Reading Diary A: Everything is Bigger in Tejas

Tejas Legends it is for the week! I've developed this nasty habit of skipping my first reading diary for the past few weeks, so hopefully this won't be forever. I felt obligated, and also interested, to read the Tejas legends because I am from that very state!

To give an overview, the stories (at least in the first half) give the Tejas background to all kinds of legends, such as why woodpecker's peck wood and why they have short tails. There is a story that accompanies each, so it is fun to read the creative background.

My favorite story was The Cloud That Was Lost. It is about how clouds get tired from carrying heavy rain, so they enjoy resting in the mountains at night. One cloud, though, went too far one day and had to bed down in a grassy area for the night. The flowers in the area saw that this cloud was pink and wanted its color, so they drank the cloud up that night! This is how the Phlox flower got its color!

I loved this story because I think it is just an adorable tale. I could easily see this being made into a really cute short film with a fluffy pink cloud and petite white flowers drinking it all up!

I also liked Grandmother River's Tricks. In this story, Grandmother River protects the river fish from the harmful gar fish by tricking the gar outside the edges of her banks. I liked it because it reminded me of Grandmother Willow's protection in Pocahontas!

Grandmother Willow from Pocahontas!

Image Creds: DisneyWiki