For the extra reading diary, I chose to do half of the Europa's Fairy Book. I have no idea what it's about, but the title of the unit makes it sound kinda cool.
This was actually super interesting. In the Czech Folktales unit, there was Nine at a Blow. In this unit, there is Dozen At a Blow. It's basically the same thing, with the giant's challenges, him leaving his house, etc. But it's different in that the man in this version is tasked by the king to capture a wild boar. The king promises his daughter's hand and half the kingdom to whoever can successfully trap the boar. The tailor corrals it into an abandoned church and tells the king's men to come kill it because he didn't know if the king wanted it dead or alive. Then he tricks a unicorn into drilling its horn into a tree. THEN the king ask him to take care of two giants in the woods. He tricks them by having them kill each other. So the king gives him his daughter.
Eventually she finds out he's just a tailor. The king sends twelve soldiers to his bedroom so he can see if the man can truly kill a dozen at a blow. He hears them coming and pretends to sleep. While he is asleep, he lists off all the things he's done. The soldiers tell the princess she's basically S.O.L., and the princess decides she's proud of being married to the tailor. And they live happily ever after.
This was actually super interesting. In the Czech Folktales unit, there was Nine at a Blow. In this unit, there is Dozen At a Blow. It's basically the same thing, with the giant's challenges, him leaving his house, etc. But it's different in that the man in this version is tasked by the king to capture a wild boar. The king promises his daughter's hand and half the kingdom to whoever can successfully trap the boar. The tailor corrals it into an abandoned church and tells the king's men to come kill it because he didn't know if the king wanted it dead or alive. Then he tricks a unicorn into drilling its horn into a tree. THEN the king ask him to take care of two giants in the woods. He tricks them by having them kill each other. So the king gives him his daughter.
Eventually she finds out he's just a tailor. The king sends twelve soldiers to his bedroom so he can see if the man can truly kill a dozen at a blow. He hears them coming and pretends to sleep. While he is asleep, he lists off all the things he's done. The soldiers tell the princess she's basically S.O.L., and the princess decides she's proud of being married to the tailor. And they live happily ever after.
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