Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Reading Diary B: West African Tales


Why the Moon and the Stars Receive Their Light from the Sun
Characters:
·         Anansi
·          Kweku Tsin
·         Dragon
·         Prisoners
·         Cock

Plot: Anansi and his son were looking for food. They had harvested a deer and Anansi left to find materials to carry it. Kweku Tsin was to stay with the deer but he became worried and started to call out for his father. His call brought the evil dragon to his location. He hid the first time but his father insisted on seeing the creature. The evil monster captured them and kept them in prison in his castle. Kweku Tsin made an escape plan that worked. The Gods were pleased and that is how he became the sun, his father the moon, and the prisoners the stars.
I liked this story. I thought it was suspenseful and enjoyed the ending about how he became the sun. My favorite character was Kweku Tsin because he never gave up and led the people to safety. He also put the safety of others first instead of himself.


How the Tortoise got its Shell
Characters:
·         Chief Mauri
·         Koklovi
·         Klo (turtle)

Plot: Chief Mauri wanted to send Klo to pick up some wine for his yam party. Klo picked up the wine but he had a few drinks, which slowed down his usually fast travel time. Once he got back to the castle they were having the party without him and it was raining. It rained for two months before anyone came out of the castle. When they finally did they found Klo dead underneath the weight of all that Mauri had asked Klo to bear. He had formed a shell from all of the earth and weight that had surrounded him. That is how he got his shell. He was later restored to life.


I enjoyed this story as well. I liked that the stories I read had meanings about life. This one stuck out to me because it could be related to a scenario in life so easily. This section might have been one of my favorites, which is why I chose two to really emphasize because it was hard to choose.  



I liked this picture of the tortoise. 

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