Haley Weger: Myth-Folklore

 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 King had a very mean mom who hated his wife. The mother did not think the queen was worthy. The queen had her first baby, and the mother marked the queen's mouth with blood and took the baby. She told the king that the queen was a cannibal. The king didn't believe it. The queen had another baby, and the mother did the same thing again. The king still didn't believe his mother. He said, "She is too tender and good to do any such thing, and if she were only not dumb and could justify herself, then her innocence would be as clear as day." The third child was born, and the mother did the same thing again. This time, the queen couldn't say anything in her defense. The king had no choice but to give her up to justice and sentenced her to death by fire.  On the day she was sentenced to die, it was the last day of the 6 years she had not spoken or laughed to free her brothers from the evil spell. She prepared everything to break the spell, and cried out for the s...

There was a fisherman who lives with his wife by the sea. He went out everyday to fish. One day, he was patiently waiting for a fish to bite the hook, and finally a flounder bit the hook. The flounder begged the fisherman to let him go. He told the fisherman that he wasn't a fish, but he was actually an enchanted prince. He told the fisherman that he wouldn't taste good, and would be useless, so he should put the fish back.  The fisherman didn't argue, and let the fish back into the water. The flounder went back into the water, and sank to the bottom leaving a trail of blood. The fisherman went home to his wife. His wife asked how his day of fishing had been, and he told her the story.  His wife asked if he wished for anything, and the husband said no. She said he should have wished for a bigger house, and that he should go back and make the wish. He returned to the water, but it was very murky and he couldn't see the flounder at the bottom. He stood at the sea, and beg...