Reading A, Week 5

For this week, I have chosen the readings about Aladdin. These were my favorite stories growing up so I am really excited to dive in and see what it was really all about. 

The first few stories have left complete cliffhangers every time. It is exciting to read and much different than anything I was expecting. I thought the character Scheherazade is a great character. I love strong, smart, empowering women so to see her as the star is really exciting to me. 

I really like how the story is set up into shorter paragraphs so it is much easier to read. I also really dislike the Sultan as a character ( and maybe as a human) because he is just a jealous man who has more power than he knows what to do with. 

I wish there was more detail in these stories, I want to know more about the setting and where they are living, I bet it would be gorgeous if it was actually told. 

(Arabian Nights) 

Bib:

This story is part of the Arabian Nights unit. Story Source: The Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1898).