Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Introduction
The Frog Prince Germany
Once upon a time there was a king who had three daughters. In his courtyard there was a well with wonderful clear water. One hot summer day the oldest daughter went down and drew herself a glassful, but when she held it to the sun, she saw that it was cloudy. This seemed strange to her, and she was about to pour it back when a frog appeared in the water, stuck his head into the air, then jumped out onto the well's edge, saying:
If you will be my sweetheart dear, Then I will give you water clear.
"Ugh! Who wants to be the sweetheart of an ugly frog!" exclaimed the princess and ran away. She told her sisters about the amazing frog down at the well who was making the water cloudy. The second one was curious, so she too went down and drew herself a glassful, but it was so cloudy that she could not drink it. Once again the frog appeared at the well's edge and said:
If you will be my sweetheart dear, Then I will give you water clear.
"Not I!" said the princess, and ran away. Finally the third sister came and drew a glassful, but it was no better than before. The frog also said to her:
If you will be my sweetheart dear, Then I will give you water clear.
"Why not! I'll be your sweetheart. Just give me some clean water," she said, while thinking, "There's no harm in this. You can promise him anything, for a stupid frog can never be your sweetheart." The frog sprang back into the water, and when she drew another glassful it was so clear that the sun glistened in it with joy. She drank all she wanted and then took some up to her sisters, saying, "Why were you so stupid as to be afraid of a frog?"
The princess did not think anything more about it until that evening after she had gone to bed. Before she fell asleep she heard something scratching at the door and a voice singing:
Open up! Open up! Youngest daughter of the king. Remember that you promised me While I was sitting in the well, That you would be my sweetheart dear, If I would give you water clear.
"Ugh! That's my boyfriend the frog," said the princess. "I promised, so I will have to open the door for him." She got up, opened the door a crack, and went back to bed. The frog hopped after her, then hopped onto her bed where he lay at her feet until the night was over and the morning dawned. Then he jumped down and disappeared out the door. The next evening, when the princess once more had just gone to bed, he scratched and sang again at the door. The princess let him in, and he again lay at her feet until daylight came. He came again on the third evening, as on the two previous ones. "This is the last time that I'll let you in," said the princess. "It will not happen again in the future." Then the frog jumped under her pillow, and the princess fell asleep. She awoke in the morning, thinking that the frog would hop away once again, but now a beautiful young prince was standing before her. He told her that he had been an enchanted frog and that she had broken the spell by promising to be his sweetheart. Then they both went to the king who gave them his blessing, and they were married. The two other sisters were angry with themselves that they had not taken the frog for their sweetheart.
Kiana Lara
Review: I chosed that one becuase the way they made the myth go was sort of a real story that any young girl does not want to be seened with someone they dont find attractive and the princess did not like the frog becuase it was ugly but she had no other choice but to he his sweetheart. Once she said she was he cleared the water and helped her out.
Monday, February 1, 2010
Tying Tiger
One great hungry time. Anansi couldn't get anyt'ing to eat, so he take up his hand-basket an' a big pot an' went down to the sea-side to catch fish. When he reach there, he make up a large fire and put the pot on the fire, an' say, "Come, big fish!" He catch some big fish put them aside. He said, "Big fish go, make little fish come!" He then catch the little fish. He say, "Little fish go, make big fish come!" an' say, "Big fish go, make little fish come!" He then catch the pot full an' his hand-basket. He bile the pot full and sit down and eat it off; he then started home back with the pot on his head and the basket. Reaching a little way, he hide the pot away in the bush an take the basket along with him now.
