Week 12 Extra Reading Diary: Ramayana Part 2

Ramayana

The Golden Deer was one of my favorite stories from The Ramayana. I was excited to read it again in this unit. Maricha disguises himself as a golden deer. Rama chases after the deer, and Ravana kidnaps Sita. Jatayu and Ravana fight, but Ravana wins.

In Rama's Quest for Sita, Rama searches for Sita. Rama is filled with grief because Sita is gone. Jatayu told Rama what had occurred between him and Ravana. We also learn about Hanuman and Sugriva in this story.

The story Hanuman contains the story about Hanuman going to Lanka. I enjoy that story, especially because of reading storytelling posts that others have written.

Hanuman and Surasa fighting

Rama wins the battle against Ravana in Rama Confronts Ravana.

The story comes to an end in Rama's Coronation. Rama returns home after his exile. People doubted Sita's virtue because she was captured by Ravana. Rama banished her from the kingdom. She gave birth to Lava and Kusa. 

Week 12 Famous Last Words

The end of this semester is almost here! That is a thought that has been on my mind for the past week. I am graduating in a month. Is this real life?

I have been working really hard to prepare for the end of the semester. I have three big papers due, so I am trying to get ahead in this class. I want to finish early, so that I can focus on my three papers. I wrote my third story for my storybook project today, and I am proud of that story. I really like the story that I chose and the way that I chose to tell it. My storybook is about mothers and the story I told is about a mother that lost her child. I think it is a great and necessary addition to my storybook. I am looking forward to finishing this project.

It is really hitting me that I am about to be done with school for at least a year. Since I did not get into pharmacy school, I am spending the year working and saving money. I am moving to Edmond to live with my best friend at the end of the summer. We just signed for our apartment a few weeks ago. I start working at my job at Walmart Pharmacy full time as soon as school is over. I hope to transfer to a Walmart Pharmacy in Edmond, so I can stay with the same company. I really enjoy working for Walmart. It is just so crazy to me that school is almost over. I am about to graduate with a Bachelor's degree! I am really looking forward to the next year. I hope to gain a lot of experience working in a pharmacy full time. Also, I am applying for pharmacy school again. Hopefully, this will have a better outcome than last time. I have learned a lot since I last applied, so I'm hoping for a positive outcome!

Jeremiah 29:11

Week 12 Reading Diary B: Bengali Folktales Part 2

Bengali Folktales

This is the second half of this unit. It contains eight stories.

The first story is A Ghostly Wife. A ghost lived near a Brahman's house. The Brahman's wife angered the ghost accidentally. The ghost nearly killed her, stole her clothes, and went to the Brahman's house. The Brahman and his mother did not notice that the woman was not his wife. They noticed that she acted differently. They sent for an exorcist. Eventually, his wife was found. I really liked this story, even though I don't understand how they didn't realize the woman wasn't his wife.

The Story of a Brahmadaitya contained more than one part. (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3) I did not find this story as interesting as the previous one.

I liked the story of The Origin of Rubies (Part 1 Part 2). I always like the stories about kings and queens and princes and princesses.

Ruby (The Origin of Rubies)

The Ghost who was Afraid of being Bagged starts out with a wife griping at her husband. He leaves to become rich. I liked this story. I found it humorous.

The last story was The Bald Wife. This story was about a man with two wives that hated each other. 

Week 12 Reading Diary A: Bengali Folktales Part 1

Bengali Folktales

There were nine stories in the first part of this unit. All of the stories in this half contain multiple parts, so they are long.

I liked the story of The Evil Eye of Sani. It had three parts. (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3) It is the story of Sani and Lakshmi. They are the goddesses of good and bad luck. This story would be too long to use for the storytelling assignment.

The next story was The Boy whom Seven Mothers Suckled. I really liked this story, and I am actually using it for my final project. It is a bit odd, but I like it! It had two parts. (Part 1 Part 2)

The next in this half was The Origin of Opium. (Part 1 Part 2 Part 3) This story was about Ganga a Rishi and a mouse. Rishi changed the mouse into many different animals, because it asked him to. Eventually the mouse was changed into a woman. She ended up drowning. People who use opium will have one quality from each of the animals that the mouse transformed into.

The last story in this unit is the story of The Ghost-Brahman. This was the shortest story of this half of the unit. It only contained one part. I was not as fond of this story.

A Mouse (The Origin of Opium)