This week, I read the Japanese Fairy Tales Unit. I really
enjoyed the stories in this unit because they were much more positive than the
units that I had previously read. In my previous units, there were stories
involving rape, murder, betrayal, and other really negative aspects. However,
in this unit, although there were hints of negative characteristics, the
stories had an overall positive tone. I would say my only regret is that the
stories in this unit did not help my goals for the class, specifically my
storybook. My story book is about creatures in mythology, and there were not
many stories I could have used from this unit and certainly not any I could
have written a post on my storybook site for. My favorite story was The EnviousNeighbor. I did my storytelling post over this story because I liked it so
much. This story is about a dog who helps his owners by giving them riches and
punishes their envious neighbor when he tries to take advantage of his owners.
There are many sad things that occur in this story, but it ends with a happy
ending and has positive undertones. I was not sure what to expect from this
unit, but I was pleasantly surprised after reading. I noticed that a majority
of the stories taught a moral of sorts. For example, The Envious Neighbor
taught me not to be envious, The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet taught me not to
covet beauty, and The Stonecutter taught me to be thankful for what I
have. If anyone is debating on reading this unit, I would definitely recommend
it, depending on the focus for your storybook. Even if your storybook is not
related, it would be a good unit to read and definitely has good stories that
will give you a smile.
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