Snazzy Plants

  The Disobedient Daughter who Married a Skull Image Source :  pulse.ng A young beauty named Afion, only wanted to marry the best-looking man in the country The men her parents chose for her were wealthy but not handsome Afion continued to disobey her parents A skull from the spirit land heard of Afion and wanted to possess her He borrowed the best looking parts from his friends and became a handsome man Afion saw the man, fell in love and brought him home Afion's parents did not want their daughter to marry a stranger but eventually agreed The skull took Afion to the spirit land and returned to his real self Afriad, she wanted to return home but the skull would not allow it The skulls mom and Afion befriended each other The skulls mom offered her safe passage home but on the condition that she not disobey her parents Afion went home, and laws were passed for parents to not allow their daughters to marry strangers Bibliography: The Disobedient Daughter who Married a Skull, by Elphi

I am happy with my progress so far. I did get behind an missed a few assignments. So, I do need to work on my weekly routine. The assignment I like the most are the reading notes. Taking notes helps me brainstorm and get a good feel for what I want to write about. I am not doing as much extra credit as I should be. I don't have a lot of time but that really isn't an excuse. My website building has gone okay. I need to work on it to get it where I will be happy with it.  Looking forward, I want to get some extra credit work in. I also want to try and get ahead of my assignments. Image Source :  borntoworkout  

I think the quality of the feedback I have received from other students has been great. At first, I was worried because I know I am not the best writer and thought people were going to tell me how horrible my writing is. However, things have been great. The feedback I have been receiving is constructive and helpful. The comments I find most useful are the ones regarding my grammar. Sometimes I get the tenses mixed up, now I know that is something I need to pay attention to.  The outgoing feedback is okay, I think. I need to work on giving more detailed reviews. I have read other reviews and they are very detailed, positive and helpful. This is something I need to work on. Moving forward, I want to provide more details in the comments I make on student's stories. I think my introduction is fine and don't want to make any changes to it. Image Source :  Feedback Cats     I chose this image because the feedback I receive makes me want to write more and improve my stories.  

  Favorite image from my first story. Image Source :  scene360art Overall, I think the reading and writing assignments are going well. I have not had any creative writing courses in years, and I was worried at the beginning. I have found that it is getting easier for me to write each week. Taking reading notes, and giving myself time to enjoy writing has been extremely helpful.  I think my blog and website could use a few more tweaks before I am satisfied with it. I need to spend some time figuring things out. This is the first time I have created a blog and a website, so, I was a little intimidated. My biggest accomplishment in my writing is just letting it flow. When I let go and don't worry myself, my stories are easier for me to write.  I picked the image above because it is from my first and favorite story. It is from my retelling of Androcles and the Lion. I love elephants, and this image goes with the bond between the characters in the story.  I look forward to improving my

  Ça c’est bon (Ça-say-bon) - that’s good Boude (Boo-day) - to pout or be angry Filé (fee-lay) - ground sassafras leaves Joie de vivre (Jhwa da veev) - joy of living Laissez les bon temps rouler (Lay-zay bon tom roo-lay) - let the good times roll Mise en place - a culinary process in which ingredients are prepared and organized Pauve ti bete (Pove tee bet) - poor little thing Rougarouin - to get into trouble

  The Hunter and the Tortoise Image Source:  reddit A village hunter went farther into the forest than he usually did While he was roaming around, he heard a song When the song was finished, he looked to see who it was.  The songstress was a tortoise The hunter asked the tortoise if he could take her home so he could listen to her sing every day The tortoise agreed, only if he promised that she only sang for him The hunter did not stay content with their arrangement The hunter wanted to gain honor  The hunter told the people of the village about the wonderful singing tortoise The people didn't believe the hunter. He offered them to take his life if he was found to be lying about the tortoise He brought the tortoise to the assembly place, but she did not sing The hunter was beheaded After he was killed, the tortoise spoke She said he brought the punishment on himself

  The Panther Image Source :  Asian Leopard The Panther is a tale of a widow who leaves with her son to head to Grandmas. She left her two daughters behind to tend to the house. On their way to see grandma, the mother and boy met a panther. The panther convinced her to stop and rest. While she did, the panther devoured her and killed the boy. The panther saved the boy's bones and dressed in the woman's clothes.  Dressed in the mother's clothes, the panther went to the woman's home. The girls did not recognize the panther as their mother. After convincing them he was their mother, they let him in.  After the daughters were in bed, the panther began eating the boys bones. The girls asked what he was eating and he showed them a small finger. The girls realized the bones belonged to their brother and fled the house. They tricked the panther into climbing into a basket so he could get up a tree but they hurt him as they brought him up. The panther ran out of the basket and l

  Raziya and His Secret Name Image Source :  belovedessence After thousands of years, the reign of the gods had ended. The power and worship of the gods became a whisper of the past. Many gods retreated to the heavens. However, a few remained on earth to live amongst humans.  Raziya had no difficulty living amongst humans. He was a CEO of a fortune 500 company. No one knew his secret name. His name gave him his great power. Issa, an enchantress, has a difficult time adjusting to life amongst the humans. She works for Raziya and has grown jealous of his power on earth. She craved to be one of the powerful people. She desired to have power equal to Raziya. She yearned to know his secret name. Each day, Raziya walked past Issa with his chest puffed and head high. His employees followed him around like starving puppies. Each day, he sat upon his Cambridge executive chair as though it was a throne and made his announcements. Living among humans has aged him. As he spoke, he lost a back toot

  King of the Dead Image Source :  ancient pages This story comes after the death of Osiris and Iris's journey.  King Osiris had been slain and Set wanted to put his nephew Horus to death. King of the Dead is about Horus's defeat of set and his father coming back to life. As set continued to rule over Egypt, he persecuted followers of Osiris and Isis Horus became a strong warrior After a dream about his father's ghost appearing and urging him to overthrow Set. Horus gathered his army for battle Many days of battle had passed. Horus lost an eye and Set was severely injured The god Thoth descended from the heavens and healed both Horus and Set The divine council established that Horus is the rightful king Fragments of Osiris were recovered in the Nile Goddesses Iris and Nepthys lamented  Ra heard the cried of the goddesses and sent Anubis to help place the pieces of Osiris back together.  The pieces were wrapped in linen bandages Osiris was brought back and became judge and k

  The Secret Name Of Ra Image Source :  wordpress Ra had many names and one secret name The goddess Isis, was weary of mankind and wanted to ne with the gods Isis wanted equal power to Ra's Isis baked a spear out of the earth and Ra's saliva The spear turned into a serpent As Ra was walking with his companions, he was stung by the serpent While he was in pain, Ra gathered people around him Isis offered to help ease Ra's pain if he revealed his secret name Ra's secret name was revealed to Isis and she healed Ra's pain Bibliography : The Secret Name of Ra, by Donald Mackenzie,  mythfolklore link

Image Source :  squakmtnursery.com Page Link :  daphnes-library