Blog for 3043 Mythology and Folklore

Who Rescued Whom?  The Story of Savannah Mae Corso Personal Photo from July 5, 2018 I exited the SPCA in the middle of nowhere town in Oklahoma with a very squishy, squirmy bundle in my arms.  Big brown eyes peered up at me as we neared the car, and observed my face.  Joe opened the car door for me, and as I climbed in, he uttered a hushed, "Be careful!" I rolled my eyes dramatically at him.  This wasn't my first time holding a puppy! I'd had dogs my entire life, and he'd never even had one, who did he think he was? Well... technically he was her brand new owner... And I was just his girlfriend who had commandeered his new puppy.  Pesky details.  We turned the car on and the 13 pound, 6 week old baby girl in my lap shifted uncomfortably, clearly nervous about her new surroundings.  We waited a moment until she was a bit more settled and then took off.  Straight to the vet for us.  We weren't taking any chances with our newest family member

Reading Notes Week 14 | Lang's European Fairy Tales II Picture by WallpaperFlare Half Chick : I love that this little guy is so ready to go face the world even though his mom doesn't think he can handle it!  Ooooh he turns out to be kind of a jerk though when he wouldn't help the stream!  Half Chick (cont.) : I get that he's excited to go see the king, but he's being so rude to all these things that need help! At least he got what was coming to him! Clever Maria : Why was the King showing up when he had just called their father to the castle? I have to know! Also why is Maria letting her sisters boss her around?  Clever Maria (cont.) : I think I'm starting to get it.  Maria just keeps playing tricks on the king. This was super dumb... They literally antagonized each other into what I'm sure is to become a horrible marriage!  Blue Beard : This story is so good right off the bat! I've definitely heard of it but I've neve

Readings Week 13 Part A | Nursery Rhymes Image by Flickr Tales : I've definitely heard some of these before! They're way sadder than I remember though... Proverbs: My grandmother used to recite the nature one about sleep to me! See a pin pick it up... That's like our penny one!  Songs, Part 1: I used to love Little Bo-Peep! I feel like this is more walking down memory lane than reading for a class!  OMG and London Bridge! It's so different than the one I know! Songs Part 2 : Hot Cross Buns was in every music class I took in elementary school!  Three Blind Mice, too!  Riddles : Okay... These riddles were ridiculously hard.  At this point I'm not thinking I'll write any stories based upon Nursery Rhymes, but they're super fun to read!  Paradoxes : These have been my favorite so far.  I love the way they roll off the tongue and they're nice and short so I don't have to focus too hard.  Charms and Lu

Saturday, November 4, 2017 Personal Picture from Saturday, April 18, 2020. Our most recent picture!  It was my 22nd birthday, and, honestly... I was PISSED.  I lived in Texas with my parents, in an absolutely stunning little neighborhood just southwest of Austin proper.  Lake Travis was minutes away, walking.  I held my dream job at Lilly Pulitzer at the Domain.  But I only had 1 friend. Everyone else was in Illinois, Michigan, or off at schools around the country And really, she was a shitty friend.  Libby had always been all. about. Libby.  Which is fine. To each their own... ya know?  Libby, however, had promised to make my birthday amazing.  We'd go down to Rainey Street and get a bunch of free drinks and party the night away.  Awesome! Right up my alley, this was going to be a perfect birthday.   Enter Nate.  Libby gets a text from an ex-boyfriend, Nate, about two weeks before my birthday.  Nate has a girlfriend at this time, but *swears* he'll leave her i

Extra Credit Reading Week 12 | Britomart  Photo by NeedPix How Sir Guyon met a Champion mightier than himself : Is this Prince Arthur as in the Arthur that later becomes super famous?? Ooooh an enchanted spear! This has to be the Faerie Queen! I'm confused though, is Britomart supernatural or is she human? The Princess of South Wales seems like a fairly human place to live...  How Britomart Fought with Six Knights : Florimell must be a faerie queen. Her aesthetic SCREAMS it. When the woodman comes rushing through I really hope someone is going to save her!! I;m very glad when Prince Arthur and Sir Guyon rush forward to help her.  I also love Britomart, who helped the awesome knight! She's such a badass!  Britomart in Castle Joyous :  I think this part was a bit boring, but it could be fun to do a narrative of Britomart's thoughts throughout this encounter. How Britomart Looked into the Magic Mirror : I think this part would be amazing to rewrite

Tech Tip So, I am potentially the least technologically savvy person who has ever existed. It is a struggle to add any extra little thing to any story, project, or post.  To put it in perspective, I still struggle to add  a picture to each post. Yeah... That's  real life.   BUT, this week I learned how to embed a Youtube video for music in my google site for my project, which you can find  HERE .   IT's actually really easy and not nearly as intimidating as I thought it was going to be! You seriously just have to press the embed button, and make sure your little blinking typer thingy is a good spot on your page. The nyou copy and paste the link to the video into the spot that pops up after clicking on the embed button and hit enter! B VOILA!!! Embedded Youtube Video!  I hope this helped y'all as much as it helped me! 

