Reading Notes: Lang II Part A

Since I enjoyed the Lang I reading from week 14, I figured I would look at the Lang II for this week's reading. 

My favorite reading from this section was Toads and Diamonds. This story was about a mother and two daughters. The mother favored one daughter over the other and treated the other very poorly. Her mother's bad actions came back to bite her in the booty because when she sent the daughter she disliked to fetch some water, the daughter was granted a wish by a fairy for being so kind. The mother saw that her daughter now spilled jewels and pearls from her mouth when she spoke, so she sent her favored daughter to go get blessed by the fairy. The fairy, however, knew the mother would be greedy and do that so she instead cursed the favored daughter and make snakes and toads come from her mouth when she spoke. 

This type of story has a life lesson with it. Treat others with kindness and you will be rewarded. The mistreated daughter had no idea that the old woman whom she was giving a drink to was a fairy. She was simply showing the lady compassion. I think stories like this are great for children and for adults because it reminds us of the many life lessons that our parents tell us all the time. The golden rule for example: treat others the way you want to be treated. 

This photo is by The Beer Ice Company 

Bibliography:

Author - Andrew Lang (1889)

Title - The Blue Fairy Book: Lang II

Link- Mythology and Folklore UN-Textbook: Myth-Folklore Unit: Lang's European Fairy Tales II

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Introduction to a Criminal Analysis Enthusiast

Image
Hello everyone! My name is Syd and I will be taking a Mythology and Folklore class this semester at the University of Oklahoma. I am currently a junior majoring in psychology with a minor in spanish!  My goal for my degree is to be a professor at a research institute like OU one day, or working for the FBI to analyze serial killers... I haven't quite decided which I find more exciting. As a kid, I grew up watching Criminal Minds, 48 hours, and NCIS most nights. My mother of course did not want me watching those things because I was 6 years old, but when she would go to sleep I would sneak into the living room and turn on the crime channel. I have always been fascinated by the idea that a normal person can suddenly turn into a violent killer. I have studied many famous killers like Ted Bundy for example. For my 9th birthday I got this really big book filled with all the most popular serial killers to date. Needless to say I read that thing everyday.  It is safe to say that my favori
Read more

Week 7 Story: The Snake and the Mouse

Image
Here is the link to this story on my portfolio!  Once upon a time, deep in the Jungle of Asia there was a snake who ruled the jungle. He was big and strong, and could eat anything he wanted. One day the snake was slithering along the jungle floor to the river to find something to eat. A mouse was bathing near the river and saw the snake come slithering his direction. The mouse was frightened and thought to himself "what can I do to defend myself against the snake? I am very small and not strong."  The mouse decided to approach the snake instead of letting the snake come to him.  "Hello" said the mouse.  "Why hello there you delicious looking mouse" smirked the snake. "Is there anything you wish to say before I swallow you up?" "Why yes there is. Little do you know that I am in fact the most powerful mouse in the jungle." said the mouse as he fluffed out his fur and made himself as big as he could. "I can jump from tree to tree and
Read more