Animals in Fables
“Fables, inspired by Aesop, in this respect have generally posed a question that was at the heart of Aesop’s tales: Can human …
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“Though many ancient tales might seem magical, miraculous, fanciful, superstitious, or unreal to us, people believed them, and these people were and …
How to Tell a Fairy Tale
“We are all misfit for the world, and somehow we must fit in, fit in with other people, and thus we must …
Socrates+Stories
In my Ancient Greek Philosophy class we’re reading The Republic, and at one point Socrates argues that the stories told to children …
Philippines Origin Story
I really wanted to find a story from a culture I was not very familiar with. I came across this creation myth …
Origin Story
http://www.creationmyths.org/xingu-creationmyth.htm I picked the Xingu Indian story of the creation of man. I picked this story because it is not a typical …
Origins Story
Since I was 4 years old I have lived with my disabled brother. My brother is a big part of mine and …
Origin Story
My grandpa was born and raised in China. He used to always tell us grandchildren about the Chinese calendar and which animals …
Origin Post
I was just googling random short stories when I remember one my mom used to tell me as a kid about rainbows. …
Origin Story
https://books.google.com/books?id=NvdAAAAAIAAJ&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false Chinese folks tales are as innumerable as the shinning stars in the sky. Among those moving tales, my favorite one …