My First Blog

The Teton Ghost Stories Man hallucinates and sees two men and a woman When he thinks about them they disappear The Wakanda, or Water God Family loses son under water. The people of the sea agree to return him for a price of a w white haired dog. He died when he returned to land because he had already eaten their food. The Spirit Land Crow created the world He dropped dust into the world and out came solid land He dropped blades of grass and they became Forest trees Now he  is coming to help the living Indians Why the Possum Plays Dead Rabbit and Possum were looking for wives Rabbit traveled ahead and told everyone they must get married so he was given a wife Possum was given no wife Rabbit traveled to the next city and told them to start a war When Possum arrived, he was attacked  He played dead to avoid being killed Coyote and Snake Coyote and Snake encountered each other in a road Coyote refused to walk around snake, but instead insiste...

The Creation Elk rolled over the land which produced crops. People created the land from the mud in their hands. Sacred Legend People were originally in water Wove clothing from grass They were poor and cold The Legend of the Peace Pipes Chief commanded man to go into woods and create the pipe. Made to keep peace within the tribe One pipe prevented revenge If you refused the pipe four times, this meant that you could not ask for help or for mercy. The Eagles Revenge A man killed a deer He also killed an eagle who picked at the dead deer. Later the brother of the eagle came and killed many members of the hunter's tribe to enact revenge. Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies Women offers corn to young travelers Does not age The Three Ghost Stories Ghosts mistreat the spirit of murderers They also abuse the lonely Human bones were piled along the tree                             ...

A long time ago, the world was populated with only one woman among a world full of thousands of men. Rumor spread that there was a beautiful woman in the area and all of the men went out to search for this unfamiliar creature. One of the young men in the north land traveled east in pursuit of the lone woman. He traveled to her house and married her. However, the son of the headsmen was also traveling east and also found the house of the woman sometime later. The two men fought for some time before the intruder, the son of the headsmen, began to gain the upper hand. The son of the headsman was about to end the husband's life until the wife begged him to stop. The wife offered a compromise. The two stopped fighting so that they could listen to her proposition. The woman offered up an idea to split herself in half so that the two men could both be happy, and keep their lives. She claimed that for the half of her that the men did not receive could be replaced by clay, and would give ...

Origin of the Chilkat Blanket Woman, daughter of the chief, marries a man from the bear tribe. She escapes and marries the god of the sea. The First Woman The first woman was pulled into two separate women. This is why women of the north are skilled with their hands and women of the south are great dancers. Origin of the Winds A magic doll was carved The movement of this doll in the sky produced wind The Land of the Dead Woman finds out firsthand what happens when she dies. Is guided by her late grandfather around the land of the dead Cradle Song Sort of unclear General idea is surviving in the rough climate Father returns to his family The Wolves and the Deer Wolves ate the Deer after realizing they did not have strong teeth The Discontented Grass Plant The story of how wolverines and gray wolves came to wander in the same country, but never together Tricks of the Fox Fox was thrown on an island for tricking the eagle Fox made it...

The Raven Myth Man fell from beach tree pod Raven gave him berries Man drank from the pool Learning to be a human The raven would pull up his beak and talk to the man  Raven is the creator of the other animals as man molds them from clay Raven made a companion for the man Raven made more people, teaching them how to hunt Raven also planted trees Taught man how to make fire The Flood Raven became angry Raven decided to flood the land Stabbed woman with sea urchins to make tides recede The people did not change Raven's marriage Raven married a geese  Tried to live as a goose with her Could not keep up with the pack and dried up Raven and Marmot Raven blocked Marmot's house Marmot tricked Raven into dancing so he could slip between his legs and be safe Marmot mocked Raven and called him a fool The Bringing of the Light by Raven The sun rising and setting is really raven carrying light He stole it from a man who attacked the village ...

