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1. The Goblin of Adachigahara
That took me a little bit to write without looking, but I got it in the end. The background in the beginning of the story provides a good idea of where it is going to go, which is good, because the other stories don’t provide that sort of summary. Not only that, but it sets up the tone and setting for the story nicely. I think that writing the story from the point of view of the ogre would be interesting, and it wouldn’t provide such a happy ending as the original story does. Being able to see inside the head of a “monster” would provide readers more of an understanding of what happened on the other side of the story.
2. The Story of Princess Hase
The story starts off the same way a lot of fairy tales do. Two parents couldn’t have a child, and they pray to some deity to give them one, and magically, it happens. The tale read very similar to Cinderella, in my opinion, but I’m sure that this was written first. I liked that the stepmother tried to kill her daughter, because it provided a new conflict to a story that I have been quite familiar with. Making her a high-ranking official was awesome – GIRL POWER! I think because I am so used to the story of Cinderella, that I was truly disappointed that she didn’t end up falling in love with someone. Maybe I will make that change in a rewrite of the story, since I’m leaning more toward the Story of Princess Hase than the others that I have read in this unit. Adding more dialogue would make the character’s easier to identify with. Unlike other fairy tales, I liked the character’s personality, but I would love to play with the evilness of the step-mother, as she is particularly cruel.
That took me a little bit to write without looking, but I got it in the end. The background in the beginning of the story provides a good idea of where it is going to go, which is good, because the other stories don’t provide that sort of summary. Not only that, but it sets up the tone and setting for the story nicely. I think that writing the story from the point of view of the ogre would be interesting, and it wouldn’t provide such a happy ending as the original story does. Being able to see inside the head of a “monster” would provide readers more of an understanding of what happened on the other side of the story.
2. The Story of Princess Hase
The story starts off the same way a lot of fairy tales do. Two parents couldn’t have a child, and they pray to some deity to give them one, and magically, it happens. The tale read very similar to Cinderella, in my opinion, but I’m sure that this was written first. I liked that the stepmother tried to kill her daughter, because it provided a new conflict to a story that I have been quite familiar with. Making her a high-ranking official was awesome – GIRL POWER! I think because I am so used to the story of Cinderella, that I was truly disappointed that she didn’t end up falling in love with someone. Maybe I will make that change in a rewrite of the story, since I’m leaning more toward the Story of Princess Hase than the others that I have read in this unit. Adding more dialogue would make the character’s easier to identify with. Unlike other fairy tales, I liked the character’s personality, but I would love to play with the evilness of the step-mother, as she is particularly cruel.
Bibliography: Japanese Fairy Tales by Yei Theodora Ozaki (1908). Link to online reading.
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