Golden Ball; Flickr
I thought this story was adorable. I couldn’t help but think
of chivalry when I read this story. Something that really stood out to me when
compared to the other stories I’ve read in this class was the format of this
one. It seems like the format is like any other story, but then there is a
riddle towards the end. I thought this was very creative and unexpected. This
is something I would like to keep if I wore to write my twist of this tale.
My favorite part in this story was the ending where her
“sweetheart” saves the day. I thought this was precious. I also liked how they
added giants in this story! I could picture the giant being cut in half as if
this was a movie I was watching. I also enjoyed the drastic consequence of
losing the golden ball. It made the story more dramatic than it already was.
Haha. I did wish the characters were more complex. I guess that’s another thing
I would like to change up because I wanted to know more about the girls as I
was reading. This story had a little bit of everything—love, drama, fear, and
more. I appreciated the different elements represented in this tale. Some
things that kind of caught me off guard were all the gold on the man. I found
myself wondering if he was just super rich, or had some kind of magical powers.
Another thing was the bogles. I was not expecting the giants to be their master
at all, but I thought this was a nice unexpected event. Clearly, this ball was
worth a lot to the interesting characters in this story. Overall, I definitely enjoyed
it!
Bibliography: Joseph Jacob's More English Fairy Tales: The Golden Ball
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