My favorite story is Pandora's box because it tells how Disease and death and sadness also hope was in the box. The theme was to listen to what people tell you
My favorite story from the read-a-thon was The Wooden horse because it taught a lesson to always be aware of your surroundings and know what is happening around you.
My favorite story was "Pandora's Box" because it was a different type of story including everything, so it was hard to follow at some points. The theme of "Pandora's Box" was to not let curiosity get the best of you.
My favorite myth was Wooden Horse because I like how they tricked them into taken the horse into their kingdom thinking it was a gift of victory. The theme of this story was to never stop trying to get what you want or believe in.
Sami, I really liked this story too. It wasn't my favorite story but it still was interesting. I liked how they tricked them into taking the horse into their kingdom, too!
My favorite story in this read-a-thon was the story King Midas. I liked this story because it displayed greediness when King Midas asked for gold instead of anything else from the Satyr. The theme of this story is don't always be greedy and be careful for what your wish for.
My favorite story from the mythology read-a-thon was the "King Midas" story. This was my favorite because it told me that if you are greedy noting good will come to you. The theme is don't take as much as you give.
My favorite story from the read-a-thon was called Arachne because Athena tricked Arachne and turned her into a spider and Arachne was a weaver, so that's how being scared of spiders became arachnophobia. The theme is not to challenge a greek god and don't be so greedy to accept an offer because someone can trick you with that offer.
I liked King Midas because I think it taught one of the most important lessons. The theme of the story is to be careful what you wish for because when Midas wished for gold, it turned out to be bad.
My favorite story from the mythology and folklore read-a-thon was King Midas. I liked King Midas the best because although it had some humor, it taught a lesson too. The theme was to only get the things you NEED, not the thing you want and being greedy can lead to consequences.
My favorite story was "Pandora's Box", I liked it because of what the story was about, I really thought it was interesting. I think the theme is to not let curiosity get the best of you and to also learn your lesson after you make a mistake.
My favorite myth from the read-a-thon was the King Midas story. The theme was trying to tell the readers that good rewards won't come out of being greedy and thinking that you and your friends are better than everyone else. You have to be very thankful and grateful for everything you have and appreciate that you do have things.
My favorite myth from our readathon was by far "The Wooden Horse". I liked the myth because bringing a wooden horse statue into a fort was an interesting and clever idea to read about. I thought that the theme of the story was to make sure that something isn't too good to be true before you celebrate.
my favorite story in the read-a-thon is King Midas. It was really funny and its good story. I didn't like any Cinderellas because in the end its all the same story
My favorite book was King Midas because it was very funny and it taught the reader a good lesson. The theme of this story was not to be greedy and selfish.
My favorite was "king Midas". I like this one because it taught the message that you should think before you do. I think the theme of this story was don't be greedy and be thankful for what you have.
My favorite story from the readathon is, "Pandoras Box." The lesson that I learned from this story is that you should always listen no matter how much you want to do something. The theme in this story is, "Always stay loyal even if you want to do something." The reason I liked this story is when every object has come out of the box. There was a little bit of hope after all the bad.
My favorite story from the read-a-thon was King Midas because it taught an important lesson. The theme of the story is to be careful what you wish for.
My favorite myth from our read-a-thon was, " In the beginning: Pandora's box." I liked this myth because it was a daring story. Pandora wasn't supposed to open the box, but she did it anyways. The theme of this story would be when you're told not to do something, you should almost always listen even if you don't think it's important.
My favorite book was the king and the three thieves because the thieves had super powers in a way because one could see through walls one could sneeze a door down and the last one when he whistled he could put anyone to sleep. The theme was if you have something don't use it in a bad way.
My favorite story was definitely "King Midas". I enjoyed this story because it taught me a lesson to not be greedy. My favorite part was the beginning when he first got his donkey ears. The theme of this story is to think about ALL of the things that can happen once you wish for something. Midas knew he would become very rich from all of the gold but when it was time to eat, or to give his child a hug, they turned to gold as well. I enjoyed reading this story because of the strong message that the author is trying to send us.
My favorite was Clever Beatrice. I liked it because it was filled with tricks. The giant made a bet with Beatrice and didn't know how smart she was. The theme was don't judge a persons ability by what they look like.
My favorite myth was the "Wooden Horse". The theme of this story is to never give up. The Greeks could have easily given up and when they took Helen but they went back from fighting to get her back.
