Myth Folklore

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One of the main stories that popped out to me was the story about the Devil and his three wives. I don't know a lot about Italian culture but from what it seems marrying is a big deal to them. In this story the devil wanted to be married and decided to change himself into a handsome young man and marry a beautiful woman. When he became a man he created a house and then went to a family that had three sisters. He chose the oldest sister because he was attracted to her the most at the beginning. He then took her home after marrying her and made her promise not to open a door. I think since he was the devil the reason he did this was because he thought that no human was ever trust worthy enough to do this. He was right with the first and second sister but when it came to the third sister it was different. The third sister knew that the man had killed his two sisters and broke his trust right away. She then saw her two sisters in the fire behind the door and devised a plan to save them...

At the beginning of time there was one tribe of Native Americans that lived in the Mississippi Valley. They had no contact with other tribes but knew they were out there. The only way they were able to survive was because the animals in the forest would come and help them. Some would bring vegetables so that the tribe could eat while others would bring other dead animals so that the Native Americans could use them. Whenever the tribe received an animal they would respect it by praying first and then use the entire animal. They wouldn't disrespect the animal by not using all the parts. They believed that since the other animals were bringing them the dead animals the least they could do was to respect the animals that brought them. One day an animal brought a plant to the tribe and placed it near the fire pit. One of the Native Americans thought this was a sign and then threw the plant in the fire. After throwing it in the fire he inhaled the smoke from the flames and understood...

I love reading old stories because I see how much they have changed. Also sometimes they tend to stay the same. In this weeks reading most of the stories stayed the same throughout but the endings were a bit different. Also I read some stories that I have never heard of before which give a good insight of the old times they were written in. The first story that really caught my attention was the story of the goats and the wolfs. In this story the mother goat was leaving her children and warned them to be careful of the wolf because it will try and eat them. The mother told them that the wolf had a loud voice and had black paws so be on the lookout for these things. The wolf did try and come but the kids realized the first time it wasn't there mother by the sound of her voice. After that the wolf then went and ate chalk to make its voice soft. When it went to the house again the wolfs saw the paw of the wolf and said their mother did not have black paws. The wolf then went to a ba...