The Emergence: This is a creation story about how the world first began. A Beaver and Badger are the first to emerge from the underworld to the upper world. Their are four ladders people use to ascend. When the black ladder is worn out, the blue ladder replaces it, so on and so forth. When almost all have climbed the ladder their are four routes to be taken. Each route has something good or bad associated with it that the followers must encounter. No matter what each road lead to their own country of Taos.
The Cultured Heroes and Owl: I liked the dialogue in this story. For me, it always helps it go a little faster. The only thing I didn't like about this story, was that I had to read it twice to figure out if the children were humans or owls. It was a little confusing.
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| Baby Owls: The cuteness cannot be tamed |
Naiyenesgani Takes His Leave: I enjoyed all of the stories about Naiyenesgani. I liked this one the most. It is told from an outsiders perspective, which I really liked. I also, think it had a lot of historical relevance because it dealt with the take over of Indian lands by the Americans.
I love reading about the creation stories from different cultures or religions. I have found that most of them involve animals and are quite simple. This makes me appreciate the imaginations of humans and how everyone is truly trying to find out why they are on this Earth. Some might be more concerned than others, but I do feel like most everyone has asked himself or herself that question before.
ReplyDeleteHey Colleen!
ReplyDeleteI think one of my favorite parts of this class is reading creation stories. We have had the chance to read a wide variety of stories that come from different perspectives. I was surprised to read that a beaver and a badger were the first animals to emerge. Out of all the animals in the world, why them? They don't seem like significant enough animals to be the first to emerge. Anyway, I also like the picture you chose of the baby owls. I don't think I've ever actually seen what they look like, so thanks for sharing!