My favorite myth was King Midas because I thought it taught a valuable lesson and it was enjoyable to read. The main theme of this myth was to think before you ask for something, and don't be greedy.
My favorite story was "Wooden horse." It was my favorite story because it was very exciting and it was very absorbing. The theme of this story is, when receiving something be careful because the unexpected may occur. This shows that the Soldiers of Troy just took it and thought the other soldiers left. But then, the unexpected occurred.
I didn't really have a favorite myth, as they were all interesting, but I enjoyed the one when Loki cut off Thor's wife's hair, and had to repay them. He went to the land of the dwarfs(?) and challenged them to see who could make the better gifts for the gods. He said that if they could best one another, they could cut his head off - as long as they didn't harm any other part of his body. When he went back, the gods decided that a certain two dwarfs made better presents, and Loki was just about to get his head cut off when he reminded him that they could cut it off only if they didn't harm any other part of his body - and that included his neck! I think that the theme of this story is to outsmart and out plan your opponent, to come up with a clever trick, rather than bluntly charging them head-on.
My favorite myth was the story called "King Mydas". I like this story because there was lots of action going on, like King Mydas had powers and positions which made this story much more interesting. I thought the theme of the story was be careful for what you wish for.
My favorite story was when Heracles(Hercules)gets challenged by Hera and a king to do a bunch of "impossible" challenges.At the end it turns out the challenges were not "impossible" because Heracles did them all easily.I think the theme is to believe that everything is possible.
My Favorite Story was King Midas because when he was granted with the power of turning anything to gold he touched everything like when he ate his food it turned to gold and even his son. I think the theme was think before you wish for something.
My favorite myth is Hercules because to me it teaches that if you believe you have the strength to do it you can. Hercules was a son of Zeus so Hera hated him, and because he was so strong she made him do almost impossible deeds, he had to fight terrifying beasts and even take Cerberus to the king which gave him these challenges. Hercules believed he could do it so we could as well.
My favorite myths are Clever Beatrice, The Rough-Face Girl. The Rough-Face Girl reminded me about Cinderella and how she had two mean, greedy sisters. The theme of this myth is to believe in your self and not worry what other people think about you. I know this because "The Rough-Faced Girl" had always been bullied by her two older sisters but, but at the end she had been the lucky one.
I really liked The Devil's Three Golden Hairs. It was a great story of trickery and Jack and the Beanstalk style thievery, though he was stealing advice instead of things like singing harps and gold.
I liked King Midas. It told the story of a very greedy king, who was not careful for what he wished for. If there is theme, it would be "Be careful what you wish for"
My favorite myths were the Cinderella stories. They really showed a new perspective on how these stories fit in other cultures. I enjoyed how unique and different each story was, yet they all had a similar theme. The main theme of these stories was that being kind can reward you in many ways.
My favorite myth was "The Wooden Horse", because it showed that anything is possible if you think outside of the box, and to never get too cocky about something. It also showed that you should always consider other people's ideas, even if they seem unrealistic or false, they could easily be right.
My favorite myth was King Midas because it teaches a great lesson on greed and how greed can lead to dangerous things. The theme was money isn't everything, which means that there are more great things in the world than money.
I liked the Persephone and the pomegranite, because it taught to never give up hope. When Persephone ate the pomegranite she had deeply inside given up hope and by doing so she caused problems for herself. The theme of this story is never to give up and never stop fighting, because as soon as you do you have lost.
My favorite myth is Paul Bunyan because it is very outlandish and isn't like all of the other myths and folklore. It's very recent in time, around the 1800s. The theme is that if you have an advantage over others, use it for good.
My favorite myth was The Shark God, because it was very interesting and it reminded me of the story of King Midas a little bit, because the king in the story was greedy and wouldn't let anyone touch his drum. The theme of the story, though, is that it pays to be kind, because the kids were so nice to the shark that when they were in danger, the shark god helped them.
My favorite myth was Theseus and the Minotaur. The myth was about that every year 7 people were sent to be killed by the Minotaur. But Theseus was upset about this so he volunteered to be one of the seven people to be "killed" by the Minotaur. But the daughter of King Mino (the king of Crete) fell in love with Theseus so Ariadne (King Mino's daughter) gave Theseus a sword and ball of string so he could kill the minotaur and be able to find his way out of the labyrinth. (were the Minotaur was.) In the myth Theseus was able to kill the Minotaur and find his way back and he became a hero. I think the theme of this myth is no matter how tough the opponent there is always a way to win.
