Week 14 Reading Diary: Fables of La Fontaine

Fables of La Fontaine

Foolish Animals

Hehe. I always love the tortoise and the hare race story. It's a wonderful reminder to tame one's ego! I especially loved that it rhymed. I love rhyming things.

Foxes

Hahaha this one's cute! Poor fox though...grapes are supposed to be so sweet! I can just see him hopping up to reach them in my brain!

Insects

Aw...that makes me so sad. He brought joy to the people around him all summer..the ant should give him food...

Foxes and Wolves

Wow. That was a good one. Poor wolf though..the fox was dumb to begin with though...going in the bucket of a wall would never cross my mind as a good idea.

Dogs

Aw! Humans don't treat dogs that badly...at least I don't. That wolf valued his freedom more than food. Wow.

Mice

I like the moral of this story. Looks can be deceitful. I'm glad that mouse escaped the cat though.

The Tortoise; The Bat

Dawh, the turtle died! This is like another unit but it was a frog that spoke while holding the bar between his teeth. The bat story was cool too.

The Astrologer; The Dairy Woman

Aww poor astrologer! I feel so bad for him...he was just doing his work! The Dairy Woman was kinda a sad moral.

Week 13 Reading Diary: The Heptameron of Margaret, Queen of Navarre

The Heptameron of Margaret, Queen of Navarre

The Lady of Milan and Her Lover

Awe! I loved this story! The guy is kind of a stalker though. Good thing the woman loved him back the whole time or she should have called the police. I'm surprised that she didn't actually...he literally followed her everywhere she went. She played a good trick on him though, I wish I were that clever! And she was so strong willed to ignore him even though she loved him for three years! I have got to learn to guard my heart like she does. The second half of the story was good too.

The Virgin With Child

Wow. Incest. Covered up by the claim of the next Virgin Mary? That's horrible. I hate that people use religion to cover their horrendous actions. Religion is something that is Holy, not a scapegoat. Oh that makes me irritated. The second half was similar.

The President of Grenoble's Revenge

Ah the cheating wife and the husband finding out. Very original. But why did the husband pretend he didn't find them? That was weird to me. Very weird. Okay, now I read the second part. It's all about image! Wow. What an obsession he has with the image of his household. Good grief. Well at least it worked out for him!

The Spanish Widow

This is a weird story. 99 for a cat and 1 for a horse? So strange. I wonder how much a ducat is…

Secrets Revealed

Um. This one is about rape. And how the woman was the one that sinned in the end. And it was her fault and they were laughing? That is not okay. I did not like this tory.

Woman On Her Death-Bed

Wow. This gives men a wonderful reputation. I'm not actually surprised at the husbands actions…that's sad. Poor wife…I am so glad she 

Week 12 Reading Diary: Nursery Rhymes

Nursery Rhymes

Nursery Tales

Some of these are really weird and pointless and short! Little Jack Horner sounds like an old nursery rhyme I knew...it might have been this one but worded differently. There aren't really morals or points to these stories. There is a lot of vengeance though. Death is prevalent through the tales and they're a bit morbid in general! Maybe this is to bring a lighter mood to serious topics?

Nursery Proverbs 

I knew the proverb: "See a pin and pick it up, All the day you'll have good luck"! But it's always been "penny" and not "pin". Maybe that changed with the times? The sneezing one was cute! Gives a bit of a folklore to sneezes since no one really knows their total significance (other than expelling germs) and are kind of like yawns. Same with the wind proverb. These rhymes seem to be providing rules of thumb? Like how to think of things and how to interpret situations. Motifs to live by, these are cute and I like them ;)

Nursery Rhyme Songs 1 and 2:

Yeah I didn't enjoy these two sections...There isn't much point at all to these "songs" and the language is a bit difficult. I probably would have enjoyed it more if I had known the tunes of each of the songs. So I could sing a long, ya know?

