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I greatly enjoyed the basket weaving lecture that I attended on September 21^st at noon. I loved the overall presentation of all the beautiful baskets and how they were positioned on the table, all different shapes, sizes and colors. Two women by the name of Lydia and Rose were sitting behind the table and were weaving baskets, it was so interesting to see the technique that went into making such detailed works of art. Lydia’s cousin Rose who is a storyteller told us a story by the name of, “The Gift Basket.” This story was about a girl who looked up to her grandmother, who was the best basket weaver in their community. One day the girl decided to make her grandmother a surprise basket, she snuck out early one morning into the fields to gather materials, to her surprise they were all gone. With determination overwhelming her anger she heard a voice that said, “follow me,” she looked down to see a rabbit. She followed it through the brush to a clearing where there was a lake. There was an island in the middle of the lake with all the materials she needed for the basket. She had heard of this island from her grandmothers stories. It was said that only those with a kind heart could see this island during low tide. She thanked the rabbit who introduced her to a duck, she followed the duck into the water. Although the water appeared to be very deep it never went past her knees. The duck told her to only gather enough materials for one basket and she did so. Once she finished she followed the duck back to the shore and then realized she didn’t know how to get home then appeared a raccoon that lead her home. When she walked into the village she heard a scream and everyone swarmed around her asking where she had been. Her grandmother broke up the communication and just looked at her like she knew. That girl became one of the best basket weavers in her community, just like her grandmother. Lydia then began showing us some of the baskets and told us how she teacher second graders how to make baskets. These baskets were good too! She went down the line off all the baskets and showed us one made to carry the Jungas plants, it looked like a backpack. Rose showed us some sandals made out of the plants that people wear in the desert to keep rocks and cactus’s out. Everything was made with such great detail and I greatly enjoyed this lecture.