My favorite books were the Cinderella Stories because I loved hearing the different versions throughout the world. All of them had slightly different themes revolving around the same story. One of themes was choose kindness over cruelty. Another was true beauty inside is worth more than the outside.
I agree Ellie. I really liked how there were so many different versions of Cinderella. A lot of the stories didn't have anything to do with glass slippers, and there wasn't any magic in some of them.
I had three favorites! I couldn't decide between "The Wooden Horse", "Lord of the Cranes" and "The Boy who Lived with Seals". In "The Wooden Horse", I think it was an interesting tale of the cleverness of Odysseus and what ignorance leads. Though I've read it many times the story always fascinates me. In "Lord of the Cranes", a wise man known as lord of the cranes comes down from his home to check on humanity. In this Chinese tale he dresses as a beggar and recieves no attention. He goes to a man and begs for help. The man gives him help and becomes very wealthy from the man painting magical cranes on the wall of his inn. It shows charity will lead to success. In "The Boy who Lived with Seals", a boy from a native american tribe is lost in a river. He is found by his parents while he is basking on an island. He dreams of going back to the seals so his parents eventually have to let him go. It shows if you truly love something you have to let it free.
My favorite myth was Percus. This was my favorite myth because it showed the good in Percus when he saves a helpless girl from a sea monster. The theme of the story is every one has a hero in them.
My favorite myth was probably Persephone and the Pomegranate because I really liked how when Persephone couldn't be found, her mother Demeter continued to look day and night. She turned everything into Winter because she was very angry. I think that the theme of this myth is to never give up, no matter what happens, or what gets in your way. Demeter finally found Persephone, and she was taken up out of the Underworld. Because she worked hard, she got her daughter back again.
My favorite story was The King and the Three Thieves. I liked how it was about a real person.The theme of the story is if you have power, you can use it for good or bad.
My favorite story was “Mizilca”. It was my favorite because it shows girls can be smart and brave like many men and boys in other stories. Mizilca had to pretend to be a boy to go serve her king for a year and a day. She succeeded and no one found out she was a girl. The theme of this folktale is it doesn't matter who you are, you can always be brave and help your family.
My favorite myth from the Folklore Read-a-thon was "KING MIDAS" because it was funny and the theme of the story was that you should always think before you wish.
My favorite story from the read-a-thon was the a "King Midas" story. I liked it because it showed how you yourself are more important than treasures or something very valuable. If you had a broken bone and the option to fix it or the option to never get it fixed and have 1 million dollars. You can always make money with a job but if you had a broken leg and 1 million dollars you might not be able to do anything with it.
My favorite story was "Little Gold Star" because the different version of Cinderella was very creative and this Cinderella is not about if the shoe fits. I like how her sisters wanted a gold like her not Cinderella trying to be like them.
My favorite myth of the Folklore and Mythology read-a-thon was Pandora's box. The reason that Pandora's box was my favorite myth because it was very suspenseful and I really enjoyed the story. The theme of this story was If someone tells you that you shouldn't do something, don't betray them and don't do it.
My favorite story was "King Midas" because I liked his wish for everything that he touched turns into gold. The theme of the story is be careful what you wish for.
My favorite mythology/folklore story from the Read a thon was "King Midas" . I like it because it shows that some people that you look up to in this case the people to the king is really greedy. In my opinion the king would rather have all the gold rather then helping one of his fellow citezens. I think the theme of the story is to be careful what you wish for and listen to people instead of letting greed control you.
My favorite myth from the Read-A-Thon was King Midas. It was my favorite because it taught a lesson to be wise. The theme of the story was to be careful about what you wish for.
My favorite story was "King Midas" because it taught people in the past to not be greedy and that is a very important life lesson. A theme from the story was to be careful what you wish for
My favorite story was " King Midas" because it was fun story to read and it gave a good lesson and the theme is to think about something before you do it
My favorite story from the read-a-thon is "The Wooden Horse", because it was an interesting turn of events, like how the Greeks hid inside of the large wooden horse and gave it to the City of Troy, and the people of Troy saw it as a gift, and the Greeks got into the City of Troy, and then, the trojan war took place.
