Elizabeth DiSalvatore - Myth-Folklore

I have recently been more active on twitter. I have not used mine in college until recently, and even then it has just been to keep up with sports! I have loved seeing what ESPN has said about the Thunder and OU football. I used the tech tips to learn how to make a private list of just sports updates, since that is all I am interested in seeing when I use twitter anyway. This was very helpful and will optimize my time on twitter now! Here is my link to my twitter list:  https://twitter.com/e_disal/lists/sports

The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales    continued. The Fox and the Cat   was a short little story. I think I would have fun rewriting this one too! These characters reminded me of the fox and the cat in the tale Pinocchio! Death's Messengers   was another interesting tale. One thing I have liked about these stories is how easy it is to picture them as cartoon stories. In the first sentence they talk about a giant with dialogue and I can immediately picture a giant stomping around and saying those words. I would love to learn to write like that! I also found the last few stories of this unit over Adam and Eve a fun comparison to the Adam and Eve unit I read earlier in the semester. Pinocchio Source: Wiki Images

I enjoyed reading these stories, for my story book involves many of the Grimm Brother's stories. I enjoyed researching them and their stories, so I thought it would be fun to read some more of their stories like the ones in this unit! Little Red Cap (Hood) Source: Wiki Images   The Grimm Brothers' Children's and Household Tales    was full of fun stories. As I read them I could picture them being turned into a cartoon, like many of their stories have been! I see what Disney has brought so many of his stories to life! When I read the title " Little Red Cap"   I wondered if this story was the inspiration of Little Red Riding Hood. As I continued to read the story, I discovered that my acquisitions were correct!    This story was almost identical to the Little Red Riding Hood we know today. I had never thought about how ridiculous this story was in the past, but this time I did notice that there was a moral to the story - to stay on the path and not to...