For this week, I read the West African Folktales Unit, which I found to be very fun and entertaining.
One story that I really liked was Thunder and Anansi, which tells the story of how Anansi's selfishness caused his family to starve, while he gorged himself. I thought this story showed the hazards of being selfish. Anansi had the ability to feed his family, but his greed caused him to lose that. I think this story demonstrates really well how selfishness comes back to impact you and others around you.
Another story that I really liked was Anansi and Nothing, which tells the story of why children seem to cry "for nothing." I thought that this story was a very clever way to explain something everyone tries to understand to no avail: why children seem to cry for no reason. I thought the story was really funny, and at first, I had no idea where the story was going. The ending was a great surprise and definitely made me laugh.
Hi Lillian, I am so glad you liked the Anansi stories. He is one of my all-time favorite folklore characters! Don't forget to include an image in the Reading Diary posts; having an image there is really useful later on if you look back over your posts. Text all looks the same, but having an image there gives each post its own identity so it stands out!
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