Why the Moon and the Stars Receive Their Light from the Sun
Characters:
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Anansi
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Kweku
Tsin
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Dragon
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Prisoners
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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:
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Chief Mauri
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Koklovi
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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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