Reading Part B: Czech: A Clever Lass

Bibliography: Czech Folktales unit. Story source: The Key of Gold: A Clever Lass by Josef Baudis (1922).

(A Clever Lass)

This story was so cute! She was so smart! I think I'd want to keep it mostly the same, I can't imagine changing any of it really. I just really like how smart and clever she is. I would probably write it from the king's perspective? or maybe hers.. I don't know. I like the ending a lot. I would have done the exact same thing! Maybe I could play up the feelings of the king throughout the story and make him feel like she doesn't really love him because he basically forced her to marry him. (maybe he doesn't feel smart enough for her or something) Anyway, that would be even cuter when he wakes up from being drugged and sees that she chose him over everything else!

Reading Notes Part A: Czech: The Waternick

Bibliography: Czech Folktales unit.  The Key of Gold: The Waternick by Josef Baudis (1922).

(Waternick)

This is like Hansel and Gretel. I almost want to make it more realistic and have them get captured by some creepy farmer guy or something. Maybe they're going through the forest that borders his farmland and he finds the tree they tied their line to and moves it to an abandoned building on his property and by the time they notice, it's too late and he pushes them in. He's crazy but he doesn't do anything to seriously hurt them. He just makes them clean up the farm and feeds them random things he finds. Eventually the children create a distraction and they escape.