Nursery Riddles 

I love riddles! I love reading the rhymes of them and also trying to solve them! These were really difficult though. Partially because of the language but also because the objects that were chosen to be described were weird and really random. Nothing I would think of. I didn't even know what a couple of the objects were..

Nursery Games

I loved the nursery rhyme games growing up! I wish I knew these one in the unit..there's just so many! Kids love to have rhyming games and chants, it's so cute and fun!

Nursery Love and Matrimony

Yeah I thought I was going to like these better. They weren't the romantic gestures I had hoped for or imagined. They weren't bad though! I hadn't realized that Jack and Jill was a love and marriage story..I thought they were brother and sister!

Nursery Accumulative Stories 

Oh mah gawwww I really don't like these types of stories. I get so bored. It just repeats over and over and over again. So redundant my brains melt.

Week 11 Reading Diary: Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales

The Wife of the Bath's Tale: The Unknown Bride

Aw! What a cute ending! So weird that the knight had to marry the really old woman, but then so happy when she turned out to be one of the young and beautiful women that had been dancing in the forest! I wonder what it was that the knight had done to disrespect a woman...that makes me curious still. Here is the link to the other half of the story.

The Friar's Tale: The Story of the Summoner

Wow. The summoner was more evil and terrible than the Satan himself! That's so detrimental to my faith in humanity...torturing that old woman was so cruel. Serves the summoner right to go to hell! Here's the other part of the story.

The Pardoner's Tale: The Revelers

Ha! Good story. I love these. Even more so than the Native American ones. These horrible people in the stories all get what they deserve. The riches of the world will turn a man to a greedy heathen "before anyone can walk a mile". Here are the last two parts of the story: 2 and 3.

The Cock, the Hen, and the Fox

Yay! The cock survived! That fox was really smart. But the cock was smarter. I think the only reason the cock survived was because he wanted to believe the dream he had had and he also was not cocky...haha punny! He wasn't full of himself, other people were describing his greatness, not he. This was a good story. I don't know why there needed to be such an introduction to the old woman that owned him, but that's okay! That was just a tangent. Dreams do mean things and I've always thought that, this story just backs up my beliefs! Here are the links to the other 3 parts of the story: 2, 3, 4.

Week 10 Reading Diary: Native American Marriage Tales

Native American Marriage Tales

The Piqued-Buffalo Wife

I've definitely read this story before...but I don't remember where or why. Maybe it was when I was first looking through the Un-textbook at the beginning of the semester! I liked this story then, too. It tells of how the creation of the Matoki occurred.

Splinter-Foot-Girl

There is already a theme of bestiality in these stories and it makes me uncomfortable. I wonder why this is a common and normal thing for Native Americans. I hope they didn't practice this back then..Also, she was born from a calf by thorns? And married a buffalo then a deer?
The rest of the story is weird too, on the next link: Splinter-Foot-Girl (Con't), and the next: Splinter-Foot-Girl (End).

The Eagle and Whale's Husband

This is so weird. The girls both said they wanted to marry an eagle and a whale, so why are they trying to escape them if they wished this? These stories are funnily unrealistic!

The Woman Stolen by Killer Whales

Welp. This explains why Killer-Whales are afraid of sharks! So weird that they live under the water and are demanding water to be fetched. And fire. It's like Spongebob.

The Bear Woman

Yeah...what? I have no idea how people come up with these stories! I definitely liked last week's stories better. They made more sense and didn't have bestiality. Here is the link for the other part of this story too: The Bear Woman (Con't)

The Youth Who Joined the Deer

Excuse me? Bestiality AND cannibalism? Why is this okay? I'm so confused with this entire story. And the human left his original family. That was rude and dishonorable. And I don't understand what phenomena this story explains...the boy turns into a deer...? The Youth Who Joined the Deer (Con't).

The Girl and the Turkeys

Talking turkeys. Yep, that's a new one! I don't really like this story much. This was my least favorite. I like it when the stories end well! This Cinderella-esque tale did not go as I hoped it would. The turkeys seem kinda like the dwarfs in Snow White too. That's why I noted it in here. Here is the last link: The Girl and the Turkeys (Cont).

