Reading Notes: Celtic Fairy Tales: Beth Gellert, Part B
This story is part of the Celtic Fairy Tales (1) unit. Story source: Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs with illustrations by John D. Batten (1892).
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For this week's second reading,I found the story of Beth Gellert the most interesting. It was a very tragic and relatable story. A king returned home to find his dog's mouth and fangs covered in blood. His first thought, like many parents, was is my son hurt. When he went to the nursery, he only saw blood covering the floor. He came to the early conclusion that the dog killed his son and ended the dog's life. Not a moment after, he heard his son. Next to his son, a dead wolf lay deceased and the king realized what had occurred. The story embodies our human nature to jump to conclusions when we are emotionally distressed. I could structure a story around this same idea in a more modern light.
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For this week's second reading,I found the story of Beth Gellert the most interesting. It was a very tragic and relatable story. A king returned home to find his dog's mouth and fangs covered in blood. His first thought, like many parents, was is my son hurt. When he went to the nursery, he only saw blood covering the floor. He came to the early conclusion that the dog killed his son and ended the dog's life. Not a moment after, he heard his son. Next to his son, a dead wolf lay deceased and the king realized what had occurred. The story embodies our human nature to jump to conclusions when we are emotionally distressed. I could structure a story around this same idea in a more modern light.
The baby next to the dead wolf: Beth Gellert from Wikipedia
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