Mythology and Folklore

There was once a hunter who had a loyal German shepherd named Max that he considered to be his best friend. Now Max was extremely loyal to the hunter, always guarding the hunter and his daughter throughout the night. It was important for Max to do his job as the forest they resided in was full of wolves looking for their next meal. As such, Max was a vital part of the hunter's life as he went off to hunt for food thus leaving his daughter to herself. One day, the hunter decided to head to the forest in hopes of finding food for him and his daughter. It had been a long winter and food was often scarce to find. As he normally he did, the hunter ordered Max to watch over his daughter while he was gone hunting. For hours the hunter remained in the woods, hoping to find some deer, rabbit, or animal that he could bring home. Finally, after dutifully searching for a target, the hunter took down a massive deer to return to his household. However, as he returned to his home, he noticed some...

Similar to Part A of the Celtic Fairy Tale unit, Part B is a collection of short stories. While the story I read in Part A was more focused on the supernatural, the story I read in Part B, Beth Gellert, was grounded to realistic events. Overall, the story was quite sad due to the tragic ending of the story. Once the Prince saw that the dog had blood in his mouth, I can have had an inclination that he would blame the dog for supposedly murdering his child. Being a big dog person, this made the ending of the story even more sad to read. Perhaps in a potential retelling of the story I can portray the dog as a hero who is able to be rewarded for his actions of saving the child from the wolf. Researching Gellert on Google has revealed that the story has more significance than realized. There are portraits depicting the dog saving the child, and there is even a grave in the village of Beddgelert, Wales. However, this grave has no historical significance as it was meant more as a tourist att...

The Celtic Fairy Tales unit is a collection of short stories from the books of Joseph Jacobs. While the stories were written in 1892, they are overall quite easy to read as they are written in modern prose. Specifically, I focused on The Horned Women of the stories offered in Part A of the unit. Reading this story was somewhat confusing to keep up with due to the many rituals and of the witches, but I seemed to get the basic understanding of the story. I was left wondering why exactly the witches decided to come to the home of the mistress and begin weaving. It is all very peculiar and perhaps my inability to understand the witches ceremony may be due to my lack of knowledge of Irish culture. Also is there any significance with Slievenamon, the home of the witches? I also wonder if there is anymore to do with the Spirit of the Well. For example, does the Spirit of the Well have a history with witches. Are there more stories detailing the relationship between the spirit and the witches...