Week 9 Reading Diary: British North America

British North America

Creation of the Earth

I already know that Native American culture uses spirits to animate nearly everything they refer to. I think that's incredible. This story is no different, I love how spirit-less entities suddenly have this awesome personality within Native American tales. This creation story was definitely my favorite of the unit.

Raven and Moon Woman

I've never actually heard of the sun being created from the moon. I've always heard of the dependency of the moon on the sun, especially for its light. That's really cool that Native Americans see it differently.

Grizzly Bear and Coyote

Haha I couldn't help but think of Russia the whole time it was being the annoying Grizzly Bear...don't tell Putin I said that. Coyotes are usually the bad guys in tales, but I guess they mean something different to Native Americans. It would make sense because they live on the land with them and go after similar prey...maybe they worked together.

Turtle and Thunder

I freaking love these stories. Turtles are my favorite reptiles in the world. That's such a good story of how turtles hide in the water when a thunder storm comes. Native American stories are literally the best thing ever.

Coyote and the Salmon

Hahaha aww! Poor coyote! He wasn't trying cause harm, he just wanted food and a party! Fish get eaten. That's life. Coyote is still a good guy to me! He was badly tricked though, almost starving to death. Those fish deserve to be eaten. I do wonder what phenomena this story is trying to explain though.

Wolverine and the Geese

Lol this one is so silly. It shows how the Native Americans interact with nature. That's awesome, they flowed so well with the story, it didn't make the plot skip a beat to have them there. Wolverines are really bad I guess. I loved that it described why a Loon has red eyes and why Mocking Jays talk so much!

Coyote and Fox 

Ohmahgaw. So much detail for such a simple and random story! This one had to have been for entertainment as well as an explanation of phenomena. Which in this case was the silver in a black fox's coat. Poor coyote again though...

Wolverine and Rock

I don't understand this one, either. I am not that informed on strange phenomena other than the basic stuff! Wolverines have coats so this doesn't explain anything, but Rock is stubborn. As all rocks tend to be. This story could have been describing that?

Week 8 Reading Diary

Reading Diary for Week 8

Wow. It's week 8 already, I really can't believe it. My Reading Diary has gained quite a few entries over the past two months! I have really loved every unit I've chosen thus far in the semester and that love is reflected in my diary posts! Looking back, there are a lot of reactions to the units that are very similar. I found myself being very shocked at a ton of the events and morals, or lack there of, presented in the stories.

After re-reading the Reading Diary instructions, I still have the same understanding of the weekly assignment as I did prior to the re-read. I have followed the instructions very well and I only leaned away from one of the suggestions. I shied away from writing about my favorite stories and just made sure I wrote about half of each reading unit. I don't really have favorites, I think they're all very interesting so it was hard to decide favorites. This also lead to me not commenting on a lot of stories which I felt was not productive. I never summarize what I read, just mention the things that get a rise out of me. I feel the need to comment on these situations. I think I do need to summarize a little bit though, because sometimes the plot slips from my mind completely. I enjoy seeing my reactions, but I can't always remember why I had them.

Each Reading Diary I do follows the pattern of me commenting on all the odd numbered stories. That way it's pretty evened out and I comment a decent amount of times on the unit. Sometimes if I really do enjoy a story, I'll leave that pattern and comment on it regardless of its number. This routine has my posts being relatively the same each week! Give or take 100 words.

I always make sure I take the notes at the end of each story I read in the unit. I want to have my reactionary notes fresh and new, not something I remember I did. That won't get me the best reflection to look over later.

The Reading Diaries in general are really good. I am motivated to read everything because I have to! Haha, not that I don't want to. It just gives me a productive aspect of reading the entire unit. I can physically see my process. That always go over better with me.  

