Wednesday, 7/30 - And to Wrap Things up . . . The Bible

Gustave Dore's David and Goliath (1866)

• Prayer & Poetry

• Group 3 
• "Once upon a Time" by Nadine Gordimer
• What fairy tale motifs does this story invert or parody? 

• Now that we have covered Faerie Tales and their motifs rather extensively, let's learn where many of these tales derive their
• themes  
• the small warrior--or underdog--often triumphs over his giant foe with unexpected weapons), 
• motifs  
• three times/days
• good ultimately defeats evil
• crossing the threshold), and  
• characters . . . they find their origins in the Bible, which means, "the Book."

• Let's begin by reviewing the beginning of our story: 
• Genesis 1-4

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HW: 

• (1) Work on pronouncing "the third"
• (2) None
• (3) Read Genesis 1-4 and write down any motifs you observe