Reading Diary C WK 10 - Voyages of Sindbad

Roc by Rene Bull

The Voyages of Sindbad, part 2!

Of the three voyages in Section B, I am most interested in the Fifth Voyage. It contains the story I'm using for one of my storybook stories and is thus 'relevant to my interests'.

So for this diary, I'm gonna make use of the time and make notes for myself!

+ 2 parent birds, one almost hatches egg (opened and killed by group and eaten).
Merchant group fled, Rocs discovered nest.

+ Flew over ships with giant boulders in their talons, one missed, one hit.

Theirs is a small section of the story, it will be difficult to write the Roc's invocation without additional information from the wiki page about characteristics and 'information' from other cultures that have experience with Rocs or Roc like birds.

Reading Diary B WK 10 - Amer Indian Fairy Tales cont

Illustration by John Rae (1921)

More fairy tales!

+ The Boy Who Snared the Sun
I was not really impressed with this tale until the end, when it described how the mouse came to be the size it is. On that hand, it's a pretty cool twist. On the other, the Boy that Snared the Sun was basically just a little brat. Humans have always been the same :)

+ How the Summer Came
Another story with People vs Nature. Winter isn't personified this time, but it is a neat story how the different seasons came to be, why the North Wind tries so hard to reclaim the world every Winter, AND gives background on a constellation. What more could you ask for in a myth?

Reading Diary A WK 10 - American Indian Fairy Tales

Illustration by John Rae (1921)

American Indian Fairy Tales!

+Shin-ge-bis Fools the North Wind
This was a pretty fun story. The main character is a bit foolish, and randomly has the ability to turn into a 'duck', but he is very brave and clever. He understands the North Wind's weaknesses and how to exploit them, and eventually beats him back even in his own element.

+ The Little Boy and Girl in the Clouds
For being named after them, the tale doesn't really feature the little boy and girl as you think it would. Instead, it is more Aesop-y, with the inchworm persevering when others would give up.