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 The Prince and the Turtle  There once was a young prince who roamed his father's kingdom freely. This boy always had guards protecting him at all times. These men had strict orders from the king to obey whatever the boy decided. One day, the boy was wandering the a small forest and came across a charming little pond. The boy grew fond of the little pond and returned everyday for the next week.  One of the young princes favorite things to do was to throw rocks across the water and hear the rocks skip across the surface of the water. The boy eventually became very bored of skipping rocks and began aiming at innocent animals. One day, Turtle decided to sun bathe on a beautiful lily pad. As he soaked up the warmth of the sun and the perfect breeze he was knocked over the lily pad into the water. Luckily, he plopped his head inside his turtle shell. The force of the rock sent him skipping across the water onto the other side of the pond. The boy seeing the turtle flying becam...

Awesome Quote :) I really enjoyed reading the articles I chose! They put a new perspective on accepting mistakes as being human comes with imperfections. These articles shed new light on how I really let self-doubt take control over so many aspects of my life. They showed me how I constantly tend to give in to the negative voices in my head telling me I'm not good enough or that someone else is better equipped to do it. I hope these articles gave people a new perspective as it did to me. The first article I chose to read was Silence the Critical Voices in Your Head by Sabina Nawaz. This article spoke of how people are naturally wired to react more to negative feedback than positive. It also showed how people tend to really fixate on these negative voices in their heads which can eventually limit your progress and growth in life. She gave an example of this gentleman who was successful and as his success grew he would tend to worry and fall into listening to his own doubts...

1.) Women in Piracy   My first topic is women in Priacy. I don't know if I would like to pick a specific person or talk about different women. If I do go into detail about a specific person I might layout my storybook like a diary. I really liked this idea because I don't really hear a lot about women who became successful pirates and I think it would be a fun project! I was specifically interested in Jacquotte Delahaye. A woman pirate who faked her own death and disguised herself as a man. She eventually led many men in her pirate voyages. Here is a link that has information on  Jacquotte Delahaye and women in piracy:  Jacquotte Delahaye Women in Piracy     Woman pirate 2.) The Grim Brothers The Grimm brothers' stories have always been my favorite since I could remember. There is a lot of interesting stories that I could use as well.  I thought about maybe writing as the grim brothers and their encounter with different characters. I could even ...

There once was a laundress who was growing tired of her labor and complained " This life is too dirty; I want something better. I wish to be an apple tree, where life is easy and the sun shines on me."  A witch heard this plea and said: " You wish to be a tree; then be a tree." The once laundress then became a tree. Unfortunately, she realized that the life of a tree was of giving to the creatures around her. People would come to pick her apples which hurt so much and animals would use her as a home which was a disturbance to her. One day an unfortunate fire started and she was burning and wailed in pain " Ouch this hurts, please! I no longer wish to be a tree I want to be fire. Fire is strong and fearless!"  The witch heard this clamor and said: " If you wish to be fire; then be fire." The laundress opened her eyes and she was the fire. She then realized being fire is too hot and consumes everything with no care. She no longer wanted to be fir...

I chose the following stories because they seemed the most interesting to me. I really liked Pygamlion, I am a sucker for stories that include the gods like venus. I also really liked the moral of the man in the moon story. Origin Stories: the moon  The Man in the Moon   Laos Folk-Lore by Katherine Neville Fleeson (1899) - a blacksmith complained that he was not well and that his work was too warm. He said he wanted to be a stone on the mountain and that the mountain is cool because the winds blow and the trees give shade. - a wise man told him to be a stone on the mountain and he became a stone on the mountain. - unfortunately, a stone cutter came to the mountain searching for stone to cut and when he saw the stone that was once the blacksmith he knew that was the stone he wanted. So he began to cut it. - The stone was in great pain and wailed that the cutting hurt and that he no longer wanted to be a stone but thought it would be nice to be a stone-cutter. - The wis...

Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4. Week 3: Apuleius's Cupid and Psyche Week 4: Bible Women  Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6. Week 5: Tutinameh or Tales of a Parrot Week 6: Twenty-two Goblin's  Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.] Week 7:   The Monkey King Week 9:  Brer Rabbit Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11. Week 10: Native American Hero Tales Week 11: Native American Marriage Tales Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13. Week 12: Robin Hood Week 13: Alice in the Wonderland  Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15. Week 14: Librivox Week 15: Ashliman Rumpelstiltskin I am pretty excited about the European and British Unit! I am specifically excited for Robin Hood, Alice in the Wonderland, Librivox, and Ashliman. I am excited for them because they are stories I grew up on. I use to have a...