Reading Notes: Tejas Legends, Part A
This week I chose to write the reading notes over the Tejas Legends, I wanted to see how I could possibly rewrite children's tale. I enjoyed reading all the stories and I got ideas for a few of the stories.
The first story I chose was The Plant That Grows in Trees, I enjoyed reading stories about explanations of why nature is like it is. I had read about the Norse tale about mistletoe and the reason we kiss underneath it. I feel as though if I choose to write a story based off of this one, it would be heavily based on dialogue. These stories were meant for children so I would like to give them a role in the new story.
The second story that I had an idea for was Why the Woodpecker Pecks. This story was an enjoyable read and the mescal buttons were definitely an interesting concept. I would most likely leave out the mescal buttons, but I definitely want to keep the aspect of transforming. Like I said I would like to make the main character in these stories children, and I already have an idea that has to do with shape shifting.
The third story was The Cloud That Was Lost, I thought that it was an adorable tale and I think that it would be better if it was told from a child's perspective. I liked and want to keep the concept of personifying the clouds, it definitely seems like a story from a child's imagination. I really want my story to kind of focus on that emphasis.
The fourth and final story is that of Grandmother River's Trick, which if I was to retell I would most likely play around with perspectives. The grandmother River seems to be an incredibly powerful being who saved the little fish. When reading it, I thought about the possible perspectives which is how I got a possible idea for a story. I'm not going to say much, just in case I decide to write it.
Bibliography:
When the Storm God Rides: Tejas and Other Indian Legends retold by Florence Stratton, link to reading online.
The first story I chose was The Plant That Grows in Trees, I enjoyed reading stories about explanations of why nature is like it is. I had read about the Norse tale about mistletoe and the reason we kiss underneath it. I feel as though if I choose to write a story based off of this one, it would be heavily based on dialogue. These stories were meant for children so I would like to give them a role in the new story.
The second story that I had an idea for was Why the Woodpecker Pecks. This story was an enjoyable read and the mescal buttons were definitely an interesting concept. I would most likely leave out the mescal buttons, but I definitely want to keep the aspect of transforming. Like I said I would like to make the main character in these stories children, and I already have an idea that has to do with shape shifting.
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The third story was The Cloud That Was Lost, I thought that it was an adorable tale and I think that it would be better if it was told from a child's perspective. I liked and want to keep the concept of personifying the clouds, it definitely seems like a story from a child's imagination. I really want my story to kind of focus on that emphasis.
The fourth and final story is that of Grandmother River's Trick, which if I was to retell I would most likely play around with perspectives. The grandmother River seems to be an incredibly powerful being who saved the little fish. When reading it, I thought about the possible perspectives which is how I got a possible idea for a story. I'm not going to say much, just in case I decide to write it.
Bibliography:
When the Storm God Rides: Tejas and Other Indian Legends retold by Florence Stratton, link to reading online.
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