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                                                                                      Tibetan Folk Tales, Part B "Panthera leo yawn".  Wikimedia. How the Rabbit Killed the Lion -every morning all the animals would come to bow to the lion -one morning the rabbit did not feel like going to bow to the lion; so the lion was angry with the rabbit -the rabbit had to make up a lie, so the lion would forgive him and save his life -the lion believed this lie and the lion asked the rabbit to take him to this devil so she could be confronted by the lion king -the rabbit told the lion she was in the stream and then the lion jumped in and drowned The Story of the Three Hunters -the 3 brothers and 1 sister all lived together -the brothers were all married and their 3 wive...

 Tibetan Folk Tales, Part A The Tiger and the Frog - the king frog frightens the tiger away - the tiger runs off into the mountains and a fox stops him and wants to help - the fox and the tiger go to confront the intimidating frog, but both get scared and run away - did the frog really eat a tiger and is it true you can never judge a book by its cover/don't underestimate someone because of their size? maybe he was bluffing and his confidence just made him that convincing? The Story of the Donkey and the Rock-the man with the donkey is walking around the mountain, and bumps into the oil jar on the rock -the man who owned the oil was furious because he need that oil in order to sell it for money -the man with the donkey blamed the whole mess on his poor donkey -the man with the oil took the donkey to court and the rock went to trial too -the court judge was so annoyed with all of this that he made the citizens pay fines for their idiocy and for getting involved with th...

"Sleepy Kitty". Web Source: Cheezburger .

The Hippie Life ( This story is not recommended for those sensitive to the topic of marijuana use.) There once was a happy, hippie name Chip. Chip grew up with two hippies for parents. They raised him and Chip's little sister in a house filled with peace and love. He was a naturally calm, chill kinda guy. One day Chip was hanging out with his friend on her front porch. His friend was smoking marijuanna while the two were sitting there talking. Then she tried convincing Chip to try some. His friend said, "Chip, why don't you just try a little bit?" Chip replied, "I'm alright. I actually have to go soon, so I probably shouldn't." His friend responded, "Oh, come on man. You'll love it once you try it." Chip was not usually one to give into his friends, but he was a little curious about trying it and so he did. A few minutes later Chip told his friend, "Woah, this is great. I don't know why I haven't tried this be...

Persian Tales, Part B Fayiz and the Peri Wife: -Fayiz meets the Peri and marries her, but she warns him that if he is ever unfaithful that he will be miserable for the rest of his days -Fayiz tells the Peri wife that he misses his old wife and kids. The Peri instructs him to tell no one of where he has been or what happened (or else...), so he goes to visit them -Fayiz betrays the Peri by telling his wife everything, and the Peri finds out about this -The Peri tells him he will never see her, his wife, or children again because of his betrayal The Wolf-Bride: -The boy's horoscope revealed that he would be killed by a wolf -Years passed and the boy was fine and had forgotten of his fate -He was married, but when they were alone on the night of their wedding his wife transformed into a wolf and killed him -She then transformed back into her human self, and she had no idea how it all happened -I think this story encompasses the idea of fate and how sometimes...

Persian Tales, Part A I like how each story in the Persian Tales section begins with, "Once upon a time when there was no one but God."Also, each story ends with the same line, "And now my story has come to an end, but the sparrow never got home." I like this because it connects the various tales even though they are completely unrelated. This would be an interesting technique to try in a storybook. Below are my notes on a few of my favorite stories from the section. The Wolf and the Goat: -Wolf trick the young goats to open the door, and then he steals them away -Their mother goes to find them and fights the goat to get them back The Boy Who Became a Bulbul:  -The son was murdered by his father and then his stepmom cooked him -His sister buried him and he reincarnated into a bird (a Bulbul bird) -This bird went door to door singing the story of how he died and reincarnated -Everyone who listened to the bird's song was deceived, except wh...

"Interior with Painter, Woman Reading and Maid Sweeping".  Web Source:  Wikimedia . The Sultan and his wife were loved by all their people. They were devoted to their kingdom, and they were humble, sincere, and respected leaders . All of the citizens, the rich nobles and the poor, adored them. One day, the Sultan’s wife became terrible ill. She could not be cured and died suddenly from the illness. After his wife, the love of his life, died, the Sultan would not speak to anyone and would not accept help or therapy. He never left his room and barely moved from his bed. When his wife was alive, she would tell him amazing stories every night. Without her a bedtime stories he could not sleep. He hadn’t been able to sleep since his wife passed away because he missed her and her stories too much. After many weeks the Sultan’s emotional state still had not improved. The grand-vizir was worried and wanted to do something to help. So, without permission from the Sultan, t...

