Myth and Folklore

This week I started with parrot . I read Tales of a Parrot and it made me start to think about what I know about parrots. I never knew that some parrots can live to be 80 years old! It is incredible that they can live as long as humans!  a parrot riding a tricycle Next I went to  Jimmy Buffett . I know that he is a singer, but I never knew that his fans are called Parrotheads. I guess my parents are Parrotheads! Jimmy Buffett is extremely successful in all of his businesses because it says that he is worth $550 million.  Next I went to Jurassic World . Jimmy Buffett made a cameo in the movie running away with two margaritas. How fitting! I saw this movie and really liked it. I never knew that it was ranked fifth among the highest-grossing films of all time!  My final search was  List of Highest-Grossing Films . I have a feeling I know a few up there pretty high on the list, like Titanic. Titanic is ranked #2 and has made $2.18 billion! The hi...

The word I looked up was folklore . The course is called myth and folklore, so I wanted to learn more about the word folklore itself. I never knew that it began in 1883  screenshot of folklore from etymonline There are a bunch of different types of words that incorporate folk into it. I think that it is really neat!  I do find myself searching words that I don't know or want to know more about on Google. Google has really easy ways to look up words which is very convenient and helpful!

When Wheel of Fortune came on, Tyler knew that it was his opportunity to play with his sister's toys. Sarah, Tyler's sister, loved to watch the game show every night. Tyler knew that this was his opportunity to steal Sarah's toys.  Wheel of Fortune Board As he approached the game room, the house cat named Mittens appeared. Tyler quietly asked Mittens if he could play with Sarah's toys, expecting no response. To Tyler's surprise, Mittens replied.  "If you want to play with Sarah's toys then go ahead. It is your life, but just remember the story of Justin and the car." "What is that story?", Tyler instantly uttered. Mittens began to tell the story. "Many years ago, there was a 13-year old boy named Justin that created havoc. Overall, he was a nice boy, but he had one major issue. He was an avid thief. Justin had a mindset that if it wasn't being used, then he could take advantage and use whatever he wanted fo...

Well I somehow messed up the Part A reading because I read the ending! Oops! So I think for these reading notes I will figure out where I went wrong and comment more on specific stories rather than big picture. Maybe this will help me in writing an additional story that the parrot told Khojisteh.  Something I didn't mention in the last reading post was my liking to how the story used both dialogue and storytelling all in one. This gives opportunities to use some variation in creating a story. I like this idea and would incorporate it if I choose to create a new story for the parrot to tell.  a snake from the story The Nobleman who Concealed a Snake in His Sleeve is an interesting story. To me, this story is definitely using some foreshadowing as to what will happen to Khojisteh at the end. I think that the man is Miemun and the snake is Khojisteh. The snake comes to the man and they are essentially working together, kind of like a marriage. Then the snake back st...

The description of this story immediately drew me in. A parrot telling stories is a fun idea, especially when the storytelling is to stop the owner from committing adultery.  Khojisteh is very lonely while Miemun is gone. She eventually sees a Prince and plans on going to be with him. She discusses this with the sharuk, the other bird, and after Khojisteh doesn't like what she hears, she kills the bird. This is pretty intense. I did not expect for this to happen. The parrot is very smart though, and cunningly creates a story for Khojisteh to hear so that the parrot won't get murdered and to hopefully stop Khojisteh from cheating. This is a very interesting story. I honestly have no clue what kind of story the parrot will tell.  a parrot The parrot tells stories and Khojisteh continues to put off her meeting with her lover. I feel like the parrot is a doing a great job of helping both his owners out. I am very curious as to what will happen when Miemun returns home. ...