Sunday, September 22, 2019

Reading Notes: Congo, Part B

Notes on The Three Brothers; This story is part of the Congo unit. Story source: Notes on the Folklore of the Fjort by Richard Edward Dennett (1898).


(Three Brothers; Image from Pixabay)

  • The intro is a little vague; I feel like it could use a bigger attention-grabber to help people become more interested in the story, but I do like the detail oriented style of the story
  • A mother gave birth to three children
    • The mother did not want the three children, so she left them alone, and they were hungry and went to look for food
  • These three boys ended up finding sweet fruit they ate, and in return they grew big and healthy
    • They created their own homes
    • The river provided them with wives
    • They ended up having their own little city based off of what they created/started
  • A man wandered near the town and was surprised when he heard voices
    • Turns out, the three little boys were his kids
  • The husband went back to tell his wife he had finally found their children
    • She then went with him to search for them in the town
      • She stopped by the river to rest
  • One of the boys had a son, who crossed by their mother, and ran back to tell his father
  • They went to go kill the intruder, but the river told them it was their mother and instead of killing her they should take care of her
    • So, they took her back home and did that
  • This is a very interesting story of growth and forgiveness; that is why it was one of my favorites from this unit

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