Extra Reading Diary: Eskimo Folk Tales

(An old man and his big dog)

I chose to do an extra reading diary this week. The unit I chose to do is the Eskimo Folk Tales. Below are the stories I enjoyed reading.

The Coming of Men, A Long, Long Time Ago: This story captured my interest because everything fell from the sky. Also, it does not tell you explicitly how men were made. Light and death brought many things to man and explains how when men die, the go up to the sky and shine brightly. I really liked this story because it was short and sweet.

The Insects that Wooed a Wifeless Man: The saddest part of the story to me: In the evening, his wife began again asking and asking, and, seeing that she would not desist, at last he said: "It was in this way. Once . . . well, I woke up in the evening, and rowed out, and heard a man crying for help, because his kayak had upset. And I rowed up to him and righted him again, and when I looked at him, it was one of the Noseless Ones. 'It was a good thing you were not idling about by the houses,' said the Noseless One to me. 'I had but just got into my kayak,' said I."

And thus he told all that had happened to him that day, and from that time forward he lost his power of hunting, for now his old sleepiness came over him once more, and he lost all.

The Giant Dog: The reason I picked this story is because it was very hypocritical for the inland-dwellers to make the dog the bad guy when the people are not so great themselves. There is more information about the dog, which is something that I really like. We know things such as how the man gave him the amulet, how he killed the three dogs, and much more.