I was very discouraged by the Indian reading unit last week
when I read the Native American Marriage Tales. I did not like that unit, and
for this reason I was not looing forward to having to read another Indian unit
this week. However, this week I chose to read the Indian Fairy Tales unit and I
was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed it.
Picture of Indian
Picture Retrieved From Guttenberg
The first thing I enjoyed about this unit is that it is set
up in a storytelling style with Iagoo as the narrator. Other characters are
introduced, however, Iagoo is the one that tells each story. Each story then
was relatively straightforward and easy to understand. The stories were
interesting and full of adventure.
I wrote my story this week about the Fairy Bride. I really
liked this story, however, not as much as How the Summer Came. I would have
retold this story, however, it was too long and had too much detail to rewrite.
One thing about this unit that was difficult to understand were the names of
people. I understand they were foreign names, however, it makes it much more
difficult to read when they can’t even be pronounced. It was for this reason
that when I rewrote my story this week, I changed the girl’s name to Anna.
An additional story that I really liked was the Child of the Evening Star. This story reminded me of a story I had read a few weeks back
called The Child of Ill Luck and the Favorite of Fortune. This is because the
main plot of the story is that a girl is very well off and beautiful. She has
several suitors, however, she chooses and ugly man to marry because she sees something
good in him. In the end, the man ends up being very attractive and successful.
I like these stories because they show that you should always take into
consideration that what is on the inside is what counts, and you will have a
better life if you realize that.
Overall, I liked this unit. I wouldn’t say it is my favorite
but it was a huge upgrade from the stories I read last week. I got the idea to
read this unit from when I was commenting on someone’s blog post from last
week, and so I am glad that the blog comments give me the opportunity to
explore other units. I am looking forward to seeing what next week has to offer
now!
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