Owenee, was the most beautiful of
nine sisters. These were the daughters of the chief of the land. They were
beautiful and angelic looking. There was
no girls in comparable to them. It was now time for them to be wedded to the
warriors and princes of the land. And so all of them became brides except for
Owenee. She was the youngest of them all, and also the most opinionated.
Each time a young, handsome and
wealthy man would ask for her hand in marriage. And each time she would find a
fault in them. There was this young man; he claimed to be the son of the evening
star. He was short, and very ugly. His name was Osseo. Owenee saw in Osseo what
she failed to see in any other man. Her sisters teased her for his ugly
appearance. Osseo always prayed to his father, so that he may be blessed with
beauty.
One day, they took a trip to watch fireworks
in a nearby village. The sisters led the way with their husbands, whilst Owenee
and Osseo trailed behind. Somewhere along their journey, they stumbled upon a
log, in which all of them managed to leap over. Osseo on the other hand was too
short to jump over it.
“I bet you, he can’t get over,” said
one of the sisters, “are you going to carry him Owenee”.
“Leave him alone. For he is a kind
heart,” replied Owenee.
Owenee hated them teasing her all the
time. While the sisters were bickering about Osseo’s strange appearance. Osseo
noticed that the log was hollow and it had a huge hole in it. So he crawled
through to get to the other side. Upon coming out, Osseo didn’t seem himself
anymore. A tall, strong, and handsome man appeared on the other end. There
Osseo stood with all the beauty in the world.
The sisters were in awe of his new
found beauty. However, Owenee was no longer beautiful. There she stood, old and
grey. Her sisters were happy to see this happen to her and laughed. This meant
that she would no longer be a competition in terms of her beauty. Osseo on the
other hand reassured her that he would love her no matter what. For she loved
him, when everyone else failed to.
Author’s note: I chose to write about
the The Child of the Evening Star.
This story reminded me of beauty and the beast. I kept most of the plot the
same. And the characters the same. The story is about a young girl who doesn’t marry
the men her father brings her. She falls for the son of the evening star who is
ugly. But then when he goes through a log he becomes beautiful. In return
Owenee becomes ugly. Eventually, her beauty is restored and everyone else is
turned into birds and other creatures.
You did a good job providing details to your story, especially at the beginning when the adjectives you used to describe the sisters paints a very clear picture in the reader’s mind. This was a very fun story to read and I enjoyed reading in the author’s note that she gets her beauty back in the end. I like the way that the stories in this unit were told because they were very straightforward and easy to comprehend. Good job!
ReplyDeleteHey,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your story! It was very funny. I can definitely see how this story would remind you of Beauty and the Beast! I loved the original story, but I also really loved the retelling you did! Your story was really a lot of fun to read and I am glad I had that opportunity.
Keep up the good work!
Hi Abdirahman,
ReplyDeleteYou did a good job with your storytelling, I've never heard of this one before and it is definitely worth the read. It presents a very good moral of beauty is more than just skin deep and also has an interesting twist. I do feel sorry for Owenee though since she is turned old but I liked how you ended it.
Good job!