Master and Pupil:
This is a slightly scary slightly creative story. Making a deal with the devil - never a safe sort of thing. I know it's just a story, but I'm surprised the boy was (or seemed to be) so composed the whole time. I'm glad the boy could return home to his family. Additionally, he could morph into animals which is pretty cool!
Fate:
Wow! What a story - I definitely did not see the ending coming (maybe I should have). The whole premise - the weaver who was very poor (I thought he had nobody with him besides his daughter yet the daughter said her mother took care of her injury after the stabbing?), the prince who all the girls desired, and this strong sense of fate. I wonder if the prince ever told his new wife the truth about what happened or if he was too afraid that she would not forgive him.
The Two Brothers:
This is a sad ending. The boy got dragged out in the end by a bear. There's a lot of sad endings in these folk tales that I've noticed...what's up with that? Maybe that's the biggest differences between folk and fairy tales? Folk tales don't have to have happy endings and fairy tales usually do?
The Shepherd Judge:
This judge is certainly impressive. It reminds me of Solomon(?) in the Bible since similarly, there were two people who had a major dispute and it didn't seem like there could be a good way to solve it but sure enough, the judge solved the problem and everyone who saw it was amazed.
Georgia: The Priest's Youngest Son:
Based off the title, I'm guessing this is the story behind the founder of the people since he has the same name as the region/nation? Anyways, this story is nice and happy - I like it! It stinks that not all the brothers could pay enough respect to their deceased father and read to him, but at least the youngest son did it. It's great he got a reward, but I think that based off his character, he would have done it anyways. I'm glad he got to marry the princess and was able to heal his mother-in-law.
A white horse - this is what I picture the priest's youngest son riding when he goes to see the princess
Source: Wikipedia
No comments:
Post a Comment