Week 10 Reading Notes Part B

I finished up the Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest where we explored more about why things are the way they are through the use of the coyote. We learned how the rattlesnake learned to bite after being taken advantage of. In the story of the Coyote's Eyes we learn how he desired a brighter eye color and through a rather gruesome method, he achieved yellow eyes. In How the Bluebird Got Its Color, it was discovered that the bluebird achieved its color through singing in a lake. These were the stories I enjoyed the most. I love reading different interpretations of how the universe and the world came to be. It will be fun to explore these storylines this week.

Bibliography: Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest by Katharine Berry Judson (1912).

Caption: Bluebirds (or roadrunners) and Coyotes obtained from giphy.com