My favorite story was "Rapunzel" because I have heard a lot of versions before and and I really enjoyed this version because it was a little different than some of the other ones. The theme of this story is don't be selfish. I pick this theme because the evil lady only wanted the baby girl for herself because of what qualities she had and kept her away from everything when she got older.
My favorite story from the Mythology/Folklore Read-A-Thon would be "The Rough Faced Girl" because it teaches us that power and nice clothes doesn't matter. A theme from this story would be it doesn't matter what people wear or dress, and that what you wear doesn't change who you are inside.
My favorite story was The " Mythology travelers guide". I like how it showed where to stay, where to eat, play, and some other historical places to see. They also tell you history about the gods and past history.
My favorite story was the "Rough Face Girl". It was about a girl who was being judged by people from how she looked. The theme was that don't judge a person by their cover because it ended up her seeing the man.
I had 2 favorite stories. My favorite stories were "Shark God" and "The Rough Faced Girl". I liked "Shark God" because the children helped the shark. I personally love sharks-my second favorite animal. When they were walking home, they accidentally broke a law and had to get sent to "prison". Their parents saved them by visiting the shark god. My other favorite book was the rough faced girl. I think the theme of this story is don't judge someone how they look. or don't judge a book by its cover. These where my favorite books.
My favorite myth was Hansel & Gretel in the book Grim's fairy tale. I liked the story because it had a lot of description and how the grim brothers showed a bit of pictures to see what the characters looked like and where they were. The theme is don't trust people you don't know no matter what they have like in this case candy and food.
My favorite story was "Persephone and The Pomegranate." It was my favorite story because Demeter showed courage when she couldn't find her daughter. She searched for 9 days and 9 nights. She finally found someone that told her that someone had run off with a girl. Then she immediately thought Hades. She demanded that she had her daughter. Then right before she left from the underworld she had 4 pomegranate seeds so, each seed represents one winter month. The theme of the story is to not give up on anything like when Demeter kept looking for Persephone.
My favorite folklore story from the Read A-Thon was the " Rough Faced Girl. " I loved this book because, It proves that It does not matter if you are rich or if you have a lot of beautiful accessories, being a kind and generous is the beauty inside and outside of you. This story was about a girl with a rough face. She has a rough face because she was in charge of the flame and her sisters would sometimes push her in and make mean comments. There is a invisable man and the only one who can see him is his sister and a girl who is truly worthy of his love. The sisters tried to win his heart with fancy dresses and colorful outfits, but before they can meet the man, they have to pass a test. They failed and was forced to go home. When the rough faced girl went to meet the man, she passed the test and saw what he looked like. her beauty restored and the "NOT" so invisible man and girl lived in happiness and peace.
My favorite story is the story of the king and three thieves, and I liked it because it was a funny story and it taught a lesson.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the post, Louie. How about a theme too?
DeleteThe theme was to keep your promises and to be loyal, and be forgiving.
DeleteI think my favorite myth was King Midas because it was a funny and educational story. I think the theme of the story was not to be greedy.
ReplyDeletei agree that he was greedy he should of wished for his ears to be gone!
DeleteSassy Harold, i agree with your choice of book :0 it was funny
DeleteRoreo agree's with you
DeleteMy favorite story is Pandora's box because it tells how Disease and death and sadness also hope was in the box. The theme was to listen to what people tell you
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth king Midas i liked this story because it can teach people not to be to greedy or it could go bad . :)
ReplyDeleteLLamma I agree with you. Do you remember when Midas got long Donkey Ears!!!!!!!!
DeleteYeah it was funny
DeleteMy favorite story from the read-a-thon was The Wooden horse because it taught a lesson to always be aware of your surroundings and know what is happening around you.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was "Pandora's Box" because it was a different type of story including everything, so it was hard to follow at some points. The theme of "Pandora's Box" was to not let curiosity get the best of you.
ReplyDeleteGabi, I really liked this story too. It really caught my interest! I agree with what you said about the theme, too.
DeleteMy favorite myth was King Midas because it showed greediness and was funny. The theme of the story is be careful for what you wish for.
