Showing posts with label Week 11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 11. Show all posts

Friday, November 2, 2018

Week 11 Story: The Great Game

Author's Note: This story is (very loosely) based on a cherokee myth were the mammals challenge the birds to a sports game of some sort. While the original tale focuses on the creation of the bat and flying squirrel, this retelling will be about what actually happened during the game in a sports commentator-like fashion. I decided to make the challenge a soccer game, since that's the sport I know the best. Sorry for making it so short. I had to take a friend to the hospital last night, so my time to work on this got cut down significantly (she's doing okay now though). This one may end up on my portfolio, where I'll be sure to edit in more commentary about the actual game play.

Source: Max Pixel

(Scott Serpent) Welcome back to the Mythology Sports Center! I'm your host, Scott Serpent. Today's game is a showdown between the high-flying Birds and the four-legged Mammals! The Mammals are the first to enter the pitch and would you look at that warm up lap?
Bear, the team captain, is showing off some of that impressive strength he's known for. If the other team was out here already he would be getting a caution for sure. What do you think Fred?

(Fred Fish) Oh for sure, Scott. That's an intimidation tactic if I've ever seen one. Just look at how the referee is watching them. This is sure to be an intense match. Here comes the Birds now! Bear is showing off for sure, but Eagle, the Bird's captain, isn't one to be underestimated. Let's go down to Sally Spider on the pitch to chat with the apparent underdogs for this match. sally, how are things looking down there?

(Sally Spider) Hi Fred, the Birds have just emerged from their locker room and it seems like we may be seeing two new players on the field this game. I'm here with Barry Bat and Sammy Squirrel, two rejects from the Mammals tryouts who, due to some unfortunate injuries in last week's contest, will be part of today's starting lineup. How are you two feeling about today's match?

(Barry Bat) You know Sally, Sam and I are just super excited to be here and to have this opportunity. The Birds took a chance on us and invested so many resources into our equipment and training and we just want to get out there and leave everything we've got on the field. We're looking forward to a great game!

(Sally Spider) Well good luck today guys! The referee has just blown his whistle for the five minute warning, so let's send this back up to you guys in the box to watch this exciting match unfold. Fred. Scott.

(Scott Serpent) Thanks for that, Sally. We're gonna take a short break here folks, and we'll be back with more live action coverage after a few words from today's sponsors...

Bibliography:
The Ball Game of the Birds and the Animals

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Reading Notes: Myths of the Cherokee (Part B)

2. The Ball Game of the Birds and Animals

  • Synopsis:
    • The animals (mammals) challenged the birds to a ball game
      • Soccer/Handball?
    • The animals bragged a lot
      • Bear (Captain, Strength)
      • Turtle (Physical Resolve)
      • Deer (Speed)
    • Two smaller animals were rejected from the team, so they went to the birds
      • The Eagle (Captain) accepted them
    • They were given wings
      • Bat
      • Flying squirrel
    • The two new animals won the game for the birds
  • Possibilities:
    • Write about the game as if it were a sportscast
Source: WikiMedia Commons

11. Snake Boy and Snake Man
  • Synopsis:
    • Two Stories
    • Snake Boy
      • Boy brings hunted birds to grandma
      • Rest of family gets jealous
      • Boy turns himself into snake
    • Snake Man
      • A hunter isn't supposed to eat squirrel
        • Reasoning unclear
      • Hunter eats Squirrel
      • Hunter turns into snake because he ate squirrel
  • Possibilities:
    •   Relate this to the rest of the snake stories

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Reading Notes: Myths of the Cherokee (Part A)

2. The First Fire
  • Synopsis:
    • The world was cold
    • The gods created fire
      • They placed it on an island in a tree
    • Because of the water, the animals sent 4 different birds
      • None succeeded
      • All were left with some type of physical marking as a result of their attempt
    • Next, two swimming snakes crossed the water
      • Both attempts failed
    • Finally, the water spider went to the island
      • She made a basket out of her web
      • She carried a coal in the basket back to the mainland
    • The world had fire
  • Possibilities:
    • Any 1st person POV
6. The Deluge

  • Synopsis:
    • Talking Prophecy Dog
    • Build a canoe
    • Flood
    • Only the family on the canoe survived
  • Possibilities:
    • There have been quite a few readings now that have mention some type of "Great Flood"
      • Perhaps there's some truth to the stories since they appeared independently in multiple regions
      • Deluge/Noah's Ark/etc. told from God's point of view
      • Dog backwards is God. Coincidence? I think not!
Source: Pixabay


12. Flint visits the Rabbit
  • Synopsis:
    • Flint has been killing animals
    • Rabbit offers to kill Flint
    • He invites Flint to come see his home
    • When Flint falls asleep, Rabbit drives a stake through him
      • He explodes
  • Possibilities:
    • Make this the same rabbit in all of the stories
      • Combine
Story Source: Myths of the Cherokee