This week I decided to read some Czech folktales from The Key of Gold by Josef Baudis. The stories I read in part A are erratic and energetic, but only seemed to give me limited ideas for stories.
This story is perfect if you want to read about a terrible
person, wow! The tailor in this story is
unbelievably horrible. He literally got
an ego after killing flies…. FLIES! And
not to mention that poor giant that he completely screws over at the end of the
story. Something needs to happen to this
guy; I’m thinking Revenge of the Flies! Nine
flies, perhaps the children of the original flies, band together to take the
tailor out.
I think it’s strange and funny that the God in this story
grants wishes; that’s how praying works, right?
Heh. Anyway, I’m having trouble
coming up with stories from this unit, because so many small things happen in
each story. I wonder why the soldier would want to wish
for the ability to put someone inside of his knapsack? It seems like a weird request, especially if
you are able to wish for anything. I suppose a story could be made about the night the soldier and the woman played cards. Maybe I could write something from the woman's point of view. Maybe she also had been granted wishes, and the wishes she was granted helped her win every card game and take everyone who plays her's money. It could almost even be a story about a casino!
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| The dealer always wins! Courtesy of TajPix on Flickr |
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