ReplyDeleteMu favorite myth was King Midas. I liked this myth because it taught a good lesson in a simple way. The theme was not to be greedy or selfish.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was Wooden Horse because I like how they tricked them into taken the horse into their kingdom thinking it was a gift of victory. The theme of this story was to never stop trying to get what you want or believe in.
ReplyDeletei liked that story would you agree it was a trickery?
DeleteSami, I really liked this story too. It wasn't my favorite story but it still was interesting. I liked how they tricked them into taking the horse into their kingdom, too!
DeleteMy favorite story in this read-a-thon was the story King Midas. I liked this story because it displayed greediness when King Midas asked for gold instead of anything else from the Satyr. The theme of this story is don't always be greedy and be careful for what your wish for.
ReplyDeletethe ears tesla
DeleteKing Midas was to me was a good and funny story
DeleteMy favorite myth was King Midas it tells how not to be greedy and it shows really funny and educational things in the book
ReplyDeleteyay nice job roreo
Deletemy favorite story was the wood horse because every one likes persists.
ReplyDeleteNICE!
DeleteMy favorite story from the mythology read-a-thon was the "King Midas" story. This was my favorite because it told me that if you are greedy noting good will come to you. The theme is don't take as much as you give.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was "The Wooden Horse". I think the theme is you should not make assumptions about something that looks susspicious
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story from the read-a-thon was called Arachne because Athena tricked Arachne and turned her into a spider and Arachne was a weaver, so that's how being scared of spiders became arachnophobia. The theme is not to challenge a greek god and don't be so greedy to accept an offer because someone can trick you with that offer.
ReplyDeleteI liked King Midas because I think it taught one of the most important lessons. The theme of the story is to be careful what you wish for because when Midas wished for gold, it turned out to be bad.
ReplyDeleteKing Midas was my favorite story also! I liked the part when his kid hugged him and turned him to gold. What was your favorite part?
DeleteSara, I really liked this story too! It shows that sometimes when you really want something and then you get it, it isn't always what you wanted.
DeleteMy favorite story from the mythology and folklore read-a-thon was King Midas. I liked King Midas the best because although it had some humor, it taught a lesson too. The theme was to only get the things you NEED, not the thing you want and being greedy can lead to consequences.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was "Pandora's Box", I liked it because of what the story was about, I really thought it was interesting. I think the theme is to not let curiosity get the best of you and to also learn your lesson after you make a mistake.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth from the read-a-thon was the King Midas story. The theme was trying to tell the readers that good rewards won't come out of being greedy and thinking that you and your friends are better than everyone else. You have to be very thankful and grateful for everything you have and appreciate that you do have things.
ReplyDeletegood choice of words!
DeleteMy favorite myth from our readathon was by far "The Wooden Horse". I liked the myth because bringing a wooden horse statue into a fort was an interesting and clever idea to read about. I thought that the theme of the story was to make sure that something isn't too good to be true before you celebrate.
ReplyDeletemy favorite is the one where percyis slays the crackin
ReplyDeleteWhy is it your favorite and whats the theme?
DeleteMy favorite myth was the king Midas story. Because I think the story showed the best lesson.
ReplyDeleteThe theme was to not take stuff for granite and not be greedy
Deletemy favorite story in the read-a-thon is King Midas. It was really funny and its good story. I didn't like any Cinderellas because in the end its all the same story
ReplyDeleteThe story's theme taught people not to be greedy like king Midas was when he wanted everything he touched to be gold.
DeleteMy favorite book was King Midas because it was very funny and it taught the reader a good lesson. The theme of this story was not to be greedy and selfish.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Cameron. I liked the "King Midas" story to and I think it told a good lesson.
DeleteMy favorite was "king Midas". I like this one because it taught the message that you should think before you do. I think the theme of this story was don't be greedy and be thankful for what you have.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story from the readathon is, "Pandoras Box." The lesson that I learned from this story is that you should always listen no matter how much you want to do something. The theme in this story is, "Always stay loyal even if you want to do something." The reason I liked this story is when every object has come out of the box. There was a little bit of hope after all the bad.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story from the read-a-thon was King Midas because it taught an important lesson. The theme of the story is to be careful what you wish for.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth from our read-a-thon was, " In the beginning: Pandora's box." I liked this myth because it was a daring story. Pandora wasn't supposed to open the box, but she did it anyways. The theme of this story would be when you're told not to do something, you should almost always listen even if you don't think it's important.
