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July 27, 2003
Don Quixote
During a debate in my online literature class I was arguing that Don Quixote would seem much more heroic if the story were told from his point of view. To that end, I rewrote the famous "tilting at windmills scene" from his point of view. I though it was quite fun.
So there I was along with my trusty squire Sancho about to do battle with the thirty magical lawless giants who were terrorizing the land. One of them cast a spell on my squire, making him believe them to be something other than what they were, but my knightly senses showed me the truth. I took my lance in hand and charged he leader of the group, knowing that dispatching the leader would probably rouse the rest of the rabble. Upon seeing my gallant charge the fearful giant magically transformed himself into a huge whirling windmill, a brilliant defense I must admit, and unseated me from my faithful Rocinante. Managing to temporarily free himself from the giant's curse, Sancho, in the grand tradition of a knight-errant's squire assisted me to my feet that I might battle honorably. Alas, I'd scared the giants so thoroughly that they were literally petrified. I would have to meet them for battle another day...
Posted by james at July 27, 2003 10:32 PM