Reading Diary A: British North America

The link to this reading unit can be found here.


Raven and Moon Woman

• Stopping up every hole in the house
• "The box." This interested me. I might elaborate on this particular aspect
• Moon woman - guards moon, has a raven as a son - intriguing relationship choice. 
• "Turned himself into a raven"
• Switching between child and raven
• Fishermen saying what the Moon woman said at beginning of story
• I like the ending how the parts of the sky came to be are explained

Grizzly Bear and Coyote

• Opposing views
• The change between light and dark due to Coyote and Grizzly Bears very different songs.
• Came to a compromise 
• I think it's interesting how animals are characterized into being able to control such things such as light and darkness
• Feathers deciding how long a season is
• "Coyote saved the people from living in darkness, and from very long, cold winter."

Why the Sun is Bright

• Sad beginning..
• Sky Land
• The sun is personified
• Robe being the reason for the intensity of the Sun's light
• Interesting to read stories based on why something is the way that it is in the real world.

"Moon and Stars"
Source: MythFolklore UnTextbook