Week 2 Reading Overview

Choose from CLASSICAL and/or BIBLICAL units for Weeks 3 and 4.

Week 3: Aesop for Children (Winter)

Week 4: Saints and Animals

Choose from MIDDLE EASTERN and/or INDIAN units for Weeks 5 and 6.

Week 5: Ancient Egyptian Myths and Stories

Week 6: Persian Tales

Choose from ASIAN and/or AFRICAN units for Weeks 7 and 9. [Week 8 is review week.]

Week 7: Japanese Fairy Tales (Ozaki)

Week 9: Japanese Mythology

Choose from NATIVE AMERICAN units for Weeks 10 and 11.

Week 10: Myths of the Cherokee

Week 11: Native American Marriage Tales

Choose from BRITISH and/or CELTIC units for Weeks 12 and 13.

Week 12: Beowulf

Week 13: Canterbury Tales

Choose from EUROPEAN units for Weeks 14 and 15.

Week 14: Russian Folktales

Week 15: Dante's Inferno

I can honestly say that I am most excited about the Asian unit. I really love Japanese folklore, and I am looking forward to getting to read genuine stories and not just those mentioned in Japanese shows. I also appreciate the addition of some of the darker folklore stories. I understand that they can make the reader a little bit uncomfortable, but those stories are just as interesting as some of the light-hearted ones.

Bakaneko by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. Source.