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The Flood This story from the Alaskan section was quite interesting. It seems the Raven had planned to keep the tide as low as possible so the people could feast. The story was a little hard to follow, but overall I really liked it. Another interesting tidbit was the prevalence of ravens throughout the entire Alaskan section. Every story either had a raven in the title, or was based on the raven. I wonder where that sparked from... Myths and Legends of Alaska , edited by Katharine Berry Judson (1911). story & image link

In this story, the prince must guess the names of the beautiful women so he can make them his wives. His dog waits by the town, listening for the names so he can go tell the prince He hears the names, and returns back But on the way he stops to eat, while he eats he forgets the names He returns back to the town and listens fort he names again Hearing them once more, he goes back to tell his master He gets thirsty on the way back and stops for a drink While drinking he forgets the names again, so he goes back to town He hears the names again, and returns to his master This time, he remembers the names and he and his master go back to town to claim their wives The prince marries the women because he knew their names.  This  story is a light, fun read. If I were to rewrite it, I would write about a bird who must gather certain pieces of material to build a nest, but he keeps forgetting the items needed. His guardian keeps telling him, and he flies back and fo...

The tales of the Parrot: The Merchant and His Wife This story is quite interesting. I like how the narrative is set up, and the story behind it. If I were to rewrite this story, I would make it about animals and tie it back to providing food instead of dancing and jewels. merchant's wife and image link The Tooti Nameh or Tales of a Parrot , by Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi (1801).