MLLL-3043 Myth and Folklore Blog

For this challenge, I added the word count extension on my browser as well as learned more about my bookmarks section. Especially for the weekly assignments, this is incredibly useful as I would always have to go through the original homepage or look at the emails to find the link to the assignment websites. However, with the assignments, it's frustrating too as you have to change the weeks as the bookmark is only for that one specific week. However, I think for anything else, such as frequently visited websites, this is highly useful. In addition, the word-counter is also very useful for assignments as well as for papers! If only I used this before. (Word Counter. Source:  Wordcounter.net ) 

For this Growth Mindset assignment, I did the acronym challenge. For this one, I chose N.A.P., which stands for No: Ask Permission. I did this because I think that this theme was something that I have had trouble with for the longest time, and for a while, I've strayed away from doing something because I thought it "wasn't allowed." However, throughout the years, I've learned that it doesn't always matter what was wrong and what was allowed, and it was more about asking for forgiveness after than asking for permission in the first place! Of course, this doesn't apply to everything, but I think this is a roadblock for many chances to get a good experience! (Never ask for Permission. Source:  BrainyQuote )

Stories are derived from  Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs  Connla and the Fairy Maiden Dialogue form stories between characters are very old-fashioned, parallel with the location/origin of the story For example: "Whence comest thou, maiden" Dialogue is also written in poetic form. This can be used for dramatic effect for the introduction of the character as well as the backstory Inclusion of magic in the story, but power is not directly shown but described Druids Member of high-ranking class in Celtic cultures, sometimes as religious leaders, or also legal authorities Priests, teachers, judges (The Fairy Maiden. Source:  J. Batten )

Little Tommy was not a good child. He lived in a wonderful house with his parents and little sister. His sister was the definition of a good child, always pleasing her parents. Tommy, on the other hand, always misbehaved. He would steal. He would bully the little neighborhood kids. He sometimes would run away in the middle of the chase after the squirrels and rabbits in his park. His parents would warn him that he had better watch out for Mr. Miacca, who would take bad kids in the middle of the night to feast on them. Little Tommy did not believe in this story. One night, he wanted to confront Mr. Miacca by rounding up as many squirrels and rabbits as he can and locked them up. His sister pleaded with him to stop but Tommy scared her home. Little Tommy was never seen the morning after. His sister was left with a toy rabbit on her windowsill. Author's Note: This story was derived from the many tales of Mr. Miacca, according to English Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs . In the story, Tom...

I'm a cat. For as long as I've remembered, I've always been a cat. I've lived in this house in this village ever since I was a small kitten. There is a wife and a husband, my caring owners. I also live with a dog. I've always had good relations with the dog, however, it does make me mad sometimes that it seems like the dog always gets my owner's attention. Nonetheless, there was no bad blood between me and the dog. We lived well for a long time until recently, we weren't. I noticed that the wife and husband, my owners, grew poorer and poorer by the day! I had wondered what had happened. The dog noticed too, but he had no idea. For several weeks, we've tried our best to be supportive of our owners. However, as the days and weeks passed, it seems clear that their conditions were getting worse and worse. One day, the dog came up to me and told me about how he had noticed that the owners do not have their gold ring anymore. I never thought anything of the r...

Robin Hood is in disguise once again, this time as a shepherd. Barnsdale is a real place in South Yorkshire, England, and its association with the Robin Hood legend is one of its claims to fame. To disguise himself as a beggar, Little John needs "palmer's weed." The word " palmer " refers to a pilgrim who had visited the holy places of the Middle East and brought back a palm leaf as a token of the pilgrimage. Meanwhile, the word "weed" here refers to clothing, as in the phrase "widow's weeds." The word comes from the Old English waed, meaning "garment." You will also see the word "carel" (carril, carl) in this ballad, which means a low-born person. Bibliography:  The English and Scottish Popular Ballads  by Francis James Child (1882-1898). ( Little John )

Story source: The English and Scottish Popular Ballads by Francis James Child (1882-1898). Robin meets the mother of three poachers, and in order to rescue them, Robin once again disguises himself, this time as a beggar, paying a beggar an extravagant amount of money (forty shillings) to take his place. There are many different versions of this story; in some the boys are brothers (as here), while in other stories they are members of Robin Hood's own band of Merry Men.  ( Statue )