Reading Options I'm Most Excited About


This assignment was actually a little difficult for me. I wanted to dive right into these stories instead of skimming for interest. Several sections I was immediately drawn to were the Grimm tales (Ashliman, Crane, Hunt, and Librivox). I stated in a previous post that I am a fan of their works. 

(Image Information: The Brothers Grimm 
Source: Wikimedia Commons)

A few others which quickly caught my eye were Ovid I, II, and III. I've loved Greek mythology since I was a little kid. I remembered hearing the name "Aesop" (English, Jacobs, and Winter) before, but couldn't place it. I now know I remembered it from elementary school when we were read The Hare and the Tortoise, but it would be nice to read more fables by this famous storyteller. Other units that drew my interest were Adam and Eve, Bible Women, Gospel of Mark, and Folklore of the Holy Land. I never really went to church growing up, so when other people would talk about stories from the Bible I felt a little left out. I got a taste of some of these stories in an intro to world religions class, but it will be exciting to go more in-depth with them this semester. 

(Image Information: The Bible                     Source: Pixabay)

The last couple of units that stood out for me were Chinese Fairy Tales and Japanese Myth. I don't think I've ever heard any kind of fairy tale/myth from Asia. One of the storybooks I read drew on a Japanese myth, and of the stories she used, it was my favorite.

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