Analyzing Ovid's Stories

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Book 6, the stories this week, were very interesting, and I would teach my children some of the lessons from the stories. Although, I would make Ovid's stories more children friendly so I would change the murdering, raping, and suicide to alternative situations. These stories have to do with revenge so I would definitely mention how revenge is not the answer because it usually ends poorly. I personally enjoy and would tell the story of Arachnae and Minerva because it has an important common lesson that children should not brag about there talents. Furthermore, that a child should not degrade someone else in order to make themselves feel better. Instead a child's talents will show so by showing off or announcing talents it makes others irritated.

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