The Stories, the Myths, the Folklore

This story was very interesting and a tad confusing. It was called "Cry-Because-He-Had-No-Wife." I thought this story might have some sort of Native American meaning, but after reading it, it did not stand out in that way. The story started out with a young boy that cried all the time because he wanted a wife. How old was he? Why did he want a wife so bad? The boy lived with his grandparents and they told him about a lady in the east that he could go see. The boy started on his journey to the east. This is where the story took a confusing turn... The boy stopped at this giant's house and went in to see him. The giant insisted that the boy stay for breakfast so he did. The giant cooked up a roast and asked the boy to choose which roast he wanted. Being small, the boy chose the small roast and the giant let him live. Was the giants going to kill him if he chose the large roast? How was that significant? The boy went on his way after breakfast, but he quickly came upon ...

I read the story, "How Beaver Stole Fire." It was a cute little story, but some of the things in the story were interesting. It started that only pine trees could have fire, but trees burn... so why do they want fire?? Also, why would they only use it for themselves? Why not share it with the animals and other creatures in the forest.  One winter night when it was exceedingly cold, the greedy pine trees gathered to warm themselves, but the beaver hid near the bank where no one could see him. A live coal rolled over near the bank where beaver was hiding, he took advantage of the opportunity and stole it.  Beaver took off hiding the coal in his breast. I think it was funny because the trees dodged after him, but trees do not run. Also, don't beavers swim? Why didn't beaver jump into the river? I thought it was interesting to read that when the trees got tired they would stop and then they would be stuck there.  The beaver ran and ran and passed along fire to othe...

The first quote that I saw that really stood out to me was "Learn From Failure." I am a PreMed major at OU and sometimes the classes are super challenging. However, I tend to hold myself to such a high standard that I overwhelm myself. When I get a bad grade, I take it very hard rather than using it as motivation to never get that type of grade again. I will use this quote to drive motivation, rather than trigger anxiety. The second quote that I really like was, "G.R.O.W.: Go Rip Open Windows." Personally, I have a routine and I stick to it. I was to adapt this motto so that I can feel comfortable stepping out of my comfort zone and seeking opportunity. I will not find much success if I close myself off from opportunity and opportunity is not going to seek me out. Finding ways to grow will benefit me in life, school, and in general. Growth Mindset quote from Padlet page

The first story in my story book is about how the Trojan War got started, but I am using the rival game OU and TX as Greece and Troy. It is not necessarily about football, but since Texas is OU's biggest rival, I thought it would modern and humorous.  Recap: Sam concocts a plan that leaves one of the Sooner cheerleaders in his hands. He uses her captivity as a way to get Lincoln Riley to throw the big rival game. Lincoln, and three OU football icons are trying to concoct some plan of their own to get the cheerleader back without having to lose the game.  STORY 2: The Battle (war itself) The Trojan war was not over immediately even though Greece had a massive army attacking Troy.    - The OU football team had very large and fast players, but Texas (titans) were not going to give up easily so the score remained to be 0-0 in the first half. Jalen used his power of wittiness to try and outsmart the Titan players, but it did not seem to succeed because the Titans...

The story, "The Rattlesnake's Vengeance" was very interesting. In the beginning, the mother heard her children scream which triggered her to take action and she killed "the chief" rattlesnake in the process. The father was climbing in the mountains and came up the colony of rattlesnakes and he and the colony had a conversation. That makes me wonder if the chief rattlesnake was talking to the children and what he was saying. Why did the mother kill the snake automatically if she could have talked to him and told him to leave them alone? Anyway, the colony of rattlesnakes told the man that he had to give up his wife as sacrifice for paying the debt of murder of one of their own. Surprisingly, he did not fight those terms. He did exactly what the snakes told him to do and he let his wife get bitten by the rattlesnake that was sent to accomplish the task. Did he dislike his wife? Why did he not try to save her life and negotiate terms? After the deed was done ...

The Rabbit and the Deer story has two stories in one. The first story, "How the Deer Got His Horns" is about a deer and rabbit that both have exceptional agility. The deer can run fast and the rabbit can jump high. The animals in the forest wanted to see the two race. All the animals decided upon rules and made the prize a pair of horns (antlers). The animals gathered to watch this prestigious race. The rabbit tried to trick the animals and cheat the race by "looking at the race track," but instead he was creating a path way so that he could finish faster. After reading this story, I wondered why the rabbit is always the trickster in stories. For example, in the tortoise and the hare, the hare was once again the trickster that was overly confident about winning, The next story is honestly quite sad. The rabbit, being a sore loser, tries to trick the deer into making a decision that ultimately hurts his lifestyle. Once again, the rabbit is a cheater and gnawed o...

This is the first time I have ever heard of browser typing and I already love it. Sometimes I misspell things because my brain works faster than my fingers and I skip right over it. I cannot wait to use this handy tool when writing stories for my storybook or my blog post. Right now, I just use word and it is hard because I have to open it up and open a new page all to right words, then close it. This bookmarked browser tool will be so helpful.n I think it will be very useful!! I 100% recommend this tip!