Reading Notes: Sacred Tales of India: Part C

the gift of ascetic
king has 3 queens, no child = evil/sinful life
ppl don’t want to see him
king overhears convo and locks himself away
like someone who is insecure about something finds out that other people notice it too, and now they’re embarrassed and ashamed —
man comes along and gives a drug that will make him have kids
“cured” (plastic surgery, weight loss, makeover, etc.)
one queen gave birth to a conch shell???? then it turned into a son
surprise
gave away conch shell son because of the deal the ascetic gave them
sacrifice/lost
**hope
prince might be killed - bad luck in this family
tricked them, killed the killer and happily ever after

i like this story and it would be fun to write about

the suns twin sons
rice can’t dry because of rain and no sun, girl prays that sun will come out, and bribes the sun to own her (marry her)
???

the consequences of generosity
brahman woman and milkmaid are friends, one rich and one poor
poor asked for picture of a god so she could worship and rich one complied
poor became rich rich became poor
like opposite karma? she did something nice for her friend and ended up losing everything because of it
she was cooking and burnt to cinders - where is this going…?
confusing/odd story

the gander-eater
poor mama just trying to provide for her son, him realizing he does not have what the others do
omg, sassy kid!
son gets food for himself, mother cooks it, then son goes to prison for killing the bird - yikes
finds goddess who can set son free - big surprise
set free

Bibliography

Sacred Tales of India. Link to reading.

Author: D. N. Neogi

Sun God. Image Source: Pinterest.

Reading Notes: Sacred Tales of India Part B

bride of yama
lost bull, sister helping brother - **
stolen bull
they had to perform a ceremony to get the bull back
family member gets kidnapped, kidnapper makes you do something to get them back - don’t really want to write that, but could just change details of this story
Kausik became king, sister went to forbidden place
mom being punished for sins, king can help her but refuses
i could modernize all this, but I like this story so maybe i could just change some details
mom lived, i could maybe make it so that king does help her and that would change the ending

goddess who devoured elephants
woman doesn’t like her husband
could change the goddess granting wishes to God, (Christianity) and changes the wishes to prayers
switched to king in prison cell
i don’t like this story as much

i like the bride of yama and think i could change some of the details to make a good story out of it. i could modernize it just ab it, but keep the main plot and all the characters just change minor things

Bibliography:

Sacred Tales of India. Link to reading.

Author: D. N. Neogi

The Goddess Who Devoured Elephants. Image Source: Blogspot.

Learning Challenge: Attention Tips

Paying attention is something we all struggle with at some point. This can be because of a number of things - whether we are thinking of something going on in our own lives, we're hungry, we're tired, we are uninterested, etc., but learning how to push past these barriers will make it easier to pay attention.

One thing that I have found to help me hold attention is to maintain eye contact. This applies to face-to-face situations such as a classroom, a meeting, and one-on-one conversations. I have noticed this in class, that even when I am exhausted or uninterested in the material, I am almost forced to listen when I am looking in the eye of the professor. By watching them speak and watching their expressions as they talk, I find it much easier to actually listen to what they're saying.

Another thing I have found to be helpful is to take notes whether it be with a pen and paper, on my phone, or in my head. This way, even if you don't get every detail that was mentioned, you at least have some major take-aways and won't leave the interaction empty handed.

I hope these tips are helpful!

Classroom. Image Source: Goconqr.

Story Planning: What Goes Around...

Bibliography

The Sacred Tales of India. Link to reading.

Author: D. N. Neogi

The divine brothers

7 wives - i could make it about 7 sisters instead of wives or 7 anything really. I’m not sure how much i want to change it yet
wishes
6 wish for days at their father’s, 7th and youngest states that she doesn’t have a father’s house to go to
I’ll probably change what the first 6 wish for to something like money or something else materialistic. then I’ll also change the 7th’s wish to something less shallow
I will follow the plot in that the 7th person’s wish will come true
or i could focus on the fish the wife in the original caught and how they were actually divine serpents. i could re do that part but i think I’m going to pick one or the other
came to her as “brothers” - to be loyal to her for she nourished them before (how sweet) want to keep

I am pretty sure I will make my story about 7 sisters of all different ages instead of the 7 wives. The first six will wish for things like money, a rich man, beauty, eternal youth, stuff like that. I’m not sure what I want the 7th to wish for exactly, but it’s going to be more meaningful and less shallow than her sisters. Then I will make whatever wish she has come true in some similar way as the original, because I then also want to incorporate her wish coming back to her like the serpents did as brothers to love her. I don’t really believe in “karma”, but I do in the sense that what you give out will make its way back to you. So I want to display that by the youngest sister being more mature and gracious, and her being “rewarded” for it.

Wishing Well. Image source: Pinterest.

Reading Notes: Sacred Tales of India Part A

divine brothers
7 wives - i could make it about 7 sisters instead or 7 anything really. I’m not sure how much i want to change it yet
wishes
6 wish for days at their father’s, 7th and youngest states that she doesn’t have a father’s house to go to
ill probably change what the first 6 wish for to something like money or something materialistic. then also change the 7th’s wish to something less shallow
ill follow the plot in that the 7th person’s wish will come true
or i could focus on the fish the wife in the original caught and how they were actually divine serpents. i could re do that part but i think I’m gonna pick one or the other
came to her as “brothers” - to be loyal to her for she nourished them before (how sweet)

snatched from death
king did sacrifice so to be able to conceive and wife had daughter - couldn’t find a fit man for her to marry so they let her choose - could keep the general story but make it more modern and relatable ?
daddy wants to invite all the princes so she may pick, she tells him off (typical thing for a teenager to do when her parents try to “help” in a situation like so) so i could definitely modernize this. says she’s in love with a hermits son and he’s outraged
big surprise, he’s not who they thought he was. * i probably would abandon the curse that the hermits son is under because I’m not sure of a way i could modernize that other than maybe like he has cancer and is expected to die in the near future ?
princess is in love
yay they got married
he died

by itu’s favor
glutton is mean - wife bakes him cakes he is greedy and says he will banish her daughters if they eat his cakes
:-( he banishes them
tough luck for these girls - did nothing wrong, lives ruined by a mean man, **
i don’t really like this story
just as i read it, i can’t even picture what i would make of it. I’m not making any connections

Bibliography

Sacred Tales of India. Link to reading.

Author: D. N. Neogi

Illustrator: P. Ghose

Serpents. Image source: Colossal. 

I chose this photo because the Divine Brother's first take the form of serpents and later return!

Tech Tip: Canvas Profile

I already had a profile picture for canvas because another class I was in required it. However, I did not know about all the other features. It was cool getting to see all the different things that I can do! I did not add any links, but I did change my photo. I could also see myself adding things to my biography later down the road. This tip was super helpful.

Famous Last Words: Almost done!!

It's freaking me out that we are approaching the end of the semester... Crazy to think I will be a junior this fall!!
My week before spring break was fairly easy. I had midterms before then so I was kind of resting. I also had a medical procedure on that Friday before spring break so I went home early anyway. Last week I started my portfolio! (correctly) It felt good to be able to get some good feedback from Professor Gibbs and see what I need to fix.
I am looking forward to editing my Portfolio story this week to improve upon it even more. As the semester is coming along, I really need to focus on pushing through and finishing strong with a good GPA.