Reading Notes: The Fable of La Fontaine by W.T Lared, Part A

The Frog and the Ox: This is a very funny story. It talks about a frog who was not happy about his size, in fact he did not like being so small. He saw an Ox and was somehow jealous of her size. Therefore he decided to “stretch” himself in order to reach that size. Therefore, he kept on blowing himself more and more until his body could not stretch more. He ended up blowing up into many little pieces. Although the outcome of this story is very sad, the story is however very funny when you think about. I think this can also be a good pick for my story writing since I can write a comedy story from this by adding more action to it or even changing the reason why the frog decided to get bigger. Or even funnier I can add a magic potion for the frog to reach his wanted size but it will come with consequences of course just like in the story. Finally I believe that this will be the story I will be writing on.







The Old Man and the Ass. Web Source




The Ass in the Lion’s Skin: This is a very short story that talks about an ass who was camouflaged in a Lion’s skin. In the beginning everyone feared him because they all thought that he was a lion. Therefore everyone took off running. However, an old man noticed that he was not a lion due to his mouth and eyes that were not similar to those of a lion. Although, this story is short and brief, I believe that a lot can be done to it. I can add more characters and add more plots to the story. This will make it much more interesting and also I can add more drama or mystery into it to make it better.

Reading Notes: The Fables of La Fontaine by Elizur Wright, Part B

The Cat and the Old Rat: This story is very interesting, it talks about an old rat and a cat. Since they were many traps that were present, the rats did not dare go out anymore. However, the cat needed rats in order to eat but since the rats were very scared from the cat and all the traps, they did not dare leave their hiding places. Therefore, the cat had to come up with a solution and one of those solution was to fake its death. The cat hanged himself but faked it all by keeping its claws on the rope so it does not die. Since the Old rat realized that there was no more movement, he thought that it was finally safe to leave and look for food. However, the second the old rat left, the cat jumped on him and ate everything leaving only the bones. This story is a great one and I believe that it can be rewritten in a much better way. I can make it much more interesting by adding more characters and adding more plots like making the rat escape but then the cat catching him again and much more. I have no decided yet which story to write but this one is for sure a good option.

The Frog and the Rat: This story is actually very nice. I really liked the plot a lot and the ending. It talks about a frog who invites a rat home for dinner. However, the frog’s home is in the water and since the rat does not know how to swim, the frog decided to attach him to his back and take him to his home. After swimming in the water, it was time for the frog to go underwater but the rat started drowning. There was an eagle flying by and scanning the water for food and that is when he noticed the rat was drowning so he goes and pulls the rat out of the water in order to eat but pulls with him the frog as well since he was attached to him. The eagle ends up having two meals while thinking he would only get one.

The cat and Old Rat. Web Source

Tech Tip: Canvas Notification

I always struggle with declaring my assignments on Canvas after I have completed them. Therefore, this week I have chosen to do a tech tip on Canvas notifications to limit this problem. I added my email and phone number for Canvas notifications. By setting the notification settings accordingly, I will receive notifications on my phone for each assignment to assure that I have declared it or completed it before dead line.

Notification Preferences. web source

Reading Notes: Aesop's Fables by James Davies, Part A

Jupiter and the Money: This fable talks about Jupiter being a judge in a beauty contest for the baby animals. It talks about the mother of a monkey who went straight to the judges and told them that her baby was the most beautiful and she obviously deserves the prize. This fable conveys a great message which is how everyone always believes that what he creates or makes or owns is always the best there is. This story can be a perfect story to write because it offers many great points and values that can be extended on or even developed in order to add more drama or just action to the story itself.

Jupiter and the Monkey. Web Source

Apollo and Jupiter: This fable is about Jupiter and Apollo his son engaging in an archery competition. It starts with Jupiter shooting. Being the greatest and biggest, he thought that no one can beat him not even his own son. However, Apollo ended up reaching the same place as Jupiter which was Mars and Jupiter was very surprised. This story can be rewritten in many different ways that could be very fun. I can make this a whole competition between many other members of the family where I can add planet names and make the competition but also the prize even more interesting.

The Carter and Hercules: This fable talks about a wagon driver who had an accident and it fell into a rugged lane. He could not do anything so he stood there and asked god for help. Therefore, Hercules showed up and helped him put it back on track. However, he did tell him one thing after helping him “When you pray again, help yourself likewise or you will pray in vain”. This means that Hercules conveyed a great message to the driver by telling him that he should always pray god and not only when he needs help because god will not respond every time he needs helps.

Reading Notes: Aesop's Fables, Part B

The Wolf and the Lamb: This fable talks about the injustice in the world that is portrayed through the Wolf’s eyes. It is about a Wolf and a Lamb who were drinking from a river but the lamb troubled the flood with mud. Therefore, the lamb tried to explain that it was not him but it was someone else who looked like him. However, the wolf got angry and did not care, he just attacked and ate the lamb. We can see clearly here that the message that conveys is about how the Wolf decided whatever he wants because of his strength and by doing this he oppresses the rights of any other animal which is the case of the lamb here. I really like this story because of the message it has, however I believe that a lot of work can be done by making it much more interesting by adding more plots and more characters. I believe this could add a great touch of mystery and drama to it.

Wolf and the Lamb. Source

The Wolf and the Crane: This fable is also very nice, this time again about the Wolf’s injustice but in a different way. As the wolf was trying to devour a bone, it got stuck in his throat and his pain was incredible. Therefore he asked for help and that anyone who would be able to remove it would get a big privilege with the wolf. Therefore a crane went to help him and since she has a very long throat, she was able to reach the bone and remove it. However, since the wolf is not honest and did not eat because he had a bone in his throat, he ended up eating the crane that just saved his life. We have here another great example of the injustice of the wolf who did not keep his word. This story can be another great one to rewrite and it would be even better by adding all the mystery to it.

Tech Tip: Weather Widget

I added a weather widget of my beautiful hometown Beirut, Lebanon! 

Reading Notes: Robin Hood Unit by Francis James Child, Part A

Robin Hood’s Progress to Nottingham: This story was very nice and I think a great way to introduce Robin Hood’s strength. It talks about Robin Hood a young man who wanted to show how good he was with his bow and arrow to the foresters. Of course, no one believed he was any good so he decided to demonstrate his skills by competing with each one of them. It was in Fair Nottingham that all of this happened and Robin Hood ended up killing all of them but one forester so that he can tell the story. Then he took off to the merry green wood and all the foresters were buried in a row next to each other. This is really a great story but I believe that it needs a bit more action and mystery to make it more alive. I think that a lot can be done to it by adding more characters and also more parts to the story.

Robin Hood and the Ranger: This story talks about Robin Hood who went to the forest to hunt deer. However, he met a forester who forbids him of such. After a long talk, they start to fight and Robin Hood looses. Therefore, he decides to blow his horn in order to call his men for help. However, the forester offers him help and they became good companions and swear to always fight with each other so that they can be much stronger. This story is very nice and I think that I will be writing my story on this one as it captivated me the most. There is a good message that comes out of it that I will insist much more while writing my story. Also, I think that I can add more into the fight of Robin Hood to make it much more interesting.

Man Dressed As Robin Hood. Web Source