Extra Reading Notes: Faerie Queen - Britomart Part B

The Faerie Queene from Stories from the Faerie Queene by Mary Macleod.

• May be fun if Britomart dreamed the whole procession scene.
• Might be interesting if Britomart killed the Enchanter before he removed the spell.
• Could be interesting if Britomart sees through the two false ladies.
• May be interesting if the savage knight had won the tourney.
• Could be fun if Britomart ends up with a tragic ending instead.

A knight on a stead.

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Reading Notes: Native American Marriage Tales Part B

Native American Marriage Tales from Tales of the North American Indians by Stith Thompson.

• May be interesting if the girl never learns about the pups human forms.
• Could be interesting if the man never marries the deer.
• May be interesting if the Indian people find out about the whole reviving thing.
• May be fun if the poor girl actually remembers her promise to the turkeys.
• Could be interesting if the the story of the true bride did not have such a happy ending.

A deer with big antlers.

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Reading Notes: Native American Marriage Tales Part A

Native American Marriage Tales from Tales of the North American Indians by Stith Thompson.

• May be interesting if the man never met his wife and child again in the first story.
• Could be interesting if the bull never marries the girl.
• Could be fun to retell the Splinter-Foot-Girl in a modern setting.
• May be interesting to go more in depth in the story about the fox.
• Might be interesting if the bear did not die but continued being the lover of the elder sister.

A bear.

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