While going along, he meet up Tiger. Now Tiger is a very rough man an' Anansi 'fraid of him. Tiger said to him, "What you have in that basket, sah?"--speak to him very rough. Anansi speak in a very feeble voice, say, "Nothing, sah! nothing, sah!" So both of them pass each other, an' when they went on a little way, Tiger hide in the bush watching Anansi. Anansi then sit down underneath a tree, open his basket, take out the fishes one one, and say, "Pretty little yallah-tail this!" an' put it aside; he take out a snapper an' say, "Pretty little snapper this!" an' put it one side; he take out a jack-fish an' say, "Pretty little jack-fish!" an' put it one side. Tiger then run up an' say, "Think you havn't not'ing in that basket, sah!" Anansi say, "I jus' going down to the sea have a bathe, sah, an' I catch them few 'itte fishes." Tiger say, "Give it to me here, sah!"--talk in a very rough manner. An' Tiger take it an' eat them all an' spit up the bones. Anansi
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then take up the bones an' eat them, an' while eating he grumble an' say, "But look me bwoy labor do!" Tiger say, "What you say?" Anansi say, "Fly humbug me face, sah!" (brushing his face). So booth of them start to go home now with the empty basket, but this time Anansi was studying for Tiger. When he reach part of the way, Anansi see a fruit-tree. Anansi say, "What a pretty fruit-tree!" (looking up in the tree). Tiger say, "Climb it, sah!" (in a rough manner). So when Anansi go up an' pull some of the fruit, at that time Tiger was standing underneath the tree. Anansi look down on Tiger head an' said, "Look lice in a Brar Tiger head!" Tiger said, "Come down an' ketch it, sah!" Anansi come down an' said to Tiger he kyan't ketch it without he lean on the tree. Tiger said, "Lean on the tree, sah!" The hair on Tiger head is very long. So while Anansi ketchin' the lice, Tiger fell asleep. Anansi now take the hair an' lash it round the tree tie up Tiger on the tree. After he done that he wake up Tiger an' say that he kyan't ketch any more. Tiger in a rough manner say, "Come an' ketch it, sah!" Anansi say, "I won't!" So Anansi run off, Tiger spring after him, an' fin' out that his hair is tied on the tree. So Tiger say, "Come an' loose me, sah!" Anansi say. "I won't!" an' Anansi sing now,
"See how Anansi tie Tiger, See how Anansi tie Tiger, Tie him like a hog, Tiger, See how Anansi tie Tiger, Tie him like a hog, Tiger!"
An' Anansi leave him go home, am' a hunter-man come an' see Tiger tie on the tree, make kill him. b. The Storm.
Vivian-Bailey, Mandeville.
Brer Tiger got a mango-tree in his place. Brer Nansi go an' ask if he could sell him a ha' penny wort' of mango. Brer Tiger say no. Brer Nansi well want de mango. Brer Nansi say, "Law pass dat eb'ry man have tree mus' tie on it 'cause going to get a heavy storm." Brer Tiger say, well, mus' tie him to de mango-tree. After Brer Nansi tie Tiger, climb up in de mango-tree, an' eb'ry mango he eat tak it an' lick Brer Tiger on de head. After he eat done, he shake off all de ripe mango an' pick dem up go away leave Brer Tiger tie up on de mango-tree.
Brer Tiger see Brer But pass an' ask Brer But to loose him. Brer But say dat he kyan't stop. Brer Tiger see Brer Ant passing,
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ask Brer Ant to loose him; Brer Ant say he kyan't depon[1] haste. Brer Tiger see Brer Duck-ants passing an' ask him fe loose him. An' don' know if him will loose him, for don' know if him will put up wid him slowness, for Duck-ants is a very slow man. After him loose him, Brer Tiger tell him many t'anks an' tell him mus' never let him hear any of Duck-ants's frien's pass him an' don' call up "How-dy-do."
Brer Nansi in a cotton tree were listening when dey talking. De nex' evening, Brer Nansi go to Brer Tiger yard an' knock at de door. An' say, "Who is deah?" an' say, "Mr. Duck-ants's brudder." An' dey tak him in an' mak much of him, get up tea because it was Mr. Duck-ants's brudder, an' after dat go to bed. In de morning provide tea for Mr. Duck-ants 'fore he wake, an' when he wake an' was washin' his face he got to tak off his hat. An' Brer Nansi is a man wid a bald head, an' dey got to fin' out it was Brer Nansi an' dey run him out of de house.
Keon King
Review:
Tying Tiger is very exciting and funny. I think this folklore is for all ages. I recommend this to mostly teenagers.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
The devils dyke
The Devil was angry at the conversion of Sussex, one of the last counties to be converted from Paganism, and especially at the way churches were being built in every Sussex village. So he decided to dig right through the South Downs, a range of hills along the south of Britain. He swore that he would dig all the way through the hills to let the sea flood Sussex in a single night and drown the new Christians. He started inland near the village of Poynings and dug furiously sending huge clods of earth everywhere. One became Chanctonbury hill, another Cissbury hill, another Rackham Hill and yet another Mount Caburn.
Towards midnight, the noise he was making disturbed an old woman, who looked out to see what was happening. When she realized what the Devil was doing, she lit a candle and set it on her windowsill, holding up a metal sieve in front of it to create a dimly glowing globe. The Devil could barely believe that the sun had already risen, but the old woman had woken her rooster who let out a loud crowing and Satan fled believing that the morning had already come. Some say, that as he fled out over the English Channel, a great lump of earth fell from his cloven hoof, and that became the Isle of Wight; others say that he bounded northwards into Surrey, where his heavy landing formed the hollow called the Devil's Punch Bowl
Ricky sledge
Review: I choose this myth because the name of it caught my attention and i never really heard a folktale about a devil. When i was growing up i was told a lot of scary stories by my grandfather who had a crazy imagination but not crazy like the Devils Dyke.
