Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Reading Diary B: Jamaica Anasi Stories

Yay! More Jamaica Anansi Stories!

Guinea-Chick and Horse: These are more stories around Anansi. In the first story she declared a law. He basically falls into his own trap and dies at the end of the story. It's really strange. The second story tells about the relationship between a goat and a horse. And, just like the first story Anansi gets into a pickle with the goat. Moral of these stories, is that Anansi is not the smartest man. 

Goat and Horse


Jamaica: Rain and Fire: I like these combined short stories. I think it would be cool to possibly combined and merge the two stories into one storytelling exercises. The first story is about Anansi, the Goat and a helpful Dog. The Goat, of course, possesses magical powers because why not! The second story is about Anansi and his new wife, Ground-Dove. 

Anansi and The Pig Coming from Market: This is a familiar sounding story! I already like this story because it is not written in the Jamaican slang, like the others were. This story really expands on Anansi's selfish and stupid nature. He is very greedy and tries to get everything for free. Not cool Anansi, not cool.

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