Showing posts with label Week 11. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 11. Show all posts

Thursday, November 2, 2017

Week 11 Story; The One Where Dumbledore Saves His Troop

A horcrux was located on the other side of a lake. Dumbledore, Parvati, and Padma all traveled across the lake in order to retrieve the horcrux and destroy it before Lord Voldemort could gain his full power. The trio knew that there were creatures that resided at the bottom of the lake, and as soon as they tried reaching for the horcrux, they would attack them. However, they were on a mission and they were going to see it through.

As they neared the land and found the spot where the horcrux was, they slowly circled the object. It was a golden necklace, at the bottom of a little fountain. They could sense the dark magic inside of it. Dumbledore, after much speculation, announced that they would have to drink all of the water in the fountain in order to take the horcrux out. Parvati volunteered to drink the water, but Dumbledore knew he had to do it. He had lived his life and he could handle not surviving this obstacle. Parvati and Padma, however, had so much more to do with their lives; they would be the ones that could find the other horcruxes and eventually kill Lord Voldemort. 

Before he began drinking the water, he mentioned that he might not be in the right state of mind after he takes the first sip, and that he might have hallucinations and never want to take another sip again, but that Parvati and Padma have to make him drink all of the water so that they can get the horcrux and leave the area. 

Just as Dumbledore said, he began stuttering and rambling on about dark thoughts as soon as he swallowed the first gulp of water. Parvati consoled him as Padma kept refilling the shell of water for Dumbledore to drink. With every sip, he got more and more distressed. Pretty soon, he was crying and begging for mercy. Though it pained them, the twins knew Dumbledore meant what he said earlier so they kept delivering water until the last drop was swallowed. Padma quickly grabbed the necklace and the twins jumped into the boat to get back to Hogwarts. However, Parvati's foot accidentally touched the water of the lake, which immediately prompted the creatures in the lake to  grab them as they were trying to row away. Dumbledore, who had still been sobbing until this point, suddenly told the twins to jump on his back. They did so, trusting their headmaster completely, and just as the boat was about to tip over, a phoenix flew above their heads. Dumbledore raised his hands over his head and clapped them on the phoenix's feathers, which transported the trio to Dumbledore's office within seconds and saved them from the evil they were surrounded by.

Source: The scene from Harry Potter where Dumbledore apparates with his phoenix. (Sorry about the weird quality and the long video - if I can figure out how to crop this I will update it)

Bibliograpy: Ellen C. Babbitt's How the Monkey Saved His Troop.

Author's Note: The Patil twins are back! So, I kinda based this off of one of the Jataka Tales, called How the Monkey Saved His Troop. The tale discussed how the King wanted to shoot the monkeys and gain all the mangoes for himself, but the Chief Monkey found a way to escape the King's men and save his entire troop. I used Dumbledore as the Chief Monkey because he is a highly respected character in the Harry Potter series. I changed a lot of the plot story in order to fit in the Harry Potter theme, but I kept the same theme as the previous story I wrote a few weeks ago (with Parvati and Padma as the main characters, instead of Harry). I think the ending was kind of abrupt, but I'm not sure how to fix that just yet; also, many Jataka Tales end abruptly so it kind of fits if you look at it in that regard. I hope you all liked the story! :-)

Reading Notes; Babbitt's More Jataka Tales, Part B

How the Monkey Saved His Troop
This story showed true dedication and loyalty; when I read it I thought of Harry Potter and the loyalty that everyone shows Dumbledore. The protagonists are always comforted when Dumbledore says something uplifting and doesn't panic. He also always seems to know how to save them so in my head it kind of related!

The Hawks and Their Friends
This reminded me of the Woodpecker, Turtle, and Deer story. There were four sets of animals helping each other and were always there for each other. If I were to rewrite this story, I might combine it with the Woodpecker, Turtle, and Deer tale and have both groups be enemies, maybe?

The Stolen Plow
I really liked this story because it reminded me of Akbar Birbal short stories/fables. The way the trader figured out that the other trader had sold his plow and announced it in the court was amusing and reminded me of other short stories I've read. 

The Lion in Bad Company
Wow, this story was really interesting to me. The theme of it was very relatable to today's world and how good people sometimes get caught up in bad habits or in a group of friends with bad influences. If I were to rewrite this story, I would change the setting to OU or just the United States in general.

Prince Wicked and the Grateful Animals
I like how this story was all about being respectful, patient, and humble. It immediately made me think of Kendrick Lamar's song "Humble" and maybe I can rewrite the story as what inspired Kendrick Lamar to write the song.

Source: The loyal relationship between the elephant and the dog in one of Babbitt's stories.

Bibliography: Ellen C. Babbitt's More Jataka Tales, Part B.



Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Reading Notes; Babbitt's More Jataka Tales, Part A

The Girl Monkey and the String of Pearls
This story depicted a monkey who was too prideful for her own good. When the other monkeys were pitying her for not having glass beads, she immediately revealed herself and the pearls she stole in order to look superior. If she hadn't said anything, she may have never been caught! This reminds me of the other Jataka tale with the turtle who talked too much for his own good, so I could possibly do another rewrite with this same theme.

The Three Fishes
I liked that the fishes' name were based off of their personalities; it made the plot of the story flow well and predictable. If I were to rewrite it, I might change up the names to Funny, Very Funny, and Funnyless. Or something like that, just to make it interesting but connected to the original story!

The Woodpecker, Turtle, and Deer
I really liked this story because of the unity between characters. All three looked out for each other and I thought it was a really neat story! 

The Golden Goose
This theme of greediness pops up in a lot of ways, so I could rewrite this story in a different way. I could put it back on OU's campus and write about a student receiving free things, or maybe even scholarships, every year and eventually getting greedy and asking for more. Once the person in charge hears their plea, they get annoyed and do not want to give any more things to someone who has to ask for it. 


Source: The greedy mother taking all of the golden goose's feathers.

Bibliography: Ellen C. Babbitt's More Jataka Tales, Part A.

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