I know it's like a moral tale, and seems to fit the normal "fairy tale" vibe, but it gets so creeepy! I definitely add a version of this to my portfolio It starts out like a normal story There is an old poor couple that lives in an a far away kingdom When a harsh winter hits, the old woman dies, leaving the old man alone Since he is poor, he is unable to give his wife a proper burial. He begs friends and neighbors, but no one will help him. Everyone is greedy So where does he go? To the pope! Popes are usually helpful, right?? Nooo For some reason, the pope demands that he pay  The man is too poor, but he does tell the pope that he will be able to pay him back eventually The pope still refuses, and kicks the man out of the church :( So the man has no choice. He tries to bury his wife by himself If I was writing this story for cla...

  So this is actually the first time I'm doing this type of assignment. I've never even looked at this option, but I might be doing it more often in the future.  I really struggled with this class at the start of the semester. I don't know why, but I was just so unmotivated to do any of it. I enjoy this class and the readings, but I just didn't feel like writing anything. So, I got a couple of points behind. I was stressing out about it; it's not like me to ignore things or fall behind in the class.  I am very happy with myself this week though! I finally got it together. I wrote a story last week and updated my project. That put me in a good place for this week! I caught up to the class total points, and I even got ahead in the class. I plan on doing more extra credit so that I can finish the class in week 12. I love doing the weekly readings, so I'm going to work on them ahead of time so I can get the extra 4 points each week. I plan on working for the A. I do...

 These notes are based off The Wizard-Dervish from Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignacz Kunos (1913). So this is part 2 of the story. So far the youth and the maiden are together! But, the mother is a witch, and doesn't want them to be together. In this story, I'm interested in the witch figure and all the shape-shifting. Super cool stuff, and I can probably make it scary. The maiden sees that the witch is following them She turns the man in a garden, and she turns into a gardener when the witch catches up with them, she has no idea! she questions "the gardener" and the youth and maiden are able to escape This keeps happening. The only thing that changes is what they shift into Oven and Baker Duck and pond Each time they escape the witch  After they get away from the witch the final time they make it to an inn The youth sets out to get a carriage for the girl He is seized by a dervish The Prince is taken to his father's palace and in the great hall Is this al...

 These notes are from The Fetish of Chilunga which is found in Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort by Richard Edward Dennett (1898). My portfolio is about creepy things happening in a creepy town I think that this story would work nicely in my portfolio! I like the urban legend feel that this story has. It has 2 or 3 incidents that happen to different people in different situations. It's one man telling these stories, but I could change it to multiple people telling stories around a campfire, or at night before bed.  This story centers around a fetish named Boio (the human representative is a princess) He dwells in the earth, and calls to people for offerings Voice of a bird The first story: A woman is gathering sticks when she hears a bird singing  She rudely tells it to be quiet Some invisible force ties her hands behind her back, she is kept there until her husband comes to find her He knows about Boio. The wife didn't know that the bird was Boio They go to the princess...

 These notes are from The Wicked Husband   from Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort by Richard Edward Dennett (1898).  This is such a short story, but I think that I could write an interesting version of this little tale Maybe a microfiction or just a story with a low word count. I like that a lot happens in such a short amount of time.  The couple is getting into an argument! It seems to be a silly argument-- It's over the amount of palm-nuts.  It's hard for me to understand the dialogue--but the man is forcing the wife to go with him into the woods (for palm-nuts). This is where is gets violent, so I'm going to quickly summarize without a lot of detail  He kills his wife! Over a petty argument I thought that this story might be okay with the husband killing his wife Like she disobeyed, so it was okay. BUT no:) The husband is punished for his crime He is burned on a fire, while the smoke is used to dry his wife's body So I don't really want to write th...

 These notes are from "The Envious Neighbour" from The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang (1901). I wanted to do notes over this story because it's about a dog!! When I saw "envious neighbor" I thought they would be fighting over land or a lady, but I was pleasantly surprised that the neighbor is jealous of their pet dog.  A little old couple has a dog instead of a child, they love this and treat it well.  But this dog is magic! I love this dog So the man is working on the garden,  when he notices that the dog is digging at a little spot.  The dog starts to bark, alerting the man of something Like a good owner, the man digs to where the dog is gesturing. Always trust your dog! When he digs it up, it's treasure--go little doggy Now the family is rich! Word travels (not always a good thing...) A neighbor hears about the dog and wants to "borrow" him so that he can also get rich Owners say "No!", but the man insists.  The dog is lent out to t...

