Reading Notes: Laos Part A

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Stone in Laos. Link. 
I was really interested to read this week's selections from Laos. The translations of these first selections were a little rough, and the hardest to follow this semester. It was all still manageable, but just took a little more concentration and rereading. The Story that stuck out to me most was The Mountain Spirits and the Stone Mortars. The story continued the unit's theme of a seemingly vague story-telling style, but still what I would call "effective storytelling." It had a point to the plot that told a generic, though utilitarian, narrative. But the lesson I took away is to not get stuck up in the details when a vague storytelling method can work. I think finding the sweet spot between the two is key, but writing in this style is a good way to practice focusing on the story's theme.

Bibliography: Source: Laos Folk-Lore by Katherine Neville Fleeson. Link to the UN-Textbook.

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