Reading Diary B:
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp (1-6):
This is the only story in the second half of the reading, so it's the only one to make notes on. I've always wanted to read Arabian Nights, and this is probably as close as I'll get.
Of course everyone knows the Disney version of Aladdin, but this one told by Scheherazade is quite different. The vizir (as Jafar was) is not the one looking for the lamp, but a magician from Africa. (the cave still exists) Aladdin still sees the princess and falls in love with her at first sight, but first she marries someone else. And even though the magician was thwarted the first time, he comes back for the lamp, taking it from Aladdin's home from his wife (the princess) while he is hunting. Guess what? He summons the genie...you weren't seeing that coming, were you? It's complicated and definitely bears another read before attempting this one for "storytelling."
Aladdin
Reading Diary A:
Just as a note, as I have not gotten any further at the time of my typing this than the story of The Two Black Dogs, I like the fact that Scheherazade is telling this story with multiple layers to save her life and the story is layered with stories trying to save the life of a merchant...Nice little twist!
Scheherazade:
I LOVED this introduction story. It gives a fantastic background on Scheherazade herself and the time in which she lives. She vows to stop the Sultan's ritual of marrying a woman one night & having her strangled the next morning; due to a broken heart and being scorned by his first wife whom he loved more than anything. Scheherazade is a very intelligent, brave, and beautiful girl....we should all strive to be so AWESOME!
Scheherazade
The Hind:
This was a fantastic story as well. I like how this story is a layer to the first. And I know that the next story is also another layer. This story was getting close to making me cry. To learn that the wife was so manipulative and to turn her husband's son and his mother into cattle, only later to be slaughtered. UGH! I was glad she received the same treatment and was turned into the deer, although she did seem to get off a little lightly.
The Hind
Bibliography:
Myth Folklore Unit: Arabian Nights. Web Source: Arabian Nights
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