Legendary Myths

Story 1 || 6 words: Men who disobeyed turned into monkeys. Story 2 || 2 sentences: God told men to not fish on Sundays. Yet, the men fished, so they were turned into monkeys. Fishermen on a Lake - Courtesy of Phelps Law Office Author's Note: For this set of microfictions, I opted to write my own versions of The Origin of Monkeys. The original story tells of how a man of God came to men and told them not to fish on Sundays, for the fish needed a day to feed. The men obliged and went about home to rest. Then, a woman came and saw the many fish feeding in the water. She came home to the men at once and bid them to go fish, else they be loved no more. So, the men head out to fish again, but God turned them into monkeys for disobeying. For my first microfiction of 6 words, I tried to remain abstract in my word choice. Readers who know the original story will be able to make sense of the few words. Conversely, readers who are unfamiliar with the original story will be able ...

I was but a little devil. I toiled under the earth's surface but could bear no more. I yearned for some fruits of the earth, so I went on about my journey to the surface. There I surface, upon a pile of hot coals, in a peasant's field, where I watched him work the soil. Here I lay in wait until he approached me. So, when the peasant finished with tending to his field, he began making his way home when he spotted me. Having peaked the peasant's curiosity, I patiently waited until he arrived. Upon his arrival, he asserted that I sit on top of a treasure. To his blunt assertion, I confirmed his suspicion, for I had brought with me a treasure of gold and silver to bribe him of some of the fruits of his hard labor. So, I extended my offer out to the peasant. For the next two years, he shall give me half of everything his field produced, and in return, I shall give him my treasure of riches. So, it was agreed that for the first year, I shall receive everything that grew abo...

This story begins with a clever and with peasant who had been working in his field all day. As it was getting quite dark, he made preparation to head home when you spotted a pike a burning coals in his field. Amazed, he ventured toward the pile of coals and noticed a little black devil. So, the peasant asserts that the devil must be sitting upon a treasure. The devil slyly agreed, stating that it contained more gold and silver than the peasant had ever seen in his life. Then, the devil bargained that the treasure shall be given the peasant in return for