This week, I chose to read the American Indian fairy tales
including the stories about how the seasons happen. Since these fairy tales came from the
children section in the Un-Textbook, my essay topic is children’s stories.
These stories within this unit portray a very cute and
understanding way about how the North Wind battled the South Wind. The North wind was very powerful, but
everyone liked the south wind better because those were the times that the
grass was green and the birds came out to sing.
Their land was full of colorful plants and warm weather with the south
wind was present. When the North wind
was there, the land was covered in thick snow and heavy ice that kept them from
doing a lot of the things they need and want to do like fishing and
hunting.
The only part in the story that I believed was unacceptable
for children to read was when the mentioned the drug use of the south
wind. They talked about how the south
wind would get high and just chill out and that is how the north wind was able
to swoop in and take over for the winter season.
All of the American Indian stories are great readings for
children because they are stories that have been passed down for generations
after generations for years. Even though
the stories are not true, they always explain life situations in many different
and interesting ways. I think these
stories are very appeal to children because everything is very relatable to
what they understand. Nothing is backed
up with science or facts; it is simply stories that describe the colorful
imagination of the Indians. Each and
every one of them are unique keep the creative juices flowing in the heads of
the children. I remember reading similar
stories to these as a child because these types of stories were the ones that
really kept my attention and I learned a lot about thinking outside the box and
being creative by reading stories such as these.
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