Extra Reading Diary: Lang's European Fairytales II

This week I read from the Lang's European Fairy Tales II unit. In it, my favorite story was the two parts of the Seven Headed Serpent. These tell the story of a king and his people who arrive on an island, only to discover that it is ruled by a king of its own, a Seven Headed Serpent. This serpent promises to leave them alone so long as they pay homage to him every year. This required ten youths and ten maidens every single year. When they've finally had enough, the people learn how to kill the snake, and the King's son ultimately sneaks into his lair and kills him, freeing the land.

The Seven Headed Serpent

Lang's European Fairy Tales II

Reading Diary A: Lang's European Fairy Tales I

This week I read from the Lang's European Fairy Tales unit. I was initially drawn to it because I saw it included Puss In Boots, which is a personal favorite of mine, but ultimately found How the Dragon was Tricked to be my favorite. This is partially because I've always found myself interested in dragons, but also because the story was fun to read. It's about a young man who is forced to steal from, and ultimately capture, a dragon. The ways he tricks the dragon are very entertaining though I did find myself feeling bad for the dragon who didn't really seem to have done anything wrong. Overall, a very good story!

The dragon