Post #10

I learned a lot from this unit. I learned that Aphrodite has a belt thing that attracts victims of her love, Artemis is a protector of young animals and children, Athena was born out of Zeus's head, Balder was killed by mistletoe, Bast fought a snake called Apep, Chang-E robbed her husband of Immortality, Freyja is a witch of sorts that can shape shift, Glispa was kidnapped by the Klesh or snake people, Guan Yin didn't go to heaven until she saved all of the troubled souls, peaceful Hathor shares a body with a polar opposite violent Sekhmet, Jade Emperor is a vegetarian, Komorkis has as children that are the stars, Loki has no responsibilities, Maat weighs the hearts of people to see if they are worthy enough to go to "heaven", Nut protects the world from Chaos on the fringes of the world, Odin has two ravens Huginn and Munin, Pandora was a punishment tool of Zeus's for man kind, Raven was originally white, Rhea fed Kronos a rock instead of Zeus, Sun Wu Kong ruins a lot of formal occasions, Thor wore a dress to get his stolen hammer back, and Xi Wangmu despises Sun Wu Kong for eating her immortality peaches.

Post #9

Long ago, there was a naming ceremony. It took place in order to rank the animals of the world in strength. Depending on how strong they were, a different sized bow was given. The stronger the animal, the larger the bow. Now I was there when it all happened. We all came together to meet the first man. The ones above had given the man all bows and the responsibility to rank all animals. It was getting to a later hour so we all decided to wait until the next day to hold the ceremony. In the dark of the night, I forged a seemingly fool proof plan. I would stay awake and be the first to the place and be named the strongest. But trouble arose. I began to feel tired. I had to do all I could to stay awake. I then ran around the world thinking that running would help me stay awake. When I got back, I was even more tired. I lay down and fell asleep. What felt like seconds of sleep was really hours. I woke and to my surprise every one was gone! What could have happened? I ran to the are of the undertaking of the ceremony and every one had bows! The man only held one more. I padded over to him and took my bow. It was embarrassingly tiny. I slunk away in melancholy. Could it be? I was the weakest animal. Even the small frog had greater strength. But the events that followed got better.  The ones above saw my depression and pitied me. They offered an alternative for the awful bow. If I gave the bow, I would be given a greater gift than strength, a greater gift than given to all the other animals. I would be given cunning. Something I could use to mold the minds of others. Something to become stronger in the sense of control. I could do anything I set my mind to.

Post #8

After all of my troubles, I finally got my gift. The greatest gift of all. My cunning. I did not need to be the strongest of all animals when I had cunning. I could trick my way into anything.

Post #7

Well I guess that I was very angry when I got the smallest bow and was dubbed the weakest animal. Who wouldn't be infuriated? At first I was in denial and had a burning temper but later went into a deep depression. But if you hang around, you will see what happened next.

Post #6

When I received my gift of cunning, I went through a lot of troubles. The contest was mostly based on the persons opinion, but us animals were head to head in competition. Inside, afterwards, I was at turmoil inside. In the beginning, I had to decide how to get to be the strongest but eventually ended up trying to get rid of the small bow. I was confused.

Post #5

When I was gifted my cunning, all of the forest animals were present. Rabbit, Owl, Eagle, Bear, Fish and even Frog. When it was announced that we all would receive our bows, I was joyous. I thought that I could outsmart all of the others and become the strongest but instead, my attempt was in vein. I was absolutely wretched after I was given the smallest bow. All that I wanted was to be powerful. When I was given my cunning I was ecstatic. I knew that even though I was not the strongest, I would be superior above the others.

Post #4

Once upon a time, I competed with the other animals of the earth. We were in competition for who would be the strongest. The ones above had bestowed upon the first man to give each of us a bow based on how strong we were. The bows came down in a giant white flash that encompassed the whole sky. Almost as if a bolt of lightning had struck the earth directly in front of us. There was a great wind that bent even the tallest, strongest pine trees around. A deep rumbling from deep beneath the surface shook the ground beneath our feet. When it was all over the sun had sunk beneath the mountains peaks and night was fast approaching. The man decided that we would wait until the morrow to distribute the beautiful bows. So I hatched a plan. I thought that if I stayed up all night, I would be first in line and become the strongest animal.

So the wait began. In the darkness I pretended to sleep, but in fact I was awake. All others snoring loudly. As the night progressed, I became more tired. I was about to nod off when I was given an ingenious idea. I would run around the world to stay awake! And so I ran. From the land of the Nisga'a of the west to the far east of the Iroquois. When I got back I only found that I was absolutely exhausted! I fell asleep immediately.

When I woke, no one was around! I ran as fast as possible to the place where we met the man. There stood every animal each with their own bow. My plan had failed. The others had noticed that a single bow remained. It was the smallest. Even Frog had a larger bow than I! I was deeply disappointed. Then, all of a sudden, a voice from above spoke. The ones above noticed my despair and had decided to trade. They offered a gift in compensation for having a bow. I agreed to their deal. All of a sudden, I had a warm, fuzzy feeling inside. My toes and fingers tingled with excitement. Then they spoke again. "We have given you an unbeatable trait. The gift of cunning. You will be able to outsmart anyone. Use your gift wisely." I felt alive. I would not only be able to use my cunning for others but could use it myself. That is why I am known as such a trickster. It was an unbelievable experience.