Showing posts with label Week 7. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 7. Show all posts
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Wikipedia Trails: From The University of Texas to America's Favorite Architect
Since it is OU/TX weekend I decided to start with looking up the University of Texas. From here, I clicked on a link to the National Medal of Science. I thought it was interesting that so many of their professors had so many different achievements. From here I saw a link to the White House. I took a trip to DC to see the last presidential inauguration so I thought this would be an interesting link. Lastly, this led me to a site on America's Favorite Architecture.
Tuesday, October 4, 2016
(Extra) Reading Notes: Folklore of Laos, Reading A
A Child of the Woods by Katherine Fleeson: A woman tells of how she became revered by all. She once lived in a village but became overwhelmed with anger so she had to leave. She lived in the forest and was respected by the animals and her heart grew less angry. She went to a village and told the people how the animals respected her and she was not afraid of them. They were in awe of her and were amazed. This story kind of reminded me of the Jungle Book so I really enjoyed it. I think it would be neat to retell it from the point of view of one of the animals
The Mountain Spirits and the Stone Mortars by Katherine Fleeson: Stone mortars are brought to the city and the people are told to buy them, but the people complain that they have no use for them and that they are far too expensive. The spirits told the people that they needed to carry them back up the mountain if they don't want them. The people know this is impossible so they just pay for them. An interesting aspect of this story is that they emphasize that obviously this is the true story of what happened because you can still see that the mortars are scattered about the city. I think it would be interesting to retell the story and have someone or something else move the stones into the city and since the people don't know who it was they just assumed it was the spirits.
The Mountain Spirits and the Stone Mortars by Katherine Fleeson: Stone mortars are brought to the city and the people are told to buy them, but the people complain that they have no use for them and that they are far too expensive. The spirits told the people that they needed to carry them back up the mountain if they don't want them. The people know this is impossible so they just pay for them. An interesting aspect of this story is that they emphasize that obviously this is the true story of what happened because you can still see that the mortars are scattered about the city. I think it would be interesting to retell the story and have someone or something else move the stones into the city and since the people don't know who it was they just assumed it was the spirits.
Reading Notes: Tibetan Folk Tales Reading B
These are from the Tibetan Folk Tales by A.L. Shelton
How the Rabbit Killed the Lion: There is a lion who is king of all beasts. A rabbit decides not to go kowtow (what I am guessing means something like praise) the lion because he was too comfy in the grass. The lion sees him and asks why he did not come. The rabbit makes up a lie so that he is not killed and says that a she-devil came and scared her silly and that the lion should go down to the water to talk to her. He does so with much pride; when he looks into the water and sees his reflection, the rabbit exclaims that the reflection is the she-devil. The lion freaks out and pounces into the water and eventually drowns himself. This shows an important message about pride and ego. The rabbit is very clever and outwits the lion.
The Three Hunters: This is a very gruesome and brutal story. Basically, there are three hunters, their three wives, and their one sister. The wives are jealous of the sister so the older two wives kill her. Her soul is transformed into a bird and the brothers find out. The younger wife eventually tells the hunters what happened and they end up killing the older two wives. I wrote about it because it was a very straightforward story and there was not a lot of interpretation to it which is different than most stories. Also this story contained no animals as characters which is different than a lot of the other Tibetan stories.
How the Rabbit Killed the Lion: There is a lion who is king of all beasts. A rabbit decides not to go kowtow (what I am guessing means something like praise) the lion because he was too comfy in the grass. The lion sees him and asks why he did not come. The rabbit makes up a lie so that he is not killed and says that a she-devil came and scared her silly and that the lion should go down to the water to talk to her. He does so with much pride; when he looks into the water and sees his reflection, the rabbit exclaims that the reflection is the she-devil. The lion freaks out and pounces into the water and eventually drowns himself. This shows an important message about pride and ego. The rabbit is very clever and outwits the lion.
The Three Hunters: This is a very gruesome and brutal story. Basically, there are three hunters, their three wives, and their one sister. The wives are jealous of the sister so the older two wives kill her. Her soul is transformed into a bird and the brothers find out. The younger wife eventually tells the hunters what happened and they end up killing the older two wives. I wrote about it because it was a very straightforward story and there was not a lot of interpretation to it which is different than most stories. Also this story contained no animals as characters which is different than a lot of the other Tibetan stories.
Monday, October 3, 2016
Reading Notes: Tibetan Folk Tales Reading A
These stories are from the Tibetan Folk Tales by A.L. Shelton
The Man and the Ghost: This story was a very interesting read. It is about a man who meets a ghost and they make a mutual agreement to help each other out when they can. They go into town and the ghost steals the soul of the king's son and puts it in a sack and gives it to the man. When the man hears that the king's son is ill, he goes to him with the sack and says he can heal him. In return the king offers him a great fortune. The man releases the king's son's soul and does a type of ritual around the boy and "cures him." If I were to retell this story I would do it from the point of view of the king to show his side of the story.
The Story of the Donkey and the Rock: This story starts out with a king who is very fair and just and loved by the people. In the same land are two poor men to work very hard and care for their mothers. One day the two men are passing each other and one man's donkey hits the other man's cart causing his expensive oil he was going to sell to fall and crash on the ground. They went to the king, but he blamed it on the donkey and the rock, not on either man. The people from the city came to see this trial of the donkey and the rock and the king somewhat chastised them for coming and told them they each had to pay half a cent for doing so. He then gave this money to the man for his spilled oil. I liked this story because it shows many different morals. If I were to retell this story I think it would keep most of it the same, but maybe tell it from the point of view of one of the poor man's children that he would eventually go on to have. Or maybe someone was healed by that oil and it could be from their point of view.
The Man and the Ghost: This story was a very interesting read. It is about a man who meets a ghost and they make a mutual agreement to help each other out when they can. They go into town and the ghost steals the soul of the king's son and puts it in a sack and gives it to the man. When the man hears that the king's son is ill, he goes to him with the sack and says he can heal him. In return the king offers him a great fortune. The man releases the king's son's soul and does a type of ritual around the boy and "cures him." If I were to retell this story I would do it from the point of view of the king to show his side of the story.
The Story of the Donkey and the Rock: This story starts out with a king who is very fair and just and loved by the people. In the same land are two poor men to work very hard and care for their mothers. One day the two men are passing each other and one man's donkey hits the other man's cart causing his expensive oil he was going to sell to fall and crash on the ground. They went to the king, but he blamed it on the donkey and the rock, not on either man. The people from the city came to see this trial of the donkey and the rock and the king somewhat chastised them for coming and told them they each had to pay half a cent for doing so. He then gave this money to the man for his spilled oil. I liked this story because it shows many different morals. If I were to retell this story I think it would keep most of it the same, but maybe tell it from the point of view of one of the poor man's children that he would eventually go on to have. Or maybe someone was healed by that oil and it could be from their point of view.
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