fandomhigh | Creature Languages, 03/02, Period 3

"I hope you are all prepared for your midterm. The test is on your desks; you have until the end of the class period to complete it. After you have handed it in, you may leave."

Creature Languages Midterm

Part One: Essay

Answer two of the following three questions.

1. We have learned Spider, Dragon, Rat and Cat. Which did you prefer and why?

2. Have you attempted to apply your lessons in this class in your dealings with animals in the world? Briefly discuss what you did and the results. If you have not, explain a situation in which it might be beneficial.

3. How do creature languages reflect the culture of the beings who speak them? Give an example.

Part Two: Translation
Translate these sentences into creature languages to the best of your ability:
a. SPIDER -- "A stitch in time saves nine.”
b. DRAGON -- "Necessity is the mother of all invention."
c. RAT -- "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me."
d. CAT -- "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

Extra Credit
Write a dialogue (three to five exchanges) in the creature tongue of your choice.

[OOC: This is really a test of creativity, obviously. Handwave it if you have to, but it's 25 percent of your grade, and I need something by the end of Spring break.]

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1. We have learned Spider, Dragon, Rat and Cat. Which did you prefer and why?

I prefer both Dragon and Rat, each for its own reasons. I like Rat because I really like rodents, and I think it's cool to be able to talk with them. I like Dragon because I can identify with dragons. I'm human, but I'm sometimes called a lizard because of my mutation. Dragons go through the same thing, when they're actually evolved from snakes, not lizards.

2. Have you attempted to apply your lessons in this class in your dealings with animals in the world? Briefly discuss what you did and the results. If you have not, explain a situation in which it might be beneficial.

I've had several opportunities to practice all of the languages we have learned so far, especially Dragon and Cat. Last week I went to a funeral for Professor Tick's fish and Lockheed said a eulogy for her. Because of what I learned here, I was able to understand most of what he was saying. Also, recently I asked a classmate to morph me into a cat to help me get a better grasp on the language. However, she couldn't reverse the spell right away, and I spent the rest of the night as a cat. I had to rely on what I had learned to be able to communicate with my other classmates. Fortnately, when I woke up I was abck to normal, but the experience taught me a lot about Cat and how it's used.

4. Translate these sentences into creature languages to the best of your ability:

a. SPIDER -- "A stitch in time saves nine.”

//A strand spun right saves the web.//

b. DRAGON -- "Necessity is the mother of all invention."

//Creation flies on the wings of need.//

or

//When necessity deems creation
there within comes inspiration.//

c. RAT -- "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me."

//Wood and rock may crush me but words will never touch me.//

d. CAT -- "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."

//If you don't live life, you might as well be a human.//

EXTRA CREDIT: Write a dialogue (three to five exchanges) in the creature tongue of your choice.

Victor wrote the following in Rat:

//Hey friend. Got cheese?//
//Yes, I have chedder.//
//Chedder? Chedder...//
//I'll share with you.//
//Thank you!//

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