Topic Research: Tigers

Cub 

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The Brahmin Girl Who Married a Tiger

Wow, this story just screams fierce to me. The concept behind the story was based off the phrase "be quiet, or I shall show you my original shape." As soon as I read that I was a little scared and very fascinated. I want to keep this phrase in my own story I hope to write as a tribute to the original short story. However, some of the things I would like to change is the gender of the tiger. I couldn't help but think of Beauty and the Beast while reading this, so the "beast" part I would like to include in my own story. I think this would be so much fun to write about, and add in my unique touch to the concept behind such a different tale. 

Tiger's Foster Child 

This story was so much to read. I think one of my favorite elements to this was the addition of turmeric. Turmeric has been around for what seems like forever in India. It's traditional, cultural, and ayurvedic. I would like to include this little topic of interest in my story, as well. I think this would be a great tribute to the original story. However, I would want my own story to involve more drama, and possibly development of this boy to a man. The possibilities are endless with this story. I also think dialogue would be a great way to be present in the boy's mind if I tell my story in first person. I'm looking forward to writing! 

The Tiger and the Frog

What a clever little story! This definitely made me laugh. It also made me think deeper into the story. What I interpreted was that no matter how small you are, you can make yourself seem big with confidence. I would like to include the concept of confidence as the moral of my story. However, I can switch up the characters and contests! I think I'll have a blast thinking of different competitions for my story.

Topic Brainstorm

 

Tiger

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Tigers

I would love for my topic to be over tigers because they've been one of my favorite animals for so long. I have a stuffed tiger I've had with me since childhood. It went from my room back home, to my dorm, to my now apartment. When I think of tigers, I think of fierce creatures. I feel like I can be so creative with these bold animals. My stories can also put an importance on how these animals are in danger of extinction. I could possibly write a story on the struggles these beautiful creatures face with classic tales.  I will use the World Wild Life website as a source. There is a link provided in the title. I'm looking forward to this topic!

 Children Raised by Animals

How can one not think about Tarzan and The Jungle Book when talking about this topic? I think this would be so much fun to write about, and would take me back to my childhood! I would like to use the article "Feral Child" as my resource to highlight some struggles of being a wild child like a language barrier. I can even make a real world connection to nature with this topic.

Brazilian Stories 

I have always been interested to learn more about Brazil. I just know it's beautiful, but nothing about their culture, lifestyle, things to see, etc. I think this would be a fun topic because I can learn about a topic I've always been interested in. Brazil could serve as my setting in my stories if I wanted! I would like to use "Fairy Tales from Brazil" as a source because I would be able to learn about the differences between the fairy tales I grew up with, and fairy tales from Brazil! 

Hawaiian Mythology 

Wow, I didn't even think about how interesting Hawaiian myths could be because it's just a rare topic that's discussed. I think this would be so intriguing to use as a topic! I could use some classic myths with my own twists to write a story! I would like to use the book Legends of Old Honolulu as a source. After looking into this book I already learned so many new things I had no idea about like how Honolulu actually means "sheltered hollow." I think I would love to discover more about this beautiful place.