Reading Notes: The Giant Dog, Reading A


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Clifford the big red dog by Sandara
The Giant Dog

This story really stood out to me the most in this unit. First off, just from the title I knew that I would provide a great inspiration for my next story telling this week as there are so many story applications for a giant dog character.

When I read the story, the part about the dog catching a narwhal painted a really nice picture for me. I only learned that narwhals were real in the past 3 years, so I am still fascinated how there can be a creature living in the sea that is so close to a unicorn. I think that I will definitely include a narwhal character in my story telling.

I really like the story telling method of this story. It gave the feel of someone retelling an old tale in a tavern. I think that this will be something I include in my story. I can start with an old man telling travelers of the dangers of the night. He will tell them of the epic proportions of the giant dog as well as his most famous attacks.

I really enjoyed the scene where the dog pretends to be scared of the other dogs in order to catch them off guard. I like to think that just because an animal is giant, it can also be intelligent, contrary to common belief. The story of the dog eating the inland-dwellers was an interesting one. The owner was scared that the dog was eating these men, but it turns out he was doing good for the men would capture travelers lost in the fog. This is definitely a type of story I will include in my story telling.

Story source:
This story is part of the Eskimo Folk Tales unit. Story source: Eskimo Folk-Tales by Knud Rasmussen with illustrations by native Eskimo artists (1921). Eskimo Folk-Tales: The Giant Dog

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