Evelyn and the Seelie Court Photo by Pixabay Evelyn rolled her oversized green eyes as she repositioned the massive basket of flowers on her hip.   For thirteen years, she had been bound to the Seelie Queen, and she was still no closer to obtaining her freedom.   The binding placed on her at just shy of five years old was set to expire in twelve days on her eighteenth birthday, but she had no clue what she would do at that point.   She couldn’t very well go back to Ireland… Time passed differently in the mortal realm and there wasn’t an Irish home in a hundred miles that would let her cross the threshold after she’d spent so long in Faerie. She stepped into the main hallway of the Seelie Queen’s castle and a long, platinum strand blew across her face, tangling in her eyelashes.   Ignoring the offending strands, Evelyn continued toward the Hydrangea Room to deliver the flowers for afternoon tea.   She had almost reached the large, intricately carved doorway when she heard a

Reading Notes Celtic Fairy Tales Part B Photo by Pixabay King O'Toole and His Goose : Why was the goose so important? What was the special significance of it??? Who is this Saint Kavin, and why does he have the power to make old things new? I have so many questions which arise from this story and I'm super confused through most of it.  I didn't realize that Saint Kavin was in disguise, so I was confused when he revealed himself.  This story was not really my style.  The Shee An Gannon and the Gruagach Gaire : I like that it starts out right away establishing that the Shee an Gannon was supernatural.  I've read a lot of folklore about the Sidhe, or the Shee and I was hoping they'd make an appearance! I think it was incredibly cunning of the Shee an Gannon to get himself hired by the Gruagach Gaire.  That's one thing I absolutely love about reading stories of the Sidhe, they're always so cunning and influential to those around them, includin

Celtic Fairy Tales: Part A Photo by Flickr Connla and the Fairy Maiden : Right away, I'm super intrigued by the idea of the Hill Folk.  I was definitely surprised when she called him away to Moy Mell.  I'm not convinced that Coran the Druid actually got rid of her when she vanished... The apple feels a bit sketchy to me.  Yep, totally knew she'd be back.  I really thought Connla would have been strong enough to resist her charms, so I was really caught off guard when he sailed away with her.  I wish there would've been a bit more detail in this story, everything really happened super fast.  The Field of Boliauns : Leprechauns! I was so excited when I realized that this was about Leprechauns! I'm not quite sure why it's a big deal that the beer is made of heath instead of malt... I'm hoping we find out.  I'm kind of with the leprechaun, Tom is annoying and really should've just left well enough alone and not bothered someone needlessl

Extra Credit Reading Week 11 Photo by Wikimedia Commons I did something a little bit different with my notes this time.  While I read most of the stories, The Creation captivated me.  If I were to create a story, or recreate a story, rather, I'd absolutely pick this one so I'm taking more detailed notes than usual to help me with later writings!  The Creation : It's an interesting twist that the sun says the Osages are his children.  I don't think I'd realized that was part of the belief system when I was reading other stories! I also love love love the incorporation of the moon as their mother! I'm so obsessed with the moon that I'm automatically interested whenever she makes her appearance. I also didn't know that there wasn't land initially!  That would've been so scary to descend and then have nowhere to land and no way back up! AAHHHH! I was very relieved when the elk helped then find the rocks. I also love that the elk wa

American Indian Fairy Tales, Reading Part B Photo by Pixabay The Boy Who Snared the Sun YES!!! I literally love Iagoo and his stories! I am so happy that he keeps reappearing! I love that Morning Glory keeps coming back, too. I imagine her as the cutest little girl with huge brown eyes and maybe some horrible bangs that she cut herself, just so eager to learn and be able to share her own knowledge.  I also love that this story goes back so far and that he helps them understand how it would have been different from what they are used to. It's so cool that animals used to rule the world and not men!  I'm absolutely hooked now, and have to see what mischief the little boy will cause with his new bow and arrow!  The Boy Who Snared the Sun (cont.) The little boy is such a brat! He is also so lazy! He wants to get revenge on the sun but instead of going to get the stupid rope himself he makes his sister do it after she's taken such good care of him! I was

Reading Week 11: Part A Photo by Wikimedia Commons Iagoo , the Story-teller I really liked this story.   I wasn’t super sure where it was going, but I think I already love the character of Iagoo.   It would be interesting to retell it from a past perspective and write about the stories Iagoo’s grandfather used to tell him.   I could even tell it from the perspective of Iagoo getting lost in the stories and imagining himself as part of the story.   Shin-ge-bis Fools the North Wind I love the dichotomy of the winds in this story! I also love that the South Wind was stronger than the North Wind and brought life!  By the end of this story, I was totally hooked and super excited to move on to the continuation!  Shin-ge-bis Fools the North Wind (cont.) Oooooh, I was not expecting Shin-ge-bis to actually TAUNT the North Wind! I am not surprised at all that Ka-bib-on-okka wanted revenge! I love that The North Wind melted! Having lived in the north for a w