For this week’s readings, I chose the Russian Folktales
unit. To be honest, I started several
other units but kept getting bored or side tracked. I figured the Russians are famous for being
not-quite-right in the head so they must have some pretty interesting folktales
that would hopefully keep my attention! And boy was I right! These folktales
rival the Grimm’s for interesting twists and gory endings, but they were definitely
a lot of fun to read. I wish I had had
the chance to read these before I wrote my storybook because I could have taken
some notes from these stories!
There were dark story topics throughout the unit that were
very cool. The Dead Mother had a mother
die in childbirth and then come back and nurse the baby in secret. The Coffin Lid is the story of a woman who
died and the child who was supposed to pray over her was forced to face down
horrible visions to ensure the witch stayed dead!
I really did enjoy this unit and would have loved to include
it in my storybook, but oh well!
The Coffin Lid. Source: Wikipedia
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