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Every time I read an assignment, especially for this Mythology course, I read it out loud. I tend to skim over things more quickly when I am reading it in my head. I feel like I am a part of the story when I am reading out loud. Understanding complex readings can be difficult especially when they aren't always exactly something you want to be reading about. It can make it more interesting and fun by reading out loud, plus you don't get as bored. This is most definitely my favorite technique when reading and understanding reading assignments.

The "Copy and Delete" technique is a little bit more difficult, considering it takes a little bit longer to finish an assignment when doing this. I like to have a piece of paper handy so that I can write down anything that comes to my mind right when it does, because I know that I will forget later on. That is information that is valuable for my posts so I want to make sure that I am fully retaining all of the information.

Using a timer is a smart way to make sure you really take in all the facts. I do think it is a good idea to devote time to the story you are reading, because sometimes reading it only once doesn't give you the full potential to write a good blog post or commentary about it. It is also important to read the information about the author because it gives more background on not only the author, but the story itself.

Reading out loud or even to a dog or family member can be extremely helpful in making sure you are retaining the information you are reading.

https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2014/12/22/dog-therapy-101/

Reading Notes: Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi 's Tales of a Parrot, Part B

My favorite aspect of the book itself is that the stories that the parrot tells Khojisteh are so captivating that she can't miss a single one. The parrot is an impressive story teller and even though Khojisteh wants to go see her lover, she can't seem to get away from the parrot's enticement. There is shape shifting in many of the stories, and I want to include that in my version of the story that I write this week. In the story "Of a King and His Sons, and of a Frog and a Snake," the characters Khaliss and Mukhless are actually a snake and a frog that have taken on a human form. They acquired this power when the prince carved out a piece of skin for each of them. They also use their original animal form to help people with tasks that would otherwise be difficult. Mukhless jumps into the water to fish out a ring that fell in and Khaliss cured the King's daughter after she was bit by a snake. The characters that the parrot's stories include are typically manipulative and intelligent in their own ways. The fate of Khojisteh in the original story is unfortunate, especially since, after all that time, Khojisteh never even got to see her lover. Her husband also put her to death.


"The Parrot addresses Khojisteh" by Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutinama

Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi's Tales of a Parrot http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/06/tales-of-parrot-of-king-and-his-sons.html

Reading Notes: Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi's Tales of a Parrot Part A

The story Tutinameh or Tales of a Parrot by Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi is about a parrot that prince, Miemun, purchased. The parrot tells stories to the prince's wife, Khojisteh, to keep her from committing adultery and cheating on her husband with another prince. Some of the individual stories in the reading are stories that the parrot tells Khojisteh. For my story this week, I am thinking about telling either my own versions of the stories that the parrot tells, or change the ending of them a little bit. The parrot is also extremely smart and can foresee the future. In my story this week, I also might incorporate the parrot's ability to see the future.
 
"Khojisteh and the parrot" by Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tutinama#mediaviewer/File:Indischer_Maler_um_1580_001.jpg

Ziya'al-Din Nakhshabi's Tales of a Parrot. http://mythfolklore.blogspot.com/2014/06/myth-folklore-unit-tutinameh-or-tales.html