Reading Evaluation

I liked Ramayana reading the best. For the reading diaries, I wrote what I liked the most in the reading along with including any topic that I would like to write my retell story on. In addition to some summary of the story which would help me in writing the retell story and use that as a guide. I really enjoyed reading the stories compared to writing it and then commenting was also fun because I got to read other student's retell stories. I would say do not wait till the last time. When you get time just try to read the story and write reading diary write away.

End of semester reflection

I really enjoyed being in this course. I got to learn about different Indian epic stories from various authors.  Which was great because they all focused on different characters. Another thing I really enjoyed doing was reading other student's stories. All stories were unique on its own way. After writing retell stories every week, I think in future it would not be hard for me to retell a story from my perspective.

Week 14 Storytelling: Mickey and Minnie's jungle walk

Here continues another bedtime story of three sisters. Similar to the previous stories, they will be focusing on Mickey and Minnie as their main characters.

Mary continues, “Today, I have decided to continue on from our last night’s bedtime story because we did not have Minnie’s character as much. Which I know was Ally’s complain from our last bedtime story. Alright sisters, here we go.”

Here continues the story after two months of Mickey and Minnie’s happy married and great life. Mickey and Minnie had their own everyday routine. Every day Mickey and Minnie would go out for a walk. When Mickey would come back from work.

One day as they were getting ready for the walk, Mickey’s father called Mickey and Minnie in his study room, where he was reading one of his favorite book because he enjoys reading a lot.

As Mickey and Minnie walked into the room, father said, “I heard that you guys go for a walk in a huge dangerous jungle. Is that correct, Mickey?”

Mickey anxiously said, “Yes father we do.”

Then, father said, “Are you a little kid, Mickey? Have you not heard any story of that jungle? Don’t you know that it is such a dangerous place for you and especially when you have Minnie with you?”

Mickey said, “Father, we have been going from past two weeks and it is not dangerous at all. Look, look at us we are totally fine.”

Then the father said aggressively, “Are those people crazy who tells the horrible stories of the jungle?”

Mickey calmly said, “Listen father, we have been going from past two week and nothing has happed. Those stories were nothing but rumors.”

Then very aggressively father said, “Mickey, I did not call you here for an arguments. Fine, you can go Mickey, but I am not going to let Minnie go. She will stay at home and follow what I say. Okay, Minnie?”

Minnie stuck in between did not know what you say. First she looked at Mickey to check his reaction on father’sstatement and finally, she said, “Yes father. You are right. That jungle is a dangerous place for us to go.”

Then happily, father said, “Great, Minnie. I know you would never disobey to what I am saying. You both can leave now.”

When Mickey and Minnie got to their room, Minnie tried to calm Mickey and said, “Look Mickey, he is our father and he would never want to see us getting harmed by anything. So we should listen to what he says. So, be happy now.

Then Mickey said, “I guess. Yes you are right if thinking from a father perspective.”

Then while yawing, Mary said, “Alright sisters, lets sleep now. Good night.”

Happy couple:Mickey and Minnie

Author's Note: I followed the idea from "Beauty and Brownie" story, which is a Jataka tales by Ellen C. Babbit. The original story is over two deer, Beatuy and Brownie. Their father tells them to be careful because that jungle is not save for them. However, Beauty listens to her father and does not go too far, where she would get hurt, but Brownie gets in danger by not following what he father told. So, my story was more like a conversation between father and son, but the idea was the same, which was a jungle.

Bibliography: Babbitt, Ellen C. "Beauty and Brownie." The Balwin Porject

Week 14 Review

From this week's announcements, I found the post titled "Persian Word in English:Jackal" interesting because I find the meaning facts interesting from different languages. I think all languages are very interesting and unique in its own way whether one can understand it or not. Here is the image that I found interesting as well.

