Mythology

 For the storybook project, I plan on writing in continuation of the myth of dragons in various Asian cultures, such as Japan, Chinese, and Korea. I have found that, although, from differing cultures, these creatures of ancient stories have more similarities than they do differences. One of the idea I have is to create all the stories of various dragons, but they are all related to one another. For example, for one story, I might depict a dragon who's main domain is in China while in another, I will have one in Japan, and they are all blood related and connected. Therefore, there might be the possibility of a story of one dragon that is the greatest ancestor of them all. Some sources I'd like to include would be from the Joly  and Project Gutenburg . Some stories I would want to include are:   The Dragon's Pearl ,   The Dragon in Japanese Art , and  Korean Water and Mountain Spirits .  Something that I am hoping to learn throughout this semester-l...

 The Dragon's Pearl What was so interesting was that the story showed the origin of a dragon that is now considered the "guardian" of that riverbank. The story started with a common backstory about a poor, but a generous family that was struggling to make ends meet. However, they had come across something that would change their fortunes forever However, with the kindness of the main characters, it would have to be counterbalanced by evil and greed by the antagonists of the story, which in this case would come in the form of some men in the village that wanted to take away their source of fortune from the kind family The story seeks to explain some natural occurrence of the real world, which in this case is the River Min, the mud banks, and why it was called "Looking At Mother Bank" This can be something that I can use to incorporate into my story, some sort of supernatural explanation for natural events that includes supernatural characters like the dragons For...

 1. Cryptids     One of the things that I look forward most in this class is reading more about cryptids. I've always been so fascinated by these mythical animals, such as the chupacabra, Bigfoot, the Mothman, etc. I've always doubted their existence, but it's the mystery that's associated with modern-day folklore that makes them so interesting to read about. I could make a storybook about a certain region, with stories about some of the most prominent and historically-significant mythical monsters in that region, which can be extended to 3-4 stories. Being that there are a number of these stories all over the internet, I believe that the best source would be Wikipedia , as I should start by venturing there. I'm still unsure if I would write stories about the most common, such as Bigfoot, or I should write about those that are more on the uncommon side. However, I would love to expand my knowledge to different areas of the world, especially mythological creatures of...