Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Reading Notes: Saint Blaise and His Beasts, Part A

For this week's reading I chose to look at the Saints unit. The specific story that interested me in the Reading A was titled Saint Blaise and His Beasts which came from The Book of Saints and Friendly Beasts by Abbie Farwell Brown. I like how Saint Blaise is a devoted Christian who sticks to his values. He dedicates his life to learning medicine and treating people as well as animals who are sick.

I didn't particularly like the ending of the story because it almost seems as if his work was for nothing. He didn't pass his knowledge on to anyone, he just died when they beheaded him. I think a good change to the story would be for him to pass his knowledge onto a son, so the son continues his work and becomes friends with all the beasts.

Before Saint Blaise is beheaded, he will be teaching his son all that he knows. He realizes that the heathens will be after him soon, so he tries to teach as much as possible before that time comes. The son will be becoming friends with the beasts when his father is taken. He decides to ride one of the beasts and spy on the encounter. He will witness the death of his father, and then vow to do his best to live up to his father's expectations.

The son will be very secretive, unlike his father, because he knows what would happen to him if the heathens found out. He will build upon his father's work and also pass the knowledge onto others who share common interests. Slowly but surely, many others will be practicing the work, the beasts and various humans are at peace with one another.

The heathens will be unable to kill all of the different people who follow in Saint Blaise's footsteps. Saint Blaise's practices will live on all thanks to his son.

Saint Blaise with his beasts

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