ReplyDeletei liked the story wooden horse because it shows some things are worth fighting for
ReplyDeleteMy favorite book was the king and the three thieves because the thieves had super powers in a way because one could see through walls one could sneeze a door down and the last one when he whistled he could put anyone to sleep. The theme was if you have something don't use it in a bad way.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was definitely "King Midas". I enjoyed this story because it taught me a lesson to not be greedy. My favorite part was the beginning when he first got his donkey ears. The theme of this story is to think about ALL of the things that can happen once you wish for something. Midas knew he would become very rich from all of the gold but when it was time to eat, or to give his child a hug, they turned to gold as well. I enjoyed reading this story because of the strong message that the author is trying to send us.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite was Clever Beatrice. I liked it because it was filled with tricks. The giant made a bet with Beatrice and didn't know how smart she was. The theme was don't judge a persons ability by what they look like.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was the "Wooden Horse". The theme of this story is to never give up. The Greeks could have easily given up and when they took Helen but they went back from fighting to get her back.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was King Midas because I thought it taught a valuable lesson and it was enjoyable to read. The main theme of this myth was to think before you ask for something, and don't be greedy.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was "Wooden horse." It was my favorite story because it was very exciting and it was very absorbing. The theme of this story is, when receiving something be careful because the unexpected may occur. This shows that the Soldiers of Troy just took it and thought the other soldiers left. But then, the unexpected occurred.
ReplyDeleteI didn't really have a favorite myth, as they were all interesting, but I enjoyed the one when Loki cut off Thor's wife's hair, and had to repay them. He went to the land of the dwarfs(?) and challenged them to see who could make the better gifts for the gods. He said that if they could best one another, they could cut his head off - as long as they didn't harm any other part of his body. When he went back, the gods decided that a certain two dwarfs made better presents, and Loki was just about to get his head cut off when he reminded him that they could cut it off only if they didn't harm any other part of his body - and that included his neck! I think that the theme of this story is to outsmart and out plan your opponent, to come up with a clever trick, rather than bluntly charging them head-on.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was the story called "King Mydas". I like this story because there was lots of action going on, like King Mydas had powers and positions which made this story much more interesting. I thought the theme of the story was be careful for what you wish for.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was when Heracles(Hercules)gets challenged by Hera and a king to do a bunch of "impossible" challenges.At the end it turns out the challenges were not "impossible" because Heracles did them all easily.I think the theme is to believe that everything is possible.
ReplyDeleteMy Favorite Story was King Midas because when he was granted with the power of turning anything to gold he touched everything like when he ate his food it turned to gold and even his son. I think the theme was think before you wish for something.
ReplyDeleteAbbie, even though this was not my favorite story I really liked it also, it showed how he was greedy!
DeleteMy favorite story was Wooden Horse because it shows people never trust anything from someone else. The theme is trust your instincts
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth is Hercules because to me it teaches that if you believe you have the strength to do it you can. Hercules was a son of Zeus so Hera hated him, and because he was so strong she made him do almost impossible deeds, he had to fight terrifying beasts and even take Cerberus to the king which gave him these challenges. Hercules believed he could do it so we could as well.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic reply, Julia! Well done.
DeleteMy favorite myths are Clever Beatrice, The Rough-Face Girl. The Rough-Face Girl reminded me about Cinderella and how she had two mean, greedy sisters. The theme of this myth is to believe in your self and not worry what other people think about you. I know this because "The Rough-Faced Girl" had always been bullied by her two older sisters but, but at the end she had been the lucky one.
ReplyDeleteI really liked The Devil's Three Golden Hairs.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great story of trickery and Jack and the Beanstalk style thievery, though he was stealing advice instead of things like singing harps and gold.
The theme was that if you helped people out and took the hard way, you would reap in the good rewards
DeleteI liked King Midas. It told the story of a very greedy king, who was not careful for what he wished for. If there is theme, it would be "Be careful what you wish for"
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myths were the Cinderella stories. They really showed a new perspective on how these stories fit in other cultures. I enjoyed how unique and different each story was, yet they all had a similar theme. The main theme of these stories was that being kind can reward you in many ways.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was "The Wooden Horse", because it showed that anything is possible if you think outside of the box, and to never get too cocky about something. It also showed that you should always consider other people's ideas, even if they seem unrealistic or false, they could easily be right.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was King Midas because it teaches a great lesson on greed and how greed can lead to dangerous things. The theme was money isn't everything, which means that there are more great things in the world than money.