Week 7 Reading Diary: Stories from Congo

Stories From Congo

How the Wives Restored Their Husband to Life

This is why polygamy is illegal in America. Plain and simple. With these three wives in constant competition with each other to get their husband and his food, there is always drama, even in the face of their husbands temporary death! The wives are selfish. I do agree that the best gift was the gift from Fulla Fulla who gave her husband life back, the other two's tasks would have been pointless if it weren't for Fulla Fulla.

How Gazelle Got Married

Aw this one was sweet! Guessing the name in order to have them...hmmm. I might start doing that. Guess my name and I'll date you. There. That'll keep em at bay! The dog and Nsassi are really slow though if they forgot the girls' names each time they drank water...odd. But happy ending-ish! War with an antelope? That was so random. At least he was eaten.

Another Vanishing Wife

I really enjoyed this story and the previous one, the first vanishing wife. Always listen to the wife. That is what I get from this story! Haha men are foolish and the women will stay around until the man has disobeyed so many times, then she's gone. As is the case in these stories!

The Wicked Husband

Um. No thank you. I severely did not like this story at all. He cut off her arms and legs? How could he do that to his wife? That is so horrible. I really appreciated the warning in the notes. So much.

The Younger Brother Who Knew More than the Elder

What? I thought the younger brother knew more? But the elder brother just saved the younger brother from losing his wife in the trap. I'm confused by the title. It was a good trick on the owner of the town though! They have him right where they want him!

How the Spider Won and Lost Nzambi's Daughter

What is with these animals and bugs wanting to marry human girls? This emphasizes the fact that parents can marry their daughters off to literally any one. There's so much bickering between all these creatures that are supposed o be working together, it's so weird to me.

The Turtle and the Man

Oh mah gaw why can't any of these stories make any sense? The turtle is always the good character, not the evil one or trickster one...I'm saddened by the turtle's actions. The leopard is very sneaky though, I love it! Haha the ending with the man coming into the turtle's house was weird though.

The Rabbit and the Antelope

Hahahaha what the literal heck!? There is so much trickery and killing in these stories! Guess I know what I'm writing my essay on this week! That rabbit is so rude. Starving the antelope was uncalled for. And lying to name his children? Seriously?

The Fetish of Chilunga

I always thought a fetish was something that people were obsessed with like feet or butts. This story was weird to me too, like a poltergeist or something.

Why the Crocodile Does Not Eat the Hen

That's also a trick...chickens don't lay eggs in water..sooo this unit literally is focused on trickery and lies. At least the crocodile is mature enough to not want to make a meal out of his sister.

Week 6 Reading Diary: Chinese Fairy Tales

Chinese Fairy Tales

The Favorite of Fortune and the Child of Ill Luck

Wow what a sad story. The poor princess just never caught a break. I wonder what happened to her during those 18 years of her husband's absence that caused her ill luck. She was a good, faithful person who had bad things happen to her. The fates just weren't on her side.

The Panther

Oh boy, this one was weird. How did the panther actually look like a mother. That didn't make any sense to me. Those poor girls. I wonder why they went to bed when the panther showed up? I would panic, not sleep.

Yang Oerlang

This one isn't bad! I liked it a lot actually. I love stories that explain the phenomena of the earth. Learning about why there are pearls on the bottom of the plant that saved the sun, why there is only one sun, and why the earthworms can't stand the sun. It was good!
 

The Girl with the Horse's Head or the Silkworm Goddess

Okay what? Do people just make up these stories off the top of their head? This one was odd. It hinted at bestiality, which I have not yet read in any of the units so that was new! The horses's skin wrapped itself around the girl, she died, and turned into a silk worm? Hahaha what the heck.

The King of Ants

I loved this story so so much!! It was so different and I could see the scenes playing in my head the whole time, it was awesome. I felt like the scholar watching all of this! I really want to write my storytelling for this week on this one. I haven't heard a story like this before. Awesome!

The Little Hunting Dog

This one is very similar to the last one! The Chinese Fairy Tales have a weird reoccurring motif of mini soldiers/warriors. I still like the The King of Ants better. These little warriors are very friendly though, and helpful. I'm really sad the dog died though...