Once upon a time, in a very hot country, a man fell very ill. He asked his wife to go out to the local river and draw some water for him. This water was famous for its healing properties and so the wife set out to retrieve some for her husband.  The wife sneaked past the ogre guarding the river and collected water before returning back home. When he wife presented the water to her husband he quickly drank it and asked for more. The wife admitted that she did not have more and that the amount she brought back should've been enough to heal him. The husband loved being tended too almost as much as he loved the taste of the water. He demanded that she get more for him. The wife expressed how concerned she was about the ogre who was guarding the river but the husband did not care. The wife set out again to fetch more water. This time the ogre was expecting her and quickly moved in between her and the great river. The woman pleaded for her life but the ogre claimed he had not eaten i...

Motikatika Wife fell ill. Husband goes to several body of waters in order to find her proper nutrition She rejects all of the options and remains ill Finally gets healthy but husband falls ill Wife looks around and find good water Ogre guarding asks for her baby to eat She agrees to give the ogre her baby for her life The baby is  magician and tricks ogre into eating her husband. Adventures of a Jackal Jackal is best friends with a Hedgehog Jackal ticks Panther into wearing tight shoes Panther looks for Jackal, holds a feast and then hunts the one without a tail Cant catch the Jackal Jackal united with his friend A greyhound killed the Jackal Adventures of a Jackal's Eldest Son Jackal Left two sons behind Gives advice and runs Runs into his father's friend the hedgehog Hedgehog kills Jackal The younger son takes his inheritance and leaves Hassebu Young boy left for dead by his "friends" Killed a scorpion Fell into a pit where h...

I am satisfied with my progress so far. I am on track to get an A in this class. Class assignments that I enjoyed the most would probably be just our weekly storytelling. In my major this is a part of my brain that I rarely explore. It has been refreshing to use my imagination again. Motivational Image

I would say that the feedback and comments I have received in this class have been of the highest quality. I think it was important that we all read those articles about giving and receiving  feedback. I think I could improve in giving feedback but it can be difficult because I don't always know what the student is going for, given that we have so much autonomy in this class. I will continue to do what I have been, especially when it comes to listening to feedback, because it has made me improve.                                                                     ( Cheezburger )

I took the time to change the look of my blog using the Theme-Customization. I also changed other feature and feel happy with the new look. As far as my website design, I am satisfied with what I already had. I think I have made great progress, as I look at my earlier stories from the beginning of the semester. I struggled to understand what I was trying to do when writing those weekly stories, but after reading my classmates, I can see when i started to improve.The image below was the image I chose for my first assignment. I chose this image just to remind me how far I have come. I am thoroughly satisfied with this class and how it is going so far.     Image posted by  Juhasz Imre

There was once a man named James who was backpacking through West Africa, hunting for wild-life. While he was exploring, he came came across a ditch with three figures inside of it. These figures were revealed to be a leopard,  a serpent, a rat, and a man. They called out to him and begged him to help them out of the hole. As a hunter, James initially felt that he should only let the man free from the hole, but after great deliberation he helped them all escape from the pit. They all swore to make it up to him and prove their worth because of this great act. A few days pasted and the serpent found James and offered him a very powerful antidote for snake poison. He told James that all he needed to do was mix the serum with a traitor's blood and the victim could then drink it and be healed. James thanked the serpent, and made sure that he always carried the serum on him. The Leopard proved his worth by joining James  in his hunting trips, and helping him catch his prey. That s...

How We Got the Name "Spider Tales" Anansi was given the right to call all the stories Anansi tales He tricked a boa. bees, and a tiger as his task How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race Anansi dropped the pot out of anger Anansi and Nothing Where the term crying for nothing comes from. Anansi killed nothing out of jealousy. Why Spiders Are Always Found in Corners of Ceilings  Anansi lied to his family and remained in the corner out of shame. The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour By Itself Anansi took the special stone from town to town in order to feed everyone The stone ended up crushing Anansi The Moon and the Stars Kweku, Ansi's son gave freedom to his fellowmen against the dragon. The Hunter and the Tortoise The origin story for how turtles came to be. King Chameleon and the Animals Chameleon rode the hair's tale in order to win the race for the throne. Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless The...