Storybook Favorites

The Goddess Isis

Of the three storybooks I read, this one was my favorite. This story tells of the Egyptian Goddess Isis and her plan to escape the human world where she was trapped. She wanted to live as a god again and felt that she was no longer needed. To achieve this, she tricked Ra and stole some of his divine powers. Then, when she was back with the rest if the gods and living with her husband Horus, his brother Set killed him and locked him in a coffin that he sent out to sea so no one could find him. She spent years finding all the pieces of her husband so she could put him back together. Her son was preparing to take on Set. Together with their efforts they defeated set and put Isis in charge.

This book showed Isis as a sassy person instead of an almighty god. I thought this humanizing factor was refreshing. 

Arabian Nights, In a Nutshell

This Storybook was written in an incredibly funny tone. I had never though of Arabian Nights in this manner because the women hating, cheating, and death, but the author brought refreshing humor to the story. It is so outrageous--1001 nights of full story telling-- humor is needed to battle the horrors of the story.

This is a picture from the story relating to the 1001 tales.
Genie on Fire

 Horses Divide

This was a very in depth story. My favorite part was the author included a picture of her own horse and I really appreciated that personal touch. The author put a great deal of work into the story, for it was a great deal longer than any other story I read. It told the account of four different divine horses in ancient Buddhist and Hindi stories. The first story was about Uchchaihshravas and the story of his birth. He was the noble five head stead of Indra, the King of the Heaven and the Gods. The second story is about how Hayagriva saved the world by saving the Vedas. The third story is about how Valaha saved the author by being Buddha and leading those with Dharma in their heart to salvation. The last stor is about the end of the world and how the best warrior ever will ride Devadatta and the horse will help the warrior bring in the new age.