Mique Reads

                             http://shonnaslayton.com/grimm-read-2019-challenge/ Speak of the devil, and he will appear... in two of this week's stories: The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs and The Girl without Hands. The other two stories: The Louse and the Flea and Clever Hans are rather silly and repetitive. They make me think of those we sing silly songs for kids, like the green grass grows all around, and there was an old woman who swallowed a fly, and others. The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs: This story has some comical moments. The scene with the devil's grandmother, in particular, had me laughing. I had to look up what a caul was. It's part of an amniotic sac. The kid was born with this on his head, which makes him lucky. He survives being sent down a river in a box by a jealous king (sound familiar?), and continues to cheat death, and the devil, with his wits, luck, and goodness. The ferryman who ferries the boy to the devil's house seems to be a r

                              http://shonnaslayton.com/grimm-read-2019-challenge/ I'm picking up on a few more tropes. Up to this point, I think that every story with sibling in it follows this formula: 2 brothers=enemies, 2 sisters=enemies, and 1 sister + any number of brothers= friends, and the sister always rescues her brother/brothers. The Seven Ravens is my favorite of this week's selection of stories. It's similar to the The Twelve Brothers, but it's more surreal, and I like it better. The imagery is very whimsical, which isn't to say it's not terrifying at parts. One thing that really stood out to me was that the brothers were cursed by accident. Their father was frustrated with them, and rashly says he wishes they were all turned into ravens. (Who hasn't said some stupid things when angry?) The consequences of these rashly uttered words are harsh, and this is probably the most terrifying aspect of the story, though it seems subtle compared t

This week I'm not writing anything. I'm pretty sick right now, so I'm just going to post my photo edits for weeks 5 and 6 for now.

                               http://shonnaslayton.com/grimm-read-2019-challenge/ It's been a rough week for me, so just a few scattered thoughts this time. I'm keeping this short. The White Snake: I noticed lots of elements from Garden of Eden: Tree of Life, snake, apple, understanding the animals, etc. The Straw, the Coal, and the Bean: An origin story for why beans have a black seam. I laughed at this comedy of errors. All I could picture was this story in little derpy characters in comic strip form. The Fisherman and His Wife: The Fish (Enchanted Prince) is similar to a Genie. It's different from other stories of this type because, while it's typical for wishes to backfire, usually the wisher does not suspect this. The fisherman knows the wishes are wrong, and he is afraid they will backfire, but more afraid of his wife. I loved how the sea changed each time a wish was made. It was very foreboding. The Valiant Little Tailor: This was a flashback to m