Reading Diary A: Hans Christian Andersen

This week I had a hard time choosing what I wanted to read, mainly because all of the options were so great! I couldn't decide between the Grimms stories, Dante's Inferno, Andersen, or really any of the other fairy tale stories. I went ahead and chose the Andersen Fairy Tales because my Storybook is over many of the Grimms stories, so I figured I would find something new. Who knows, I'll probably end up choosing Dante's Inferno next week. It's just too interesting of a story not to check out!

(The Princess and the Pea)

Perhaps one of my favorite episodes from this week's unit is The Princess and the Pea. It seems to be such a classic fairy tale story that almost everyone knows. I found it really easy to read; it was very light-hearted and fun. My favorite quote of the story was near the end when it says "...and the pea was put in the museum, where it may still be seen, if no one has stolen it." It gives the story a little bit of humor, and I think it's hilarious to think of a pea being put on display for people to see. Another quote I thought added humor to the story was the very last quote, "there, that is a true story," because it is such a definitive quote, but the story is not necessarily true.