Week 5: Extra Reading Diary

For my extra reading this week, I decided to look into the first half of Twenty-two Goblins. The name was what first intrigued me. The readings from the units this week haven't exactly been what I was expecting, so I was very interested to start this unit. Overall, the first half of this unit was extremely interesting and very entertaining. Since it is close to Valentine's Day, I did very much like reading the Three Lovers. The name itself seemed pretty straight forward. The story was a little more in depth, and it was great! I was not thinking of that exact outcome for the third youth to get her as his wife. Once I actually thought about it, it definitely made more sense. It was crazy that this girl had three worshipers, and was very sad that she died. Luckily, her death did decide who would ultimately be her husband. I did very much enjoy the King's decision on who treated her like a lover.

(the goblin in the tree)

The second story that I really enjoyed was Food, Women, and Cotton. This was a very interesting story and somewhat complicated, as well as confusing. It was a little hard to read. In all, the reader was suppose to declare who was the most clever out of the specialist of food, women, and cotton. I was thoroughly confused by the end of this story. After reading it the second time, it definitely made more sense. All the sons forgot about their duty to their father, and were instead arguing about why they couldn't carry a turtle. In the end, they all forget about the turtle and ruin their father's sacrifice.