Hello again, readers. With this retelling, I struggled a little with how to turn literal poison into something I could put into a modern day context, especially since I didn't want to talk about violence. When I'm in doubt, I always seem to end up with metaphors but, once again, I think it worked. Let me know what you think in the comments below!
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| The importance of a ball of paper cannot be underestimated. |
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| So majestic, even if he's not venomous. |
This fairy tale comes to us from Australia. Mungoongarlee the Iguana and Ouyouboolooey the Black Snake is a story of cunning and an explanation for why iguanas and snakes are they way they are. Some creation myths are light on the plot, but this one isn't. Click the link above to read it and continue below to analyze it with me.
Hello, readers. I was a little stuck on how to turn this fairy tale into a modern story. I decided that the original story went on for too many days, so I squished the time frame down. Let me know what you think!
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| Crow or human? Who can say? |