ReplyDeleteI liked the Persephone and the pomegranite, because it taught to never give up hope. When Persephone ate the pomegranite she had deeply inside given up hope and by doing so she caused problems for herself. The theme of this story is never to give up and never stop fighting, because as soon as you do you have lost.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth is Paul Bunyan because it is very outlandish and isn't like all of the other myths and folklore. It's very recent in time, around the 1800s. The theme is that if you have an advantage over others, use it for good.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was The Shark God, because it was very interesting and it reminded me of the story of King Midas a little bit, because the king in the story was greedy and wouldn't let anyone touch his drum. The theme of the story, though, is that it pays to be kind, because the kids were so nice to the shark that when they were in danger, the shark god helped them.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was Theseus and the Minotaur. The myth was about that every year 7 people were sent to be killed by the Minotaur. But Theseus was upset about this so he volunteered to be one of the seven people to be "killed" by the Minotaur. But the daughter of King Mino (the king of Crete) fell in love with Theseus so Ariadne (King Mino's daughter) gave Theseus a sword and ball of string so he could kill the minotaur and be able to find his way out of the labyrinth. (were the Minotaur was.) In the myth Theseus was able to kill the Minotaur and find his way back and he became a hero. I think the theme of this myth is no matter how tough the opponent there is always a way to win.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite books were the Cinderella Stories because I loved hearing the different versions throughout the world. All of them had slightly different themes revolving around the same story. One of themes was choose kindness over cruelty. Another was true beauty inside is worth more than the outside.
ReplyDeleteI agree Ellie. I really liked how there were so many different versions of Cinderella. A lot of the stories didn't have anything to do with glass slippers, and there wasn't any magic in some of them.
DeleteMe too! I think its cool seeing all the different ways of Cinderella in different cultures!
DeleteI had three favorites! I couldn't decide between "The Wooden Horse", "Lord of the Cranes" and "The Boy who Lived with Seals". In "The Wooden Horse", I think it was an interesting tale of the cleverness of Odysseus and what ignorance leads. Though I've read it many times the story always fascinates me. In "Lord of the Cranes", a wise man known as lord of the cranes comes down from his home to check on humanity. In this Chinese tale he dresses as a beggar and recieves no attention. He goes to a man and begs for help. The man gives him help and becomes very wealthy from the man painting magical cranes on the wall of his inn. It shows charity will lead to success. In "The Boy who Lived with Seals", a boy from a native american tribe is lost in a river. He is found by his parents while he is basking on an island. He dreams of going back to the seals so his parents eventually have to let him go. It shows if you truly love something you have to let it free.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was Percus. This was my favorite myth because it showed the good in Percus when he saves a helpless girl from a sea monster. The theme of the story is every one has a hero in them.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was probably Persephone and the Pomegranate because I really liked how when Persephone couldn't be found, her mother Demeter continued to look day and night. She turned everything into Winter because she was very angry. I think that the theme of this myth is to never give up, no matter what happens, or what gets in your way. Demeter finally found Persephone, and she was taken up out of the Underworld. Because she worked hard, she got her daughter back again.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was The King and the Three Thieves. I liked how it was about a real person.The theme of the story is if you have power, you can use it for good or bad.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was “Mizilca”. It was my favorite because it shows girls can be smart and brave like many men and boys in other stories. Mizilca had to pretend to be a boy to go serve her king for a year and a day. She succeeded and no one found out she was a girl. The theme of this folktale is it doesn't matter who you are, you can always be brave and help your family.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth from the Folklore Read-a-thon was "KING MIDAS" because it was funny and the theme of the story was that you should always think before you wish.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story from the read-a-thon was the a "King Midas" story. I liked it because it showed how you yourself are more important than treasures or something very valuable. If you had a broken bone and the option to fix it or the option to never get it fixed and have 1 million dollars. You can always make money with a job but if you had a broken leg and 1 million dollars you might not be able to do anything with it.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was "Little Gold Star" because the different version of Cinderella was very creative and this Cinderella is not about if the shoe fits. I like how her sisters wanted a gold like her not Cinderella trying to be like them.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was wooden horse the theme of the story was how you should always know whats around you and not let anyone trick you.
