Tétiyette and the Devil (Blog Post #3)

In my opinion, the author of "Tétiyette and the Devil", is trying to convey the message that just because someone is good looking or handsome, does not mean he/she is good for you. Basically, looks can be deceiving. By making the Devil a handsome looking gentlemen in the story but, naming him "the Devil" was the authors way of showing that even though his name was a dead giveaway, Tétiyette did not care because all she cared about was his looks. "The young girl came out, picked up the most beautiful of her silver cups and gave the goat to drink from it. Afterwards the mother said to the young girl: "Tétiyette, Tétiyette, that goat wants to marry you!" (Tétiyette and the Devil) In the beginning of the story the goat tries to marry Tétiyette but, she declines because she views the goat as not attractive enough and she dislikes the fact that he eats grains, so she expresses that she wants nothing to do with him. The next day, a pig comes along and tries to propose to Tétiyette as well but, she declines once again because she does not find the pig to be enough in features hence why the author uses a pig for this story. Pigs are not the most attractive or clean animals. Once the Devil comes along, he wears gold and very nice clothing, then he asks the mother about Tétiyette. When Tétiyette sees the Devil, she does not hesitate to express her wanting of him. When asked for her hand in marriage, Tétiyette immediately accepts the Devil's proposal and they choose a date for the wedding. Tétiyette's mother warns her "Tétiyette, no man can be that beautiful! Here, your mother is going to give you a pin and a handkerchief. At night, after you go to bed, you will stick your husband with it. If blood flows, he's a human being, but if slime oozes out, he 's a devil." (Tétiyette and the Devil) Tétiyette did as her mother said but, when she stuck the Devil with the pin, slime oozed out so, she washed it off and stuck herself and lied to her mother and made it seem as if the blood came from the Devil himself. Tétiyette is so naive that she did not want to believe that the Devil was a bad guy. The author does an exceptional job of making this story as creative as possible because she uses animals to describe the men that Tétiyette did not want and she used the Devil to describe the man that Tétiyette did want. Essentially, the author intended for the audience of this story to be teenage girls. Young girls can learn a great lesson from this story which is just because someone may be handsome, that does not mean that person is good for you. The story also teaches that just because a person may not be attractive as someone else, that does not mean you should just shut them out; it is
okay to give them a chance because they might have other great qualities aside from good looks.