Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Reading Diary B for Week 14: Grimm (Ashliman)

"The Fox and the Cat"
A fox was talking to a cat and bragging about how many tricks it had to get away from dogs in his bag. When the fox went to show the cat, the bag weighed down the fox and the dogs caught him.

"The Little Lamb and the Little Fish"
An evil step mother turned a two siblings into a fish and a lamb. The cook found out what had happened and took them both to the wet nurse who turned them back into humans.

"Simeli Mountain"
Twelve robbers kept their wealth in a mountain. A man saw where they kept the treasure and took some for himself but left the most valuable jewels to himself. His brother became jealous and demanded to know where he was getting his wealth. When he told him he went to the cave and because locked inside after forgetting the password. The thieves caught him and cut off his head.

"Lazy Heinz"
Two lazy people were married and made many plans to put for as little energy in life as possible. When their plans were ruined they decided too be thankful for life and rest.

"The Duration of Life"
The story about how the first thirty years of a man's life are happy. The next 18 are the donkey's and are filled with hard work. The next twelve are the dog years where man is lazy and worthless. The final 10 are a monkey's where he is laughed at by kids.

"Death's Messenger"
A man saved Death from dying. Death agreed to warn the man before he would take him. The man became very sick but eventually became healthy. Death came to take the man but the man questioned Death's promise of a warning. The warning sign was sickness in the man.

"Eve's Unequal Children"
The Lord came to bless the children of Adam and Eve. The good looking ones became the top half of society and the ugly ones became the lower half.


"The Peasants and the Devil"
A peasant tricked the Devil twice. The first time he told the devil he could have whatever grew above the ground if the peasant could have everything under the ground. The peasant grew turnips. The second time the devil said he wanted everything below the ground. The peasant grew wheat and tricked the devil again.

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