 Okay, I cannot believe that I haven't used the canvas app before! I really didn't even know they had an app. You think that would be something that OU or the education college would have us set up during orientation. I've been using an "online" version of Canvas, but I just have the page saved on my homescreen. So it would open a new internet browser tab on my phone.  I installed the app with no issues. I like how the pages are set-up. They have the grade showing on the home page, which I wish they did on the website. It also shows my inbox, which is honestly something I usually ignore. At first, I was worried that they took away the "What-if" score feature, but I found it and figured out how to use it. That's the feature of canvas that I use the most, so I'm glad it's still on the app!  I'll probably use the Canvas app the same way that I use it on the web browser! I'll use it for checking my grades and paying attention to what assi...

 These notes are taken from "Why Time Management is Ruining our Lives" by Oliver Burkeman (2016).  This is kind of a long article, so I'm going to not really take detailed notes on this. I'm going to read and write a reflection instead! I think that I've heard of inbox zero, and I think I lowkey tried it myself. I now delete most of the email before bed or when I wake up in the morning (at least in my gmail). It's a pain! But, I love having a clean inbox. And it makes it easier to find my important emails, they're the only ones I haven't deleted. It's interesting that even things that are supposed to save time end up making us feel more stressed. I've never thought about it that way, but it's true.  The guy that started Inbox zero project noticed that people can procrastinate doing their work by planning out how to do their work. I do that all the time! I love getting out my planner, but I'm really just avoiding doing work.  Why do we h...

 1. I'm not very happy with my progress in this class so far. I am simply not doing the assignments like I should be! I'm not sure what the issue is, but I've been better about my work in the last couple of weeks. On the progress chart, I'm 3 points behind. This time last semester I was ahead of the game, and planning to finish the course early. This time, I've been playing catch-up! Last week, I did a bunch of extra credit and got a lot of things done. I think I'm going to do that this week and try to gain some cushion points. I love doing the extra reading, so I might try to work ahead and do those points early.  2. I have not been on top of things at all. I think there was one week where I literally skipped everything. Opps. I was not a slacker last year, but here I am. I think I'm just ready to do my student teaching. I really want to get in my career field, but I have to finish this semester first. It's a struggle. For the rest of the class, I plan ...

 1. I'm actually really enjoying the feedback I'm getting from classmates! Honestly, I didn't think that I would. It's fun to read what others think of my stories. It also helps me look for errors or inconsistencies in my writing. I mostly like the suggestions that they make for my stories. They suggest adding to the story in ways that I didn't think of before. Their questions make me think more about my own story/plot line.  When I read my own writing it all makes sense to me, so it's hard to see what others are thinking. The feedback from the class helps me with that.  2. I think that my own feedback is okay. Since I'm trying to use similar feedback strategies (the WWW method), I feel like I'm saying the same things over and over. I also still feel back correcting other people's work-like is it okay to suggest an editing correction? I still like reading everyone's stories, but I feel more comfortable responding to their introductions more than ...

Man, this semester has been a struggle! So far, I like what I'm doing with my storybook project. I decided to do a portfolio, but I'm trying to link it through a theme. I want to do spooky stories, but I'm having such a hard time writing. So far, I have no feedback because I just started it! It's kind of sad for me, because I usually enjoy story writing (I loved my project last year). I also have been slacking on my weekly stories. I had this problem last semester, but now it's even worse. For some reason, I'm having a hard time getting motivated to write the weekly stories. It could be my covid mind, or a case of senioritis.  I like the ones that I've written so far, but I've only written 3 stories! I'm keeping up with the readings and making up the points with extra credit, or I'm doing a story lab. I don't know why I keep avoiding writing stories. I feel like I just don't have any good ideas that I'm wanting to write about.  My fav...