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Showing posts with label Week 13. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 13. Show all posts
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Week 13, Reading Diary B: Grimm (Librivox)
Grimm (Librivox)
Jorinda and Jorindel
This story is about an old fairy that lived in a castle in the middle of the woods. When a man came near her castle, he would freeze until she came and set him lose. If a woman came near her castle, she would turn them into a nightingale and keep them in a birdcage in her house. One time a couple had gotten lost in the woods and of course, they got too close to the castle. So the man was let go and the girl was captured. After awhile he had a dream about a flower that would disenchant what the witch had done. After hunting for it for days, he finally found it and marched right into the fairy's door. He wasn't sure how he was going to find his love then he saw the fairy running away with a bird. He caught her and turned the bird back into his love. After they ran the fairy off, they changed all of the other birds.
The Fox and The Horse
This story is about a horse that was getting old. His owner told him to leave until he was stronger than a lion. The horse wandered around and finally met a fox. The horse told the fox what had happened and so the fox had a plan to help him. He told the horse to lie down and pretend he was dead. The fox left and found the lion that lived nearby. The fox told him about the dead horse and so the lion followed him. He told the lion that he needed to drag him back to his cave to eat him there and the lion agreed. The fox "tied the lion up" to the horse so the lion could drag him back to the cave, but he actually tied the lions feet up and tied him to the horse for the horse to drag back to his owner. After dragging the lion back to his owner, the owner let him back in and kept him fed for the rest of his life.
Jorinda and Jorindel
This story is about an old fairy that lived in a castle in the middle of the woods. When a man came near her castle, he would freeze until she came and set him lose. If a woman came near her castle, she would turn them into a nightingale and keep them in a birdcage in her house. One time a couple had gotten lost in the woods and of course, they got too close to the castle. So the man was let go and the girl was captured. After awhile he had a dream about a flower that would disenchant what the witch had done. After hunting for it for days, he finally found it and marched right into the fairy's door. He wasn't sure how he was going to find his love then he saw the fairy running away with a bird. He caught her and turned the bird back into his love. After they ran the fairy off, they changed all of the other birds.
The Fox and The Horse
This story is about a horse that was getting old. His owner told him to leave until he was stronger than a lion. The horse wandered around and finally met a fox. The horse told the fox what had happened and so the fox had a plan to help him. He told the horse to lie down and pretend he was dead. The fox left and found the lion that lived nearby. The fox told him about the dead horse and so the lion followed him. He told the lion that he needed to drag him back to his cave to eat him there and the lion agreed. The fox "tied the lion up" to the horse so the lion could drag him back to the cave, but he actually tied the lions feet up and tied him to the horse for the horse to drag back to his owner. After dragging the lion back to his owner, the owner let him back in and kept him fed for the rest of his life.
Old Horses with a Dog in a Stable by George Morland. Source: Wikimedia Commons.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Week 13, Reading Diary A: Grimm (Libravox)
Grimm (Librivox)
The Frog Prince
This story was awesome. I have heard the stories of princesses kissing frogs to find a prince, so maybe this story is where it originally came from. The princess was tossing her gold ball by a spring and it fell in. The frog told her he could get it for her, but she would have to let him live with her and he would be her love. After the frog pulled the ball out, she got so excited that she left without saying anything else to the frog. The frog later showed up at the door and the princess was so grossed out that she shut the door in his face. Her father told her that she was not going to break her word, so they let the frog in. After three days he turned into a handsome prince.
The Mouse, The Bird, and The Sausage
This story is just weird. It's about a mouse, a bird, and a sausage that worked together to keep their household going and food on the table. They each had a job and one day the bird met some other birds that made fun of him and told him that he was a fool. The bird talked the others into switching jobs. The sausage ended up being eaten by a dog. The mouse ended up being boiled. And, the bird ended up drowned in the well.
The Traveling Musicians
This story is very cute. It is about a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster that run away from home separately and ended up all together on their way to the city to create a band. They come up on a house that had a bunch of robbers in it. The animals tried to scare them and succeeded in running them out of the house. They liked it so they stayed. One of the robbers returned when it was dark and on accident, they scared him away. They swore the house was haunted and never returned. The animals ended up staying there together. I think I might write something similar to this for my story. I still have the second half to check out first though.
The Frog Prince
This story was awesome. I have heard the stories of princesses kissing frogs to find a prince, so maybe this story is where it originally came from. The princess was tossing her gold ball by a spring and it fell in. The frog told her he could get it for her, but she would have to let him live with her and he would be her love. After the frog pulled the ball out, she got so excited that she left without saying anything else to the frog. The frog later showed up at the door and the princess was so grossed out that she shut the door in his face. Her father told her that she was not going to break her word, so they let the frog in. After three days he turned into a handsome prince.
The Mouse, The Bird, and The Sausage
This story is just weird. It's about a mouse, a bird, and a sausage that worked together to keep their household going and food on the table. They each had a job and one day the bird met some other birds that made fun of him and told him that he was a fool. The bird talked the others into switching jobs. The sausage ended up being eaten by a dog. The mouse ended up being boiled. And, the bird ended up drowned in the well.
The Traveling Musicians
This story is very cute. It is about a donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster that run away from home separately and ended up all together on their way to the city to create a band. They come up on a house that had a bunch of robbers in it. The animals tried to scare them and succeeded in running them out of the house. They liked it so they stayed. One of the robbers returned when it was dark and on accident, they scared him away. They swore the house was haunted and never returned. The animals ended up staying there together. I think I might write something similar to this for my story. I still have the second half to check out first though.
Statue in Breman, Germany. Source: Wikimedia Commons
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