Myth-Folklore Blog

    Myths of the Cherokee Author: James Mooney Part B: Snake Boy and Snake Man Two hunters had gone into the woods together and when evening came make a campsite and a fire One of the hunters had killed several squirells and was preparing to broil them There was tabu against the meat of a squirrel or turkey His companion warned him of the tabu that he would become a snake The hunter laguhed and exclaimed that was a conjureres story and continued his preparation When the squirrels werer roasted, he ate them and layed by the fire to sleep Later in th night his companion was awoked by a groaning and found the other lying on the ground in agony He soon realized the lower part of his body was changed to the body/tail of a snake The man was still able to speak and yelled for help but his companion couldnt do anything but comfort him He watched as his his arms sunk into his body and the skin began to scale over Eventually his head had become a serpent and the great snake crawled way from the

  Myths of the Cherokee Author: James Mooney Part A: The Deer and the Rabbit The deer began with no horns and had the head of a doe The deer was a great runner and the rabbit a great jumper and many animals were curious which could farther Eventually, a match was arranged between the two and the prcie was a pair of antlers On the day of the match all the animals were there with the antlers marking the starting point While everyone admired the antelers the rabbit exclaimed that he did not know this part of the country and decided to take a look through the bushes  The animals deemed it alright and so the rabbit went After a while the rabbit had not returned and so the animals began to suspect him of trickery They sent someone to look for him and short after found the rabbit trying to clear a path through thicket where the race was going to occur The messneger retunred quietly and told the rest of the animals When the rabbit retured they accused him of cheating but he denied it until the

 Looking Back: I am very happy with my progress so far. I am most proud of my progress with my writing, I feel like I have expanded my repertoire when it comes to telling stories. I feel like I have a good weekly routine I try and balance a lot of my major coursework with this class. My favorite assignments are definitely the readings I get to learn a lot about different cultures. Looking Forward: A change I would like to make for the second half of the semester is trying to do my work earlier in the week so that my Sunday is free. One pitfall I want to avoid is having to hustle with extra credit in order to make back points this semester. One change I might make to my website is transitioning to a storybook instead of a portfolio. Image: The Marathon Continues (Source: Hot97 )

  Week 8 Comments and Feedback   1. Feedback in .  The quality of feedback I have received so far this semester has been great. I find the feedback that is constructive and telling me what I have done a good job of very helpful 2. Feedback out .  The quality of feedback I have left for other students I would say has been great as well. I really enjoy helping my classmates in any way I can. I feel because I have experience from the other course I am able to give really good feedback. I have also learned a lot from looking at my classmate's writings.   3. Blog comments .  I would say I have learned a lot about my classmates in a very short time. I have learned their interests, how they like to write, and even connected with classmates over similar hobbies. I am very happy with my introduction post because it allows my peers to get a sense of who I am. 4. Looking forward .   I wouldn't make any changes to my comment wall or introduction. However, I'm sure as the semester goes

 Reflection on Reading & Writing Looking Back: I am fairly happy with my progress so far in relation to the reading and the writing. The readings are quite different from the one that we read in Indian Epics but I feel that telling stories works the same. I am happy with my blog but I think my project needs a little work and it is definitely time for a new story. One of my favorite readings so far was about Odysseus and his travels and that is the reason for the image I picked below.   Giant Cave   (Source: Pixabay ) This is my favorite image because it is apart of the first story I wrote for my portfolio/storybook.          Looking Forward: One thing from last semester as well as this semester is to branch out with my writing by trying to add more dialogue or even a different style to my work.

 Nigerian Folk Stories Author: Elphinstone Dayrell Part A: Why the Cat Kills Rats There was Ansa and he was the king of Calabar for 50 years He had a very faithful housekeeper that was a cat and rat as a house boy The king was very fond of his cat The rat was very poor and fell in love with the king's servant girl but was unable to give her presents The rat thought of the king's store one night he made a hole in the roof and then stole corn and pears and presented them to her The cat had to check the inventory in the store for the king at the end of the month he found out things were missing The king was very angry and asked for an explanation The cat had heard from one of her friends that the rat had been stealing and giving it to the girl When the cat told the king he called the girl before him and had her flogged and the rat was given to the cat to deal with Both the cat and the rat were dismissed from service The cat was furious and killed and ate the rat and now whenever s

  South African Folktales Author: Multiple Part A: The Lost Message Ants have many enemies and anteaters live wholly from them A few ants found it best to have a council meeting to make arrangments for a retreating place They could not come to a decision There were a red, rice, black, wagtail, gray, and shining ant as well as others Thye discussed for a long time but came to no conclusion each part decided it best to go their own way  from among the ants, some had an appointed king and divided labor, unity could not be seen greater around the world Each group did it in its own way and no one had a plan against birds or an anteater Red ants built an underground house and the anteater destroyed it Rice ants lied underground and the anteater visited them too nothing was better Wagtail lived in the trees but a centipede laid waiting as well as the birds gobbled them up\ Gray decided to take flight but was stopped by the lizard hunting spider and the birds Insect king heard there was no agr

 Story Lab Advice to Writers The first piece of advice was write what you know. Specifically, say you are from a small community or rural area represent that in your writings. Another piece of advice comes from Maurice Chatman. She advised that you should not be afraid to produce material you think is bad. She goes deeper into saying that writing is actually editing, you start with something very rough and you figure it out how to make it better. The last piece of advice I found interesting was actually advice given to Maurice Chatman that they found to the best they have received. They told Maurice that you should start writing earlier rather than later. Specifically, that while trying to write it easy to discover what research is actually needed for your paper.  Advice to Writers (Source: Pixabay )

                                                                               Egyptian Myth and Legend Author: Donald A. Mackenzie Part B: The Two Brothers There were two brothers Anpu was the eldest and the younger was Bata Anpu had a house and wife Bata live with him like his own son and made garments for him Bata drove the oxen to the field, ploughed the land, and harvested the grain  He worked tirelessly but his equal has yet to be found in the lands of Egypt Every morning Bata tended to the oxen, fed them, and even provided milk and herbs for his brother and his wife Bata rested with the cattle and slept inside the, Bata was the first to rise in the morning and baked bread for Anpu and carried his portions to the field Bata understood the cattle and they were known to be noble animals Anpu decided it is time to plough the lands as the Nile flood had happened As Anpu requested Bata did exactly that, the next morning both brother labored the fields together Anpu requested that Bata

  Egyptian Myth and Legend Author: Donald A. Mackenzie Part A: Creation At the beginning of the world was a waste of water called Nu Nu gave being to the sun god  The god of brightness appeared as a shining egg  The spirits of the deep known as the fathers and mothers were companions of Nu Ra was greater than Nu which is who he arose from He was known as the first divine father and strong ruler of the gods He first created Shu the wing god and his consort Tefnut who had a lioness head They called Tefnut the "Splitter" because she sends the rain In after time Tefnut and Shu were known as The Twins and were shone as starts amidst the constellations of heaven Seb was the earth god and Nut was the goddess of firmament and they became the parents of Osiris and his consort Isis and Set and his consort Nepthys Ra at the beginning of creation based the earth and heavens to rise out of the waste of water As he requested Shu the uplifter raised Nut and she formed a vault which arhced o