As I went on reading the Ramayana, I found myself getting extremely bored and ready to move on to something new. It was not that I did not like the Ramayana, but reading the same story twice in such a short amount of time really wore me down! So, I chose to do a reading from the Untextbook. As I was browsing through, there were a few units that caught my eye. In the end, I chose to read the Indian Fairy tales unit.
This unit caught my eye mainly because the fact that I am in India, and I hear similar stories regularly! However, I think I was a little caught off guard by the styles of the stories. When I think of fairy tales, I think of longer stories with thicker plots. Maybe Disney movies have ruined me. I am unsure, but these stories seemed to have more of a moral lesson to them, rather than stories just for fun. All in all, I really enjoyed the unit.
My favorite stories were definitely the Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal, and the Gold-Giving Serpent. These were interesting for me, because I felt like I got a direct life lesson out of them. They were stories that I could relate to and apply to my own life. The morals were spot on, and helped me to pinpoint areas in my life that need improving.
I do not think I necessarily had any least favorite stories, just some that I was not intrigued by as much. However, I do not think this unit could have used any more or different information, simply because all of the stories are so short.
The only thing that really bugged me was the size of the font. I am unsure if this is something on my computer that I can change, or if the font on the blog was the issue. I found myself annoyed at the amount of scrolling I had to do, because the font was so large. I feel like it could be a bit smaller, with no issues!
I really like Indian stories, though. Mainly because I feel like they do a good job with life application. Many of the people I have met don't follow these morals, but they will do all they can to tell you what they learn from the stories! I see this theme throughout the Ramayana, and now with these fairy tales. They want to learn things they can pass down. Their oral tradition is rich, and definitely wins out against our American oral traditions!
This unit caught my eye mainly because the fact that I am in India, and I hear similar stories regularly! However, I think I was a little caught off guard by the styles of the stories. When I think of fairy tales, I think of longer stories with thicker plots. Maybe Disney movies have ruined me. I am unsure, but these stories seemed to have more of a moral lesson to them, rather than stories just for fun. All in all, I really enjoyed the unit.
My favorite stories were definitely the Tiger, the Brahman, and the Jackal, and the Gold-Giving Serpent. These were interesting for me, because I felt like I got a direct life lesson out of them. They were stories that I could relate to and apply to my own life. The morals were spot on, and helped me to pinpoint areas in my life that need improving.
I do not think I necessarily had any least favorite stories, just some that I was not intrigued by as much. However, I do not think this unit could have used any more or different information, simply because all of the stories are so short.
The only thing that really bugged me was the size of the font. I am unsure if this is something on my computer that I can change, or if the font on the blog was the issue. I found myself annoyed at the amount of scrolling I had to do, because the font was so large. I feel like it could be a bit smaller, with no issues!
I really like Indian stories, though. Mainly because I feel like they do a good job with life application. Many of the people I have met don't follow these morals, but they will do all they can to tell you what they learn from the stories! I see this theme throughout the Ramayana, and now with these fairy tales. They want to learn things they can pass down. Their oral tradition is rich, and definitely wins out against our American oral traditions!
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| The Brahman and the Tiger. Source: Pitara |
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