Arabian Nights, Part B ("Magic Lamps". Web Source: flickr ). -Aladdin was a young boy who lived with his mother and father.  -His Father died when Aladdin was still a boy.  -Aladdin was a disappointment to his parents because he was lazy and mischievous. -A man comes to town claiming he is Aladdin's. He takes Aladdin under his wing, but he was only doing this to trick Aladdin. He was not truly his uncle but was a magician who needed Aladdin to fetch a magic lamp. -The magician forces Aladdin to enter the cave to retrieve the lamp, and he has no way to how to exit the cave. He makes a wish that helps escape and return home. -The genie in lamp grants Aladdin what he requests and helps him to finally get the chance to marry the princess.  -The magician/false uncle of Aladdin hears of Prince Aladdin and creates a plan to steal the lamp from Aladdin. -When he gets ahold of it, he uses the genie's power to move the palace and take the princess with him....

Arabian Nights Unit, Part A "One Thousand Nights." Wikimedia . Scheherazade is the new wife of the Sultan. She volunteered to marry the  Sultan, even though she knows the Sultan murders every woman the day after he marries her. But,   Scheherazade has a plan to save her life, and she thinks she can prevent any other women from being sacrificed.  The way to spare her life is by telling the Sultan many  never-ending  stories.  Her stories go on for many nights with the permission of the Sultan.  Scheherazade tells stories within stories, and her continuous stories distract the Sultan from executing her.  Scheherazade's   storying telling is all that is keeping her alive. Story Bibliography: Lang, Andrew.  The Arabian Nights' Entertainments :  Scheherazade .

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Casey, Janice, and Daniel had been friends since freshmen year of high school. It was now their senior year, and their final first day of high school. That morning before school, they made plans to meet at their normal spot to sit together at lunch. At their meeting spot, they were eating and reminiscing on their craziest experiences that they had together. Then Casey said something that created an awkward silence among them. She said, "Remember when my parents were out of town that one weekend, and I threw that Halloween party at my house!" Janice and Daniel looked at each other uncomfortably. Then, Janice said, "Um you didn't invite us to that party... I don't think we were your friends at that time." Casey felt badly for bringing it up so she responded, "Oh...well you two didn't miss much. I was cleaning up trash and vomit for days! It was a mess, so really it wasn't too fun." They all felt a little awkward now and were sitting ...

Here are notes on some of my favorite stories in the Aesop Winter Unit , Part B.  The Wolf and the Shepherd: -The Shepherd notices a wolf prowling about, but he sees the wolf helping. The wolf was causing no harm or trouble to the flock, so the Shepherd began to trust the wolf. -The Shepherd leaves the wolf to watch the flock, but when the shepherd returns there are no sheep left. The wolf ate them all . -"Once a wolf, always a wolf". The Goatherd and the Wild Goats: -The Goatherd tries to impressa pack of wild of goats by feeding them generously in hopes that they will join his flock. The wild goats decline this offer because they saw how he was treating his flock and depriving them of food to try to give more to the stray goats. -Don't take your old friends for granted or treat them poorly for the sake of new friends. The Aesop for Children , with illustrations by Milo Winter (1919).

Here are notes on some of my favorite stories in the  Aesop Winter Unit , Part A. The Wolf and The Kid -The Billy Goat gets separated from his flock, and a wolf encounters the little goat alone, by himself -The little goat tricks the wolf and the wolf has to run away before he gets caught by the goat's family The Tortoise and the Ducks -The Tortoise was sad because he was a curious fellow and was unable to see the world -Two ducks agreed to take him fly him around to explore and while flying the Tortoise fell to his death The Plane Tree -Two travelers sat under a large tree and complained as to how useless this tree was since is did not bear fruit -Though the travelers were forgetting that tree was acting as a source of cool shade for the travelers; they did not appreciate the little things The Farmer and the Stork -Guests were welcome on the farm until the farmer noticed that he was being taken advantage of and that his generosity was allowing the ...

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I would like to focus my storybook on Zeus. In my previous project post I said that I would like to base my story around Zeus and his multiple loves . I would begin by introducing Zeus who would be: a ladies man, a successful professional, and an influential person. Then I would introduce his wife, Hera. I would discuss her characteristics and explain how she fell in love with Zeus. Another episode of the story would discuss Aphrodite, the most beautiful and youngest mistress that Zeus ever had. I could create one more episode about a second mistress, and then the following episodes would be a story about how Zeus continues to fool these women with his lies and charm. I don't want to spoil the ending, but in the end the powerful women would find out about Zeus's deceptive ways and get their revenge on him. "Phoo"; Web Source: flickr .

Try Feedforward Instead of Feedback This article was interesting, but my perspective on feedback is similar to this idea of "feedforward". I think it is very important to receive critiques on previous performance, and then to discuss specific ways to improve future performance. The article discusses how giving feedback regarding the past is not allowed during the feedforward process, but in my opinion I feel feedback back about the past an important aspect. I liked the ideas presented in the article, but I do not agree with everything it discusses. The Difference Between Praise and Feedback  I really enjoyed this article because it made me question my beliefs about praising desired behavior. In the business world, I have experienced this and learned about praising employees as a management strategy. I feel I often give too much praise, and after reading this I am more aware of this. Hopefully, I can practice these techniques during my blog commenting because I probabl...