Persian Word in English: Jackal

Week 14 Reading Diary Continued: more of jataka tales

Title: Jataka Tales
Author: Ellen C. Babbitt
Link: http://iereadingguides.blogspot.com/2013/06/reading-guide-babbitt-jataka-tales.html

For this week's reading diary, I read more of Jataka Tales by Ellen Babbit. It was fun reading all of the short stories but I do have some favorites. "The Monkey saved his Troop" is the one I liked the most because I liked the idea of how the money did not care about anything but his troops. I think all of these short stories teach you a lesson. So, for instance, in this one the idea would be to help others when they are in trouble. The second story I liked was "Beauty and Brownie" where the brownie get in trouble for not listening to his parent. On the other hand, Beauty deer, she was totally okay because she listened to his father and followed his instructions. So, here the lesson is to listen to what your parents or elderly say because they tend to be right most of the time.

Beauty and Brownie

Week 14 Reading Diary: more of jataka tales

Title: Jataka Tales
Author: Ellen C. Babbitt
Link: http://iereadingguides.blogspot.com/2013/06/reading-guide-babbitt-jataka-tales.html

For this week's reading daily, I read more of Jataka Tales by Ellen. C. Babbit because I enjoyed reading those short stories. From this section, I liked "The Girl Monkey and the String of Pearls" and "The three fishes" the most. In the "The Girl Monkey and the String of Pearls" I liked it how the guard figured the thief of pearls, which was the girl money. His idea was very creative and clever. Next, In "The Three Fishes," the first thing I liked was the name of each fish because those names were self-explanatory about each fish's personality, Names were thoughtful, very thoughtful and thoughtless. In the story, very thoughtful was the one who saved other two from being captured into the net by a fisherman.

Thoughtful and thoughtless plus the fisherman

Week 13 Storytelling: Water-spirit

Here begins another bedtime story of three sisters. As always they will be focusing on Mickey and Minnie as their favorite main characters.

Mary said, “Get yourselves ready girls. I am about to start our new bedtime story.”

Once upon a time there was a prince, Mickey. He had two brothers named Micko and Mickin. The brothers had real bond of love between them. However, everyone loved Mickin because he was the youngest one. The brother’s mother always loved Mickin more for the same reason. Suddenly, the father was not feeling well.

Now it was about time to give the kingdom to one of the three brothers. The brother’s father wanted Mickey to rule because he was the oldest one, but the mother said, “No.”

She said, “I always wanted to see Mickin ruling this kingdom after you.”

Then father said angrily, “NO, it is our oldest son responsibility. I have no problem in making Micki the king, but he is the youngest from all. He would not be able to make smart moves like Mickey.”

Then the mother called Mickey and told him to leave the kingdom and live in a forest. In addition to that, she told him to take Micko as well. So, Mickin would be the only one left in the kingdom to rule. So, as they were leaving, Mickin saw them and forced them that he would not let them go unless they take him with themselves.

When they reached the forest, there they saw a pond to refresh themselves.  By the pond, they met a guys, who was known as water-spirit.

Ally said, “That is interesting. What does he do, Mary?

Water-spirit has the right to make anyone marry who drinks out of that pond because he is the king of that forest.

As the brother drank from pond, the water-spirit took them into his cave and showed them three different girls and ordered each of the brother to marry each girl.

Mickey did not like that and angrily he said, “No, none of us would marry your given girls. We are new in this forest. We do not know any rules.”

Water-spirit said, “What is wrong with these girls? Look, they are beautiful and what else do you young boys need. Either you guys marry these girls or you all would die within 10 minutes you refuse to marry these angles.”

Mary said, “Then they all agrees to marry the girls and Mickey marries the girl named Minnie.”

Ally continued, “It was nice story, but it did not focus on Minnie’s character at all. That was sad.”

Water-spirit

Author's Note: I read princess and the water-spirit jataka tales by Ellen C. Babbit. I changed the story a lot around. The beginning of the story was same of three brother and they all go to the forest and find a water-spirit. In the original story, water-spirit asks a question and when someone answers it wrong then he takes him to his cave. None of the brother answered it corrected except for prince star, the oldest one. Since he gets it right then he got to free his brothers from water-spirit.

Bibliography: Babbitt, Ellen C. "The Princes and the Water-Spirit." The Balwin Porject