This week, I finished the Tejas Stories unit. I really enjoyed the story of How Sickness Entered the World. I thought it was a great explanation for why there are so many illnesses that afflict the world. When the boys beat the snake upon their arrival to the tree, my heart sank because I knew that they’d really stepped in it. I can only imagine how the medicine man was feeling when he found out what they had done.
Another story that I really enjoyed was Why the Dog’s Ears Flop, which I thought was a cute but tragic story of how dogs’ ears became floppy. Dogs are such a fun part of our lives that it’s hard to imagine them doing us any wrong. The turn of events in this story shows that when we first brought dogs into our lives, they were not just to play fetch with and cuddle with on cold nights. They were expected to earn their keep by protecting the humans that provided for them. The dog in this story learns a valuable lesson about trusting others, and we must all be wary of those who might try to trick us into allowing the ones we care about to get hurt.
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| (A labrador puppy with floppy ears) |
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