A Journey Through Stories: Mythology and Folklore

Alice by Manja Ciric. Web source: Creative Commons.  It was barely lunchtime, but Alice already wished that the day was over. She was sick of spending day after day hanging out with her sister, Nancy, trying to fill what felt like an endless summer. Alice and Nancy used to have so much fun together during school vacations. They would use their imaginations to travel to faraway lands, slay dragons, and fly over the mountains. These days, all Nancy did was stare at her phone. Scrolling and scrolling. Swiping and swiping. Tapping and tapping. Not only did Alice miss playing with her best friend, she missed the adventures that they once went on so often. Alice found no enjoyment staring at her phone for hours and hours, so she eventually decided to do something else. "I'm going outside to play. Do you want to come with me?" Alice asked Nancy. Nancy looked up, rolled her eyes and just shook her head. Alice stomped outside and started trying to imagine things on...

Alice in Wonderland by Yulia Avgustinovish. Web source: Creative Commons.  A Mad Tea Party (Part 1) This story moves further into the future than my earlier notes, so Alice and her eclectic group of friends are already in Wonderland. The Mad Hatter has joined us and the Hare is also present at the party. There is a giant table at the party, but it still somehow seems very crowded. There was a ton a different teas on the table, but that's all there was: tea. Alice apologizes for taking a seat at the Hare's table without being invited. The Hatter finally speaks to Alice and says that her hair needs cutting, to which Alice is surprised and a little uncomfortable. The Mad Hatter begins telling riddles to Alice and she is thrilled that they are finally going to have some fun. The Hatter and Hare are definitely entertaining to Alice, but she realizes that she doesn't completely understand them, even though they seems to be speaking English like her. There are so many ...

Alice in Wonderland by Julia Valeeva. Web source: Creative Commons.  Down The Rabbit-Hole (part 1) This is the story of how Alice began fall into Wonderland. I've always been interested in this topic. In fact, I almost used it for my storybook project. It was fun to get to read these stories this week. My notes: Alice was getting bored of spending time with her sister. She was reading a book, but did not find it interesting because there weren't any pictures of conversations. I definitely can relate with this idea because I love reading dialogue in stories and checking out pictures. Alice thought she might make a chain of daises, but didn't know if she wanted to take the time to pick the flowers. A rabbit ran by Alice, which wouldn't normally be an out of the ordinary occurrence, but she heard the rabbit speak. The White Rabbit was late, and he even had his own stopwatch that was kept in his waistcoat pocket. Alice was completely intrigued by the ra...