ReplyDeletebecause the trojans were trying to trick the greek by taking the horse and all the greek were focused on was the present.
DeleteMy favorite myth of the Folklore and Mythology read-a-thon was Pandora's box. The reason that Pandora's box was my favorite myth because it was very suspenseful and I really enjoyed the story. The theme of this story was If someone tells you that you shouldn't do something, don't betray them and don't do it.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was "King Midas" because I liked his wish for everything that he touched turns into gold. The theme of the story is be careful what you wish for.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite mythology/folklore story from the Read a thon was "King Midas" . I like it because it shows that some people that you look up to in this case the people to the king is really greedy. In my opinion the king would rather have all the gold rather then helping one of his fellow citezens. I think the theme of the story is to be careful what you wish for and listen to people instead of letting greed control you.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth from the Read-A-Thon was King Midas. It was my favorite because it taught a lesson to be wise. The theme of the story was to be careful about what you wish for.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was "King Midas" because it taught people in the past to not be greedy and that is a very important life lesson. A theme from the story was to be careful what you wish for
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was " King Midas" because it was fun story to read and it gave a good lesson and the theme is to think about something before you do it
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was "Thesus and the Minotaur". He was brave to help the kids in need. the theme was that you should help others when you can.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story from the read-a-thon is "The Wooden Horse", because it was an interesting turn of events, like how the Greeks hid inside of the large wooden horse and gave it to the City of Troy, and the people of Troy saw it as a gift, and the Greeks got into the City of Troy, and then, the trojan war took place.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was "Rapunzel" because I have heard a lot of versions before and and I really enjoyed this version because it was a little different than some of the other ones. The theme of this story is don't be selfish. I pick this theme because the evil lady only wanted the baby girl for herself because of what qualities she had and kept her away from everything when she got older.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story from the Mythology/Folklore Read-A-Thon would be "The Rough Faced Girl" because it teaches us that power and nice clothes doesn't matter. A theme from this story would be it doesn't matter what people wear or dress, and that what you wear doesn't change who you are inside.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was The " Mythology travelers guide". I like how it showed where to stay, where to eat, play, and some other historical places to see. They also tell you history about the gods and past history.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was the "Rough Face Girl". It was about a girl who was being judged by people from how she looked. The theme was that don't judge a person by their cover because it ended up her seeing the man.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth from read-a-thon is "King Midas". I think the theme of this book is dont't make you family or friend win just because you know them.
ReplyDeleteI had 2 favorite stories. My favorite stories were "Shark God" and "The Rough Faced Girl". I liked "Shark God" because the children helped the shark. I personally love sharks-my second favorite animal. When they were walking home, they accidentally broke a law and had to get sent to "prison". Their parents saved them by visiting the shark god. My other favorite book was the rough faced girl. I think the theme of this story is don't judge someone how they look. or don't judge a book by its cover. These where my favorite books.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite myth was Hansel & Gretel in the book Grim's fairy tale. I liked the story because it had a lot of description and how the grim brothers showed a bit of pictures to see what the characters looked like and where they were. The theme is don't trust people you don't know no matter what they have like in this case candy and food.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite story was "Persephone and The Pomegranate." It was my favorite story because Demeter showed courage when she couldn't find her daughter. She searched for 9 days and 9 nights. She finally found someone that told her that someone had run off with a girl. Then she immediately thought Hades. She demanded that she had her daughter. Then right before she left from the underworld she had 4 pomegranate seeds so, each seed represents one winter month. The theme of the story is to not give up on anything like when Demeter kept looking for Persephone.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite folklore story from the Read A-Thon was the " Rough Faced Girl. " I loved this book because, It proves that It does not matter if you are rich or if you have a lot of beautiful accessories, being a kind and generous is the beauty inside and outside of you. This story was about a girl with a rough face. She has a rough face because she was in charge of the flame and her sisters would sometimes push her in and make mean comments. There is a invisable man and the only one who can see him is his sister and a girl who is truly worthy of his love. The sisters tried to win his heart with fancy dresses and colorful outfits, but before they can meet the man, they have to pass a test. They failed and was forced to go home. When the rough faced girl went to meet the man, she passed the test and saw what he looked like. her beauty restored and the "NOT" so invisible man and girl lived in happiness and peace.
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