Week 2: Reading Anthology

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After reading all the stories provided, I had one clear favorite. I enjoyed all the other stories, but it took until the very last reading for me to know it was my favorite. My favorite story was Fairy Tale: Beauty and the Basilisk, titled "The Three Roses."


"The Three Roses"
I was immediately intrigued by this story because there were 3 daughters, and it seemed as though it would be more realistic than some of the other stories. As I was reading, I realized how similar my mom in real life is to the mother in this story; She would do anything for me, much like the mother was when she went out and got everything her daughters wanted. What I would consider the "climax" of this story is what really got me hooked. The mother stumbles upon this palace that she had never seen before. At this moment, I really couldn't decipher whether it was going to be a good thing or a horrible mistake. Reading on, I soon received my answer: it was a horrible mistake. I liked how this story portrayed such bravery in Mary, the daughter who was being sent to the palace. Overall, this was by far my favorite story.

Three Roses: Was it worth the cost?
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Bibliography:

 Story Source: The Key of Gold by Josef Baudis (1922)
          http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/07/czech-three-roses.html




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