This week I read the Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney. I really enjoyed a lot of the stories, like the Moon and The Thunders and the story about How the Rabbit Stole the Otters Coat. This week for my story I want to write about how the rabbit and the otter. I want to reverse the story and make it into a lesson maybe for a younger group of kids. I may set it in a library setting with a librarian reading a story to a group of kids, and at the end it will be like a fable where it gets to a life lesson. The lesson I would like to teach with this is that even though people may be nice to you, you have to gauge their intentions. People can be nice for all sorts of reasons, and it may not just be out of the kindness of their hearts. Sometimes you have to watch your back when you meet new people until you really get to know them and what they are like. I like this because when you are young you have the tendency to be very trusting of everyone, and may not suspect that people have ulterior motives behind their actions. Usually you have to learn this through experiences, so I like that you can actually have a teachable version of this lesson with this story. I may also include some dialogue with the children involved for them to ask questions of the librarian, and about certain situations.
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