Tori's Thoughts

"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...