Exciting Reading Options

The UnTextbook has so many amazing reading options. Almost all of the sections looked interesting, but some were a little more exciting for me than others. There were many that I was already familiar with, but a lot were very new. I love Grimm fairy tales, and similar stories, but I'm pretty familiar with most of them. The readings that I'm most looking forward to are completely new to me.

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The unit on Chinese Fairy Tales is one that I am particularly interested in reading. I took several Chinese history classes, and they were wonderfully fascinating. Most of what we learn in school is so focused on western civilization that it was surprising to learn how young it is when compared to China. The history classes touched on culture, of course, but there was no exposure to the kinds of tales that children would have grown up on.

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Another unit that looks interesting, and is unfamiliar, is the unit on Nigerian Folk Stories. In particular, the story titled "The Disobedient Daughter Who Married a Skull." I cannot begin to imagine what that story might be about, but if it is even a fraction as magnificent as the title, it will be incredible.

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The unit on Russian Folktales is another one that I quickly honed in on. I also took a Russian history class that I enjoyed far more than I expected. I am not quite as unfamiliar with Russian folktales as I am with some of the other units, but most of what I know has come from indirect sources. I have read of couple of fantasy book collections that borrow heavily from Russian stories, but I've never read any of them directly. I tend to re-read books that I like over and over, so on my next reading of those collections, I think that I might have a deeper appreciation. Plus, I like stories about demons, vampires, ghosts, and the undead.