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Never heard of the seven sisters story, or if I did I might have forgotten about it. Do kids learn about this in school nowadays? Seems like it should be taught
by sgt 6y ago
Never heard of the seven sisters story, or if I did I might have forgotten about it. Do kids learn about this in school nowadays? Seems like it should be taught considering the potential age of the story.
- yreg 6y agoWe had a very kid-friendly book of ancient Greek myths[0] as part of mandatory reading (actually one of the first books I've read) and it includes this story. It's a great way of learning — basically a fairy tale compilation, but the fairy tales are worthy of learning about. Also, the reader learns much about the historical setting. Would be amazing to write/popularize similar books on other cultures as well. Perhaps the Judge Di series[1] about an 18th century Chinese detective comes close to that. [0] Staré grécke báje a povesti https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16057997-star-gr-cke-b-je-a-povesti https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16057997-star-gr-cke-b-j... [1] Judge Dee https://www.goodreads.com/series/50669-judge-dee-chronological-order https://www.goodreads.com/series/50669-judge-dee-chronologic...
- thaumasiotes 6y ago> Perhaps the Judge Di series[1] about an 18th century Chinese detective No, the series is from the 18th century. Di Renjie lived in the 7th century.
- yreg 6y agoYou are right of course, thanks. I got a call as I was finishing my comment and didn't pay enough attention to what I'm typing.
- _emacsomancer_ 6y agoMost of the series is from the 20th-c., based on the 18th century novel (about 7th-century detective).