Topic: After much research, I've decided that the topic of my storybook will be changelings. I know there are many different changeling stories from numerous locations that I can focus on in my storybook. My goal is to find four changeling stories from four different geographic locations and focus on the similarities and differences between the stories. Two stories that really stood out to me were The Fair Folk and The Killcrop of Halberstadt. I worry that my biggest challenge will be finding stories that have major, noticeable differences. I believe if they are from different time periods along with locations, it will be easier to find differences between the stories.
Bibliography:
1. The Fair Folk, Walter Gregor, Notes on the Folk-Lore of the North-East of Scotland, (London: Folk-Lore Society, 1881), pp. 60-62.
2. The Killcrop of Halberstadt, Martin Luther, Werke, kritische Gesamtausgabe: Tischreden (Weimar: Böhlau, 1912-1921), v. 4, pp. 357-358.
Possible styles:
Changeling perspective. I think it would be super interesting to take the stories and tell them from the more sinister side. As you may be able to tell based on my other stories, I am interested in exploring things from the perspective that most people usually do not consider. This perspective would allow for me to explore a side of the story that is often kept in the dark.
The victims perspective. Many changeling stories are told in third person and with this opportunity, it would be interesting to hear from the people who were personally victimized by a changeling. It would be fun to explore the journey they take to get back to their home and get rid of the changeling. Having the victim's perspective could allow me to leverage a strong emotional pull to the stories.
Changeling creation. I think a creation story for the changelings would be fun to explore. As far as I can tell, the creation stories all are with minimal explanation and vary drastically by location. If you look back, these beliefs had gone on for hundreds of years and it wasn't too long ago that many of these legends were told. Having a creation story that goes into detail will humanize the changelings and bring a new third person perspective.
Super legend. Legends frequently have an eery feel to them. Combining the different qualities of changelings from the different geographic locations would be very fun. I could create a "super" legend that knows no borders and could be applicable to every location. I would have the ability to focus on the commonalities but hint at the differences to add a level of creepiness to the stories. The best part is that I can expand and add my own features to the changelings (within reason).
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