Dear Mrs. Zrihen,
This week I read a folktale called Father and Son Tales. The author is Josephine Evetts- Secker.
There were a lot of stories in the book but I will talk about one. I liked all the stories but my favorite one is called Daedalus and Icarous. I liked that story because it was the only story that showed father and son bonding. I want to tell you about the events in the book.
The characters in that story are Daedalus, Icarus, The king Minos and the queen Pasiphae. Daedalus is a famous sculptor who was asked by a king and a queen from another kingdom to build a household in Crete.
The setting takes place at a rich and powerful kingdom in Greek. The weather is sunny and the climate is hot with the sun's rays spreading everywhere.
The plot of this story is about a famous sculptor and artist called Daedalus. He's popularity spread everywhere. A king and a queen called Minos and Pasiphae from a powerful kingdom heard about Daedalus's work and wanted him to come and work on a household in Crete. Daedalus went over there with his son and started to work on the project that was instructed him to. They worked on it days and were getting tired, but Minos would not let them go until their assignment was completed. Icarus then said something that gave his father an idea. He said that he wished they had wings so they could fly back home. Daedalus then thought about his son's idea and decided to build wings so they could get out of that kingdom. When they finished to build their wings. they tested it out and rose slowly to the sky. Daedalus told his son to be near him so he won't fall down the sea. As they flew, Daedalus saw his son ahead of him and told him to come close to him, but it was to late, Icarus fell down into the sea. Daedalus looked down over the ocean to look for his son but he was no where to be seen. Now ever since that day, the sea that Icarus drowned into was named after him- The Icarian Sea.
The conflict of the story is that Minos won't let Daedalus and Icarus get out of the his kingdom until they were done with the project.
The resolution is that Daedalus and his son build wings and flew across the sky to be free from Minos's kingdom.
I liked this story because it showed father and son doing something together and getting along which is also a theme of the title of the book. I think it was an interesting and a little sad story.
My favorite part is that the sea that Icarus drowned into, was named after him. That showed the reader that Icarus will always be remembered.
My least favorite part is when Icarus drowned into the ocean. That was very sad because they were about to arrive back to their home and then he just fell down. Also it's sad for Daedalus to return back home without his son!!:(
Well. that is it. I hoped you liked my blog and how I wrote it!!!:)
Love
Adi<3
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