Reading Notes: The Three Roses, Part B

Reading Notes on The Three Roses

This story is similar to the famous Beauty and the Beast. Except in this story, the beast is a basilisk. In the story, a mother asks her three daughters what they want from the market. The first two daughters have a list of things they want, while the youngest daughter, Mary, only asks for three roses from the market. This story made me focus on Mary, because she seemed so undemanding and content.



This made me wonder, what could happen if Mary changed her personality into being not so easily pleased, and very demanding? After the basilisk asked Mary to do certain things, in which she did, Mary got rewarded by a beautiful man that wanted to share his castle with her and marry her. Mary got the happily ever after fairy tale because she pleased the basilisk and did what he asked. What would happen if she had refused?

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  1. Laura GibbsJanuary 11, 2018 at 10:45 AM

    And this looks great, too, Demery! You figured out exactly the idea with the notes which is to read all the stories, but then zoom in on the one that really intrigues you, a story you want to make your own in some way, already brainstorming some possibilities here in your notes post. That should be a big help when you go to create your own story. And that collection of Czech fairy tales is so cool: you might want to consider that as a topic to look into when you get to the brainstorming assignment. Here is the whole book; there's even a free audiobook version: The Key of Gold: Czech Folk Tales

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