The Talking Silver Foxes

Yeah this story is really confusing. There's a talking fox that people want to hurt when it's not even doing anything? And then there's a woman that is possessed by a spirit and the fox is the one that they try and kill? I am so confused. And then they killed it! But it could speak to them! So dumb.

The Night on the Battle Field

Whoa wait. I want to tell my storytelling on this one actually. I LOVE ghost stories. So much. I can do so much with this one. Being involved in an old battle field victory is so cool, I love this story. It was weird that the general's body was taken a part though.

The Sorcerer of the White Lotus Lodge

Um what? How did the sorcerer trick the soldiers? He was eaten by a giant. The only thing I can think of is that the giant was a friend or illusion created by the sorcerer. He had his wife and son eaten first so that they too would be saved and then himself. But the story seems to just kind of end...it doesn't explain how he tricked the soldiers.

How the River God's Wedding Was Broken Off

Ooo this is a good story. Killing off the people that most supported and enforced the custom. They were not eligible to be a bride but the sorcerers sure found pleasure in killing these young girls. I like when undeserving people get a taste of their own medicine. Way to go governor of the Yellow River!

Week 5 Reading Diary: Persian Tales

Persian Tales

The Wolf and the Goat

What an odd story. The little goat was not scared of the wolf at all and she just out smarted him in a snap! Wolves always seem to be out smarted in the end, though, no mater the culture. Funny the goats means of killing him was to make him drink a lot of water, that was different. Never mess with a mom of any creature, that's for sure. Mom's will kill for their babies.

The City of Nothing In The World

All of these stories start with, "Once upon a time there was a time when there was no one but God." But then these stories all have creatures in them other than God...
Also, what? This story makes no sense. Her eggs turned into a chicken and a rooster? How did she know they were hers? ....there was a town in the watermelon? And traffic? And what's with this sparrow that never goes home?

Susku and Mushu

Again, what the actual heck? These stories are so weird. And there is no point to any of them. A mouse and a beetle get married? And then every creature up to the humans are suicidal over the beetle's death... Odd.

The Boy Who Became A Bulbul

OH MY GAWH WHAT THE HECK IS THIS STORY EVEN SUPPOSED TO TEACH?! Killing children? Revenge? No remorse? No.

The Praying Baker

This tale isn't so bad! It makes sense and shows the importance of continuous prayer. I liked this one the most because it made sense.

The Sad Tale of the Mouse's Tail

Wow. I don't like this one either. Yet again. What the heck. Shouldn't the mouse be dead now since it lost its tail? And didn't the mouse lose her tail because of karma because she was stealing? Seriously? Weird.

The Story of the Wolf-Bride

Yeah...this made no sense. All I'm getting out of this is that one should not marry their cousin. Or try to change fate I guess? SO strange.

Tortoise Bowl on the Back and Fox

I agree that everyone who is greedy should be put to shame, but the turtles cheated. Hard core. That isn't fair either. I don't get these morals at all.

The Shepard Who Found a Treasure

This one was weird too. Dreams are so awesomely wonderful though so I'm not weirded out about this one as much as the others. Yay for the shepard finding the jewels and not having to work ever again!

Shah Abbas and the Poor Mother

Wow the Shah is a wonderful man! This story shows just how people perceived him while he reigned over Iran. I'm learning about him in my Modern Iran class, so it's really cool to hear a story about him not related to a history textbook.

Week 4 Reading Diary: Ancient Egyptian Myth and Stories

Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories

Creation

This is very different from the Christian Creation story I read last week. It's almost opposite in a way...The beginning was the center of the earth from the depths of water, so it worked inside out! It grew outward, not inward as the Christian story tells.

The Secret Name of Ra

Woooooow. Isis is horrible in this story and in real life.. (pun) Tricking the highest god? That is not normal. Nor anything like the Christian story. It was a very interesting read though! Isis is freaking sneaky!

Ra and Hathor

I'm confused with this story. Did Ra die? And come back to life? Or did he just abdicate his throne to fight his enemies? These humans are so bold in thinking that they can take on a god! Hathor has no problem killing man kind, she's a bit sadistic.

The Death of Osiris

 This is a very interesting story. I like it very much. I'm sad the King died, but the way he died was very creative. I think I will probably do my Storytelling this week on this story! Kind of reminds me of the Trojan Horse, being inside a wooden compartment. I'm seeing a lot of similarities between Egyptian and Greek/Roman Mythology.

King of the Dead

I love this reoccurring theme of rebirth. Death is not the end at all. There is so much revitalizing throughout this story, it maybe hints at life after death as well. I love that Osiris is able to be the Judge and King of the Dead after he is resurrected.

The Green Jewel

This reminds me of Moses parting the Red Sea while Pharaoh's Army was chasing him and the Jews. There are plenty of overlaps between cultural stories that lead me to further believe that a lot of these stories are based on some truth of occurrence and are not just fables.

The Two Brothers: Part One (Through Four)

This sounds like John Steinbeck's East of Eden, with Cal and Adam. Which means it also sounds like Cain and Able from the Bible. Again, women are portrayed as extremely manipulative.This story is also weird. Bata turned into a bull? But only after dying. I don't follow.

The Book of Thoth: Part One (Through Three)

This story is slightly extreme. This guy is going through a ton of tasks just to get to a book. A book. I don't think I value books as much as this guy. It's not worth the struggle. Dang this story ends badly. They all literally die. In an instant. It was a bit too blunt.

Week 3 Reading Diary: Adam and Eve Unit

Adam and Eve

The Creation

This is most definitely not the first time I've read this! Being Christian, of course it isn't the first time, it still has a magical aspect for me though. Magic and God don't go together, but I still am awed by the creation story. Just makes me stand stronger in my faith :)

The Fall

This story is always interesting to me. I have grown up learning that God is not a spiteful God, but this episode is rather vengeful in my opinion. Bringing hardship and pain to human kind. Yes, Adam and Eve royally messed up, but forgiveness is key, is it not?

The Ideal Man

OH MY GOSH I HAVE NEVER NOTICED THIS BEFORE! I had no idea that all of these Bible characters passed away by the characteristic of Adam that they possessed. That's eerily awesome. The weaves of connections through out the Bible never cease to fascinate me. I also had no idea that Adam had so much power: creating 70 languages? Dang.

The Fall of Satan

I forget sometimes that Satan was once God's most highest Angel. He was jealous. Did he partake from the Tree of Knowledge as well? Is that how he developed the feeling of jealousy?

Lilith

What? Eve was Lilith before she was Eve? She was being very difficult. This is not the way the Bible tells it. I don't know if I like this version.

Eve

Just read this: Further Proof

The Punishment, cont.

I have heard this part of the story so many times. There really isn't much deviation from the original Biblical version. The same punishment has always been said to have been bestowed upon Adam, Eve, and the land.

Leaving the Garden

If Adam and Eve had just turned around or walked around the garden, they would have been able to bath in the sea, cleansing themselves of their sins and things would have been so different. It was so simple for them to do! I know they didn't know that the sea existed, but still, it's crazy that there was a simple solution to eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge.

Entering the Cave of Treasure

Poor Adam and Eve, coming from a place that they loved so much and were so comfortable in, to this damp, dark cave. It's their own fault  though, they should have obeyed Gods' wishes in the first place! I don't feel so bad about it.

The Die a First Time

I didn't know that Adam and Eve died once in the cave. That is an interesting version though, it demonstrates their rebirth after Eve's repentance to God for her transgressions. This was a very moving story of the Unit.

Want of Water and Light

Adam tries to kill himself a third time? Does he not realize that God will bring him back from death each time? Adam and Eve are God's first creations; of course he won't let them perish in grief, but when their times come later in life. Annnddd they try to kill themselves yet again in the next story. This is a lot of suicide attempts from the two of them: Suicide and Salvation

Week 2 Reading Diary: Cupid and Psyche Unit

Cupid and Psyche Unit: Main Page

The Captive Woman

Oh wow. That is not how I expected the story to go! The thieves kidnapped the young girl, but with no intention of harming her, they just want money. That is weird to me because in a lot of other stories, there is always malicious intent. Also, the old woman's response to the agony of the young girl's fresh grief was rude! She threatened to kill her after attempting to console her! Counterproductive and counterintuitive.

Her Dream

That was awesome! I could literally see the room that the young girl was getting ready to be married in. The details of the event and decorations and the description of the young couple's love was wonderful. I'm glad the old lady changed her attitude after hearing the girl's dream!

Psyche's Beauty and the Anger of Venus

Why didn't Psyche deny the praise of the people? She knows that she isn't Venus incarnated, and so does Venus! If I were Psyche, I would stop the worshiping immediately. Beauty harbors vanity though, I suppose. Venus is on a rampage now, Psyche better enjoy her few remaining seconds in the spotlight! I like this passage a lot!

The Oracle of Apollo

This is such a horrible fate! Poor Psyche...I understand her a little better now, poor girl. This is an odd twist in the story! Marrying a suitor whose offspring will destroy the world. I did not see that coming!
High on a mountain crag, decked in her finery,
Lead your daughter, King, to her fatal marriage.
And hope for no child of hers born of a mortal,
But a cruel and savage, serpent-like winged evil,
Flying through the heavens and threatening all,
Menacing ever soul on earth with fire and sword,
Till Jove himself trembles, the gods are terrified,
And rivers quake and the Stygian shades beside.

The Mysterious Husband

Why won't he let her see him? That's sketchy. He does love her though because he's letting her do whatever she wants! She has him wrapped around her finger and she is using it to her advantage! But she does need to see her sisters, they're blood! There's a sister bond that can't be broken!

The Jealousy of Psyche's Sisters

OH my goodness. These sisters are wicked and driven by greed! They didn't remain joyous at the sight of their sister being alive still for very long! They both turned a harsh shade of green. Poor Psyche. She just keeps getting rained on!

Psyche's Husband Revealed

OH MY GOSH! I actually didn't see this coming. I forgot that Venus had wanted Cupid to get revenge! This is the climax of the story so far. Poor Psyche though...she's absolutely madly in love with him and he has to leave because of her actions.

Venus and the Goddesses

Good grief! A mother should never say any of that to a child. Ever. Especially since he's done his mother a favor and hidden Psyche from the world. Everyone would gave upon her beauty but now that she's hidden away, Venus can regain her throne and Cupid can still live in love with his wife, Psyche.

Venus and Mercury

Good grief why does Psyche have to die? And why is it so difficult to find her on earth? Psyche can't fly! I feel like Venus' powers aren't as powerful as she would like to believe.

Venus and Psyche

Ah yay! Psyche caught a break! The little ants are helping her sort the food :) Maybe it'll even trick Venus into letting her go. Venus is oddly cruel for being the goddess of love. She's very extreme. My opinion of her has changed significantly. The next tasks are going to backfire on Venus. Tasks are a big deal in mythology, I'm noticing.

The Jar of Beauty

Psyche. Seriously? Did she not learn the first time someone said to not look at something? Bad things happen when she disobeys. She's really not smart. I'm actually really irritated with Psyche currently. Don't look into the jar of beauty. End of story.

The Wedding Feast

Aw! YAY! A happy wedding! I'm not used to happy ever afters with the mythology stories I've read. My heart is all warm and happy and hopeful :) It's so sweet! And Pleasure was born! Cupid finally found his love and Psyche overcame Apollo's Oracle.

The Escape

The young bride escaped! She gets to have a happy ever after just like Psyche did :) I really truly loved this story so so much! It was truly sweet and romantic.