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Duck Pond. Wikimedia. There once was a spoiled, little girl. She always got what she wanted because her parents never told her “no”. One morning, the little girl and her father were eating breakfast when her mom came down stairs with a wrapped and decorated gift box. Today was the little girl’s half birthday, and her mom got her a present. Her mom set the gift down in front of the her and said, “I wanted to give this to you at dinner, but I couldn’t wait! You should open it now. Happy Half Birthday, sweetie!” The little girl replied,“Okay!” Then ripped off the wrapping in less than a second. “Oh my gosh! It’s sooooo soooo beautiful, I bet it cost a lot of money, right? It did cost a lot of money didn’t it, Mom?” Her mother nodded. The girl asked, “I knew it was! So, can I wear it today to school and show all my friends?” “Of course,” her mother replied. The little girl trotted off to school to show off her new, ruby necklace. On her way, she always ...

Myth-Folklore Unit: Fables of La Fontaine, Part B The Woodman and Mercury: -There was once a wood chopper who lost his axe -He prayed to the gods on Olympus for help in finding it -the god, Mercury, heard his cry for help and in front of the wood chopper appeared a golden axe -the wood chopper admitted that the gold axe was not his and kept on searching for his axe -then Mercury made a platinum, silver axe appeared and the wood chopper again responded by saying that this was not his axe -finally Mercury found his wood and metal (regular) axe and the man was glad to have found his axe -Mercury rewarded the wood chopper with the fancy gold and silver axes as a reward for his honesty The Woodman's Axe. Wikimedia. Story Source: Un-Textbook. The Fables of La Fontaine .

Myth-Folklore Unit: Fables of La Fontaine, Part A Tortoise and the Hare: -They challenged each other to a race -The Hare laughed at this challenge and though it seemed to easy -They both agreed, and the Hare decided he had plenty of time to goof off before he needed to start the race because he thought the tortoise would take a long time to reach the finish line -The Hare loses track of time and by the time he begins the race, the clever and focus tortoise had already crossed the finish line and won The Focused Tortoise. Wikimedia. The Dog and His Image: -The dog walked around with his juicy bone and came across a pond -When he looked into the pond he saw another juicy bone (but it was only his reflection), so he jumped in after it -He lost his juicy bone, did not find the other bone, and almost drown because of his gluttony and greed for another bone that he did not need Story Source: Un-Textbook.  Fables of La Fontaine.

I love the Canvas side board. It is a helpful reminder to me as to wha I need to complete this week. Also, I really like displaying the canvas course cards because it helps me access each of my courses really quickly.

Welsh Emerson Unit, Part B More Short Tales of Fairies: -Ellen was a pretty girl with a kind soul -One day she went walking and found copper  (pennies) in a drain -After this day she would walk by the same drain one a week -Every time should would walk by she would find more and more pennies -Ellen saved these pennies at home and one day her mom asked her to take her to the place Ellen found the pennies -But when Ellen brought her there, the drain was empty and there were no pennies to be found -Only Ellen was ever lucky enough to find the pennies Story Source: Welsh Emerson Unit. Walking Trail. Wikimedia.

Three Short Tales of Fairies The Craig-Y-Don Blacksmith:The town's blacksmith was a known drunk. One day three fairies confronted the man and told him to stop drinking. If he did not he would die soon, but he listened he would benefit. The man decided to change his way of life and quit drinking, so a few months later he was surprised with three pots of gold (I assume the three fairies left this for him). Fairies. Wikimedia. Story Source: Welsh Emerson Unit.

I have been using the Canvas mobile app since last year, and I find it very convenient. I like using it to view announcements and my updated grades.

The Tricky Wolf There once was an elderly wolf named Mike. He was one of the oldest wolves in the pack, but he was the slowest because of his weak muscles and paws. He felt he was too old and weak to keep up with the rest of his pack. Mike was too slow to hunt and could never contribute, and he was embarrassed about his circumstance.  So, one day he decided to sneak away and start a new life that would better accommodate him in his old age. After a day of wandering, he grew very hungry but had nothing to eat and no place to take shelter. He began walking until he came across a nearby village and thought up an idea. He thought to himself, “I know! I will disguise myself as kind, little pilgrim and go begging door to door. Then, I will never have to hunt again.” As he walked into town, he saw some wet clothes drying on a clothes line outside. So, he quietly tiptoed over and grabbed them. He sneaked away quickly, and then changed into the clothe...

Reding Notes: Aesop's Fables (English) Unit, Part B A Wolf turns Religious: - the wolf had grown old and weak - he could not hunt because he lacked teeth and strong paws for running, since he was brittle and old - so the wolf's plan was to disguise himself as a pilgrim and go door to door and beg for food since he was no longer able to hunt for himself - when a wolf from his pack recognized him, he was ashamed but explained that he had no other option at his age This story makes me picture the wolf (dressed in Granny's clothes) from the story Little Red Riding Hood. Wolf Wearing a Bonnet. Wikimedia . Story Source: Aesop Fables Unit, Part B.

Myth-Folklore Unit: Aesop's Fables (English) The Wolf and the Shepherd's Boy: This is short nursery rhyme bout the boy who cried wolf. Lesson: No one takes a joker seriously, and it's difficult to gain a person's trust again. The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Wikimedia. The Man and the Goose: The goose laid golden eggs, and the man became so greedy for more that he did not want to wait for the goose to produce 1 egg at a time. So, the man cut the goose open. To his dismay he found zero golden eggs inside the goose. Lesson: Patience is a virtue, and one must not be come to greedy. Story Source:  Aesop's Fables Unit. 

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Reading Notes: Native American Marriage Tales Unit, Part B The Dog-Husband (Quinault): The story begins with "A long time ago, in a certain village there lived a young girl who had a dog" (I love when stories begin this way). The girl loved her dog very much. He went with her everywhere, but she didn't know that every night the dog turned into a human and would transform back into a dog before the morning came. She became pregnant and her parents figured out that the dog was also human, and that he was the father of the baby. The father/dog-husband was killed for impregnating her. She gave birth to the pups.  The dog children also were gifted with the ability to change between human and dog forms, and once their mother figured this out she ordered them to remain human. These boys were great whale hunters and so they became village chiefs and no one knew that they were the pups born of exiled woman. Girl and the Dog-Husband. Wikimedi a. Story Source: Native ...

Reading Notes: Native American Marriage Tales, Part A  Bear-Woman and Deer-Woman: -The Grizzly Bear and the Doe did not get along -The two of them and their children went down to the river to wash up for dinner -The Grizzly Bear kills the Doe and cooks her -The Doe's children are curious about their mother, but their Aunt Grizzly just tells them to run off and play -The fawns go off to play with the bear's children -while they are playing the fawns kill one of the bear children -they then take the dead bear back to the bears mother (Aunt Grizzly) and convince her it is a skunk that they killed, and it was for her to have to dinner -The fawns tricked the Grizzly, and the Grizzly ate her child thinking it was a skunk Grizzly. Wikimedia . Story Source:  Native American Marriage Tales unit .