I chose the European category because I am somewhat familiar with Greek or Roman stories and I ran upon The Fables of La Fontaine. Once I seen the different subjects in this category, I realized this may be one that I will find interest in. I believe I could come up with similar ideas as this story because I live on the farm. I would like to learn a little bit more about poetry as well but if I could do it in story format I think it would help. This story explained how the horse was once a free animal and needed help from man so he asked for the favor. Once the favor was over the man realized how much use he could get from the horse so he never let him go.
I have been noticing that I am into the stories with animals or wildlife. This story was under the Native American unit. I clicked on this unit because I have taken an online class over Native American music and it was a course that I enjoyed learning about. Some of their stories are pretty fascinating and the fact that they were known to be the first on these lands also leads me to some of their stories. This story was about an aggressive Grizzly Bear who seemed to be looking for trouble by picking on Buffalo. He misjudged Buffalo by his looks noticing that he stooped and thought he was maybe weak. The Buffalo ends up tossing him around after getting bullied by Grizzly Bear a few times and getting aggravated. This story seems to be comparable to the ones we were taught in school about never judging a book by its cover and bullying.
Legend of the Corn by Katharine Berry Judson -
At first the title of this story reminded me of the movie with I believe has the same name. I was eager to click on the link and read it to see if this is where the story originated but it was a story of how the Omaha discovered corn. It was about a hunter that saw a buffalo in the distance between two rivers and he was waiting to get a good shot of the buffalo once it neared. After 3 days and nights the buffalo would not get closer, or even move, as he would only be turned a different direction when the hunter would wake up and see him. The next day the buffalo was gone so the hunter was wondering why the buffalo had not moved and he came upon a plant and tracks around it but no trail as to where the buffalo might have left. He went for his chiefs and villagers to tell them of the strange story and they came to a conclusion that Wahkoda had given this plant for the villagers to eat. They watched the plant carefully but would not dare touch it until a brave young man who said that he had nothing to worry about since he had done bad things, touched the corn and ate it. Nothing happened to him and the tribe began planting and feeding the corn.
The Elves by D.L. Ashliman -
This was a story that actually brought a smile to my face. It is once that I enjoyed reading and have never been familiar with before. It was about a poor shoemaker who had nothing but a piece of leather to make one pair of shoes. He cut out the pieces and fell asleep and once he woke up the shoes were already made. He ended up selling this shoes for above normal price and bought leather for two pair of shoes. He cut them out and the next morning they were made as well, and this continued on. Then he and his wife decided to stay awake to find out who was making the shoes and they saw two elves, with no clothes on, come into the house and started making the shoes. To show them gratitude the wife decided to make them outfits and the shoemaker made them a pair of shoes to surprise them with. They came back the next night but with no shoes to make, just the clothes and shoes made to them by the shoemaker and his wife. They delightedly put them on and never came back but the shoemaker was successful from that day forward. This story reminds me of what my parents have been instilling in us since we were little. Always give back to those who are in need and never forget how you got to where you are.
(The Shoemaker and Wife spying on the Elves: Pinterest)
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