Hey Ho Storycologists!
Last night was the 1 YEAR Anniversary of our StoryBook Club!!!
In the past year of fun, food and frivolity (oh I do love f words :)
we have studied the following themes!
Dec. 2010 Hansel & Gretel (we tried to meet 3x due to snow storms!)
Dec. 2010 Hansel & Gretel (we tried to meet 3x due to snow storms!)
Jan. 2011 Little Red Riding Hood and also The Snow Queen
(so she would leave us ALONE with no more snow storms...)
Feb. Baba Yaga
March Finn McCool
April Beatrix Potter
May Faery Stories
June Dragons
July Vampires
Last night we studied "The Golem" It was indeed a most interesting and new tale for some of us.
We learned that:
Man (like God) creates creature for a purpose.
Creature has no conscience.
Creature develops conscience and/or Creature runs amok.
Creature fulfills purpose
Man takes away creatures existence.
We are not sure how a creature w/o a conscience develops one...unless it is sort of "Nature vs. Nurture"....
All very interesting and was the precursor to Frankenstein in many ways. Adam was a Golem. So was The Gingerbread Man. Computers are on the make to be a Golem. "Gollum" in Lord of the Rings name is an anagram of "Golems" (Smegol)
Stephanie (our resident expert in all things Jewish) told us many tales of her family and the culture and she said we did right well on the food, table and centerpieces!
We learned that:
Man (like God) creates creature for a purpose.
Creature has no conscience.
Creature develops conscience and/or Creature runs amok.
Creature fulfills purpose
Man takes away creatures existence.
We are not sure how a creature w/o a conscience develops one...unless it is sort of "Nature vs. Nurture"....
All very interesting and was the precursor to Frankenstein in many ways. Adam was a Golem. So was The Gingerbread Man. Computers are on the make to be a Golem. "Gollum" in Lord of the Rings name is an anagram of "Golems" (Smegol)
Stephanie (our resident expert in all things Jewish) told us many tales of her family and the culture and she said we did right well on the food, table and centerpieces!
And such a table it was...Right?
Of COURSE, right! :)
Such yummy do food ...again....as USUAL for this creative group!
Of COURSE, right! :)
There was Jewish Apple Cake, Bagels/Lox/Cream Cheese/Rubens/
Broccoli Casserole, Chocolate, Wine, Gingerbread men (another golem!)
And there was "Fiddler on the Roof" for dessert! (and much rejoicing and kvetching was done! :)
Next Month's THEME?
Why TROLLS...of course!
(It was pretty good in a documentary sort of way :)
And as far as food goes?
Well, trolls eat about the same as people...
with the exception of the eating people part...and porridge as well....
so I leave it to our creative group member to their own creativity where food ideas go!
Until then....
So....
Happy Trolling for Stories!
Merlyn (who feels like a troll today....)
