Week 2 Anthology: Reading Notes

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Origin of the Moon. Wired. 
Origins
Note the difference in how The Hare that Was not Afraid To Die begins as opposed to The Man in the Moon. For fairytales and origin stories like these, I think that starting a story "in media res" adds to the sentiments of the same genre. The problem with The Hare is the ending- there does not seem to be very much about the origin of anything. There is a short explanation about the spots on the moon, but it does not seem to be substantial enough in contrast to the rest of the story. Make sure that the story's theme is clear and followed throughout the writing. 

 Aesop's Fables: The Lion 
What a fantastic way of formatting and keeping a section of writing together. These four stories all differ entirely, except for the key continuous concept of the Lion. The congruence between these allows familiarities to be felt by the reader and therefore keeping them engaged, while still keeping open the possibility of surprise and variation. I need to remember the idea of writing a collection of "unrelated" pieces that have a central theme or character upon which the reader can remain attached. 

Bibliography: 
Origins-
from
Laos Folk-Lore by Katherine Neville Fleeson
and
Eastern Stories and Legends by Marie L. Shedlock


Aesop's Fables: The Lion 
From The Fables of Aesop by Joseph Jacobs

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