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Hercules
Labor Eleven: the Apples of the Hesperides The Hesperides were nymphs entrusted by the goddess Hera with certain apples which she had received as a wedding present. These were kept in a grove surrounded by a high wall and guarded by Ladon, a many-headed dragon. The grove was located in the far-western mountains named for Atlas, one of the Titans or first generation of gods. Atlas had sided with one of his brothers in a war against Zeus. In punishment, he was compelled to support the weight of the heavens by means of a pillar on his shoulders. Heracles, in quest of the apples, had been told that he would never get the them without the aid of Atlas.
Shicoren Adams
Review: The reason why i pick this myth is because its my childhood favorite.Its been my favorite myth and movie for like 8 years.I even tell the story to my sisters and brothers sometimes when i feel like it.Also i pick this myth becase i really needed a grade.Yo like no joke i really need a grade.And at of all the myth there are i thouht this was the best one.
ENGLISH VERSION
San Agustín makes the observation of which the Church celebrates the celebration of the saints in the day of its death. Since then he was indicated tonight like the one of San Juan, very next to the solstice of winter in the South Hemisphere and to the solstice of summer in the North Hemisphere.
From primitive times, this has been a date of celebration, in which in some places - on all Andean it is used to arm great bonfires, to remove “in you walk” the image of San Juan Baptist and to make great celebrations in the towns.
In our country, this day is celebrated of diverse forms, but most traditional it is the “supper at night of San Juan ", whose menu, based on the preparation of meats, varies in all the regions of the country. What exceeds is distributed between the assistants, who take to their houses a plate with a little each thing. In Chiloé, for example, it is prepared with lamb meat, it is vacant, pig, hen and turkey. Whereas in the province of It dims, one is curanto of vegetables and meat of bovine.
Also, every year, the 23 of June to 12 at night, are made several rituals to at night take advantage of the “magical energies " San Juan. In this date superstitions or tests are put in practice diverse, between which they emphasize: to seat underneath a fig tree with a guitar, to put Popes underneath the bed, to put three papers with desires underneath the pillow, to throw sperm of candle in a water source, to spill red, or to read the future in an egg yolk.
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Tonight one opens the door that introduce us to the knowledge of the future and to the magical dimensions of the reality. it is the night in which the burials burn, the Devil walks loose and the fields are blessed by the Baptist. In the morning, very early people wash to the hair and the face with blessed waters and begin to call, three consecutive times: - San Juan! , San Juan! , dame milcao I will give bread you. Previous night two they have been the most important events: the dance of tropom and the tests. Some of these tests are:
l. The young person who leaves to the dawn and is with a dog his husband will be a goloso dog during his life. (Castro)
2. When leaving, after the 12, one is with a black cat is bad luck for the future - happiness if the cat is of another color. (Chulín)
3. If it leaves, after midnight, with a black hen and gives to returns seven times the house, will find the Devil. (Chulín)
4. To first that it finds and it embraces, after 12, it can be its pair. (Matao)
5. If to midnight a cross in the trees becomes, will produce the double. (Matao)
6. If at 12, it watches the moon later and the fig tree, it will see it bloom. (Chulín)
7. The fig tree and the “manger” (fern) bloom tonight. Who has one of these flowers will be very lucky.
8. Who sees bloom the good grass tonight will be very lucky whenever it maintains it privily. (Matao)
9. If haba buries one and it is going it to see midnight of San Juan, it will bloom. (Chulín)
10. In the eve the flower of hortensia stands, in a jar with earth and water. Soon an order is made putting faith in the baptism of San Juan. (Achao)
11. It is necessary to wash the hands with slope water to maintener young and the hair to conserve it beautiful. That night the waters are in favor blessed of the Baptist. (Cheniao)
12. When it rains that night on the following day or, it is going to have abundance of apples. (Achao)
13. Before the exit of the sun it is necessary to water the trees with slope water, so that they give enough fruit during the year. (Achao)
14. In order to have good sowing it is necessary to throw a piece of candle the night of San Juan. (Quenac)
15. If that night is requested under the fig tree that wants enamored his to it, it will leave certain. (Quenac)
16. In order to obtain wealth it is necessary to descuerar a black cat in the mountain and with that leather to be made a wallet. (Cheniao).
17. In order to obtain a magical key it is necessary to cook alive a black cat in the heat of mounts, locking in itself in a circle so that the visions are outside. Once cooked, one of the bones will have the virtue to open any door. (Castro)
18. In order to learn to touch guitar (Tocoihue) is necessary to be placed during tonight under a huiguera or in the encounter of four ways where it will appear the Devil to teach to him (Chulín).
19. If one watches at the mirror the Night of San Juan it will appear the Devil. (Cardinal red)
Skittlesdaddieh
Review:
i choose this myth because first is about my culture i find that is a very intresting myth alot of people do it and i find it easy because it has the steps and its history behind the myth