Ethan aha Myth-Folklore

Celtic Giant      Bibliography. Celtic Fairy Tales (1892) and More Celtic Fairy Tales (1895) by Joseph Jacobs.  Web Source      Reading Notes:      *Five-headed giant battles a superhuman in his land.       *Blue elves steal parents' children.      *Land of the Giant.      *Celtic Origin story with giants battling. 

Leprechaun - Wikipedia      Bibliography. Celtic Fairy Tales (1892) and More Celtic Fairy Tales (1895) by Joseph Jacobs.  Web Source      Reading Notes:      *Man gets taken away to an immortal realm.       *Leprechaun leads man to pot of gold in a field but tricks him.       *Witches enter a woman's home and she succumbs to sleep paralysis.       *A monster chases a man out of the church. 

The Alaskan House (It Doesn't Belong to People...) Abandoned House      Suzie's parents were going out for another hunting trip. It was winter in Central Alaska and food was scarce. In fact, the family of three got so low on their stock of food that both Suzie's mom and dad started going out hunting at night in the hopes that less animals would spot them and run away.       This terrified 9 year-old Suzie. The family had only lived in the ancient, creaky house for a few months and Suzie wasn't fully acclimated to the moans in the walls, the groans from the ceiling and what sounded like footsteps bending the wooden floor-boards every night.       Suzie never wanted her parents to leave her in the house during the day, especially not at night. "We'll try and be back in a couple hours, Suzie!" exclaimed her Dad as he opened the door and unleashed a snow-white flurry into the coatroom. Suzie's mom blew her a kiss. "Be g...

Eskimo Shaman      Bibliography. Eskimo Folk-Tales  by Knud Rasmussen.  Web Source      Reading Notes:      *A monster attacks a family standing on a frozen body of water.       *Two shamans with shape-shifting abilities fight.      *Two sisters are sent away from their brothers. One lives with a whale and the other an eagle.       *Shamans battle spirits. 

Eskimo Seal Hunting      Bibliography. Eskimo Folk-Tales  by Knud Rasmussen.  Web Source      Reading Notes:      *Men were immortal at the beginning of the world.       *The Earth was dark and water-lamps lit homes because fire was combustible in those days.       *Light and death came into the world at the same time with the moon and stars.       *A Giant Dog is used to go hunting      *Little boy watches spirits move in and out of the house each night. 

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1. For me, the most useful comments have been from people who suggest that I show a deeper aspect of my characters. For instance, some of my stories have tended to sound like reports and I've had people suggest that I express make my characters express some emotion. 2. I have a hard time really giving my full perspective when commenting on other people's stories because, since I'm in both Myth-Folklore and Indian Epics, I'm squeezed on time. 3. I do feel like I get a chance to see the deeper aspects of some people when reading their blogs or stories. Obviously, I can't claim to know the core things about them from just that, but I do get a sense of their creativity and imagination. Those things say more about a person then we tend to realize. 4. I don't feel that there are any significant changes to made to the feedback process. I'm getting and giving everything I can already. cheezburger.com 5. I chose this image because it defines my whole l...