Haley Weger: Myth-Folklore

 Once upon a time, a King lived with his beautiful queen. Not only was she the most beautiful woman in all of the land, but she had the prettiest long, golden hair. Sadly, the queen was ill and was about to die. Before she died she begged her husband, "if you marry again, don't marry anybody as beautiful as me, and nobody with beautiful golden hair like mine." The King promised her this, right before she died. The King was devastated by the loss of the queen, and could not even think about remarrying. But, his councillors told him he would have to marry again so they could have a queen. They told him that he would have to start looking, because it wasn't right without a queen on the throne. He sent his servants all over the world to try to find a woman that was even half as beautiful as his late wife. But sadly, nobody could find a woman like her. Even the prettiest ones they could find did not have the long, golden hair like the queen. All of the servants came home o...

 A fisherman and his wife lived in a small house by the sea. The house was quaint, but the two were happy. The husband went out every day to the sea to fish, while the wife stayed home. One day, the fisherman was patiently waiting for a bite. He waited and waited, until he finally felt a tug. He hooked a flounder! But, when he reeled it in, the fish begged the fisherman to let him go. The fish claimed to be a prince, stuck in a fish's body. He told the fisherman he wouldn't taste good, and that it would be a waste. The fisherman didn't even argue with the fish, and let him back into the water without hesitation. The flounder floated back down to the bottom of the ocean, leaving a trail of blood behind. The fisherman went home to his wife empty handed.  He told his wife the crazy story, and she was astonished that he didn't ask the magic fish to grant a wish for him. She told him he should have asked for a bigger house for them to live in. She told him to go back and mak...

  The Evil Fish. Once upon a time, 12 little fish lived in a big giant pond. These fish were very very small, smaller than most perch or bait fish. The fish were all very timid, and scared of the big pond. The big pond was also a family member of theirs: their grandmother. But, the grandmother pond was not only inhabited by the 12 little fish. She also was the home to six big huge, evil garfish. These fish were mean, and they always tried to eat the little fish. They would chase the little fish and scare them. They would back them into corners of the pond, and separate them from the group of 12.  The small fish had finally had enough. They begged their grandmother river to help them. She knew this would not be an easy task, as the garfish were surprisingly clever. But, she loved her grand-fish, and would do anything to help them. She racked her brain for an idea to outsmart the garfish, and save her baby fish, and finally came up with one. She called upon the clouds above her,...

 It is no secret that cats and dogs have long been enemies, but many people do not know the reason behind that. Some may think this is a made up, but there is a time to trace back when dog and cat became foes.  Once upon a time, a couple lived happily ever after with their two pets: a cat named Trixy, and a dog named Spike. The two pets were the best of friends. The couple had a magic ring, that they did not know held special powers. As long as the held the ring, it would bring them good fortune. Since they didn't know this though, they pawned the magic ring. Soon enough, the couple lost all of their fortune and became very poor. Trixy and Spike were very worried about their owners, and hated to see them suffer. So, like any great pets, they came up with a plan to solve their problem. Spike had a brilliant idea to retrieve the magic ring, and bring it back to his owners. Spike's plan was to trick the new couple that bought the ring into letting the cute, sweet pets into their ...

Aladdin was the son of a poor tailor, who worked hard, but did not make much money for his family. No mater how hard the tailor tried, he could not get his son Aladdin to learn any skills. He was an idle boy, and spent his days playing in the street with other idle boys like him. When his father died, his mother begged and weeped for Aladdin to learn some skill to support the family, but her cries did not work. Aladdin was stuck in his ways, and had no skills. One day, Aladdin was met by a strange man, claiming to be his uncle. This newfound uncle was a famous African magician, and claimed to be his late father's brother. Aladdin brought the great news of the new family member to his mother, who thought her late husband's brother was dead. Aladdin and his mother welcomed the uncle into their home, and he was so happy to be surrounded by family again. When the uncle learned that Aladdin had no skills, he offered to front him a shop and fill it with many different things for Alad...

When God created the heavens and the earth, he realized there was something important missing- inhabitants.  When God thought of all of the different creatures he could create to inhabit his beautiful creation, he decided he needed something lovable, that would appreciate all that he had done. What did he decide on you may ask? First- a fluffy puppy. God created this lovable, cheerful creature from the dirt, and he was very happy with his decision. God named this fluffy puppy what you can imagine: Fluffy. Soon enough, Fluffy became lonely, and bored with no other creatures to play with. God decided to create another being, this time from Fluffy himself. By taking one of sweet Fluffy's ribs, God created Roxy: a loving companion for Fluffy. God decided on the rib, after thoughts of many different options during creation. Why not the mouth? Some might ask. Because if created from the mouth, Roxy would spend her life barking at everything. Why not the paw? Because Roxy would spend her ...

 Once upon a time, a mother dog had three little puppies. Those puppies names were Princess, Spot, and Fluffy. Princess and Spot had all of the toys they could possibly think of, as well as every treat on the planet to enjoy. They were cute puppies, but they were quite greedy. Fluffy on the other hand, was perfectly content playing with a stick, sock, or leftover water bottle. One day, the mother dog headed to Petsmart to pick up some things for the dogs' upcoming week. She asked each one of her puppies if they needed anything from the store. Princess and Fluffy named all kinds of new toys, treats, and top shelf dog food they wanted their mother to buy. They listed different Petsmart items for hours, while Fluffy sat playing with her stick. She was unbothered by her brother and sister's greediness. After the mother dog had enough of hearing Princess an Spot's demands, she turned to Fluffy. All Fluffy asked for was three new sticks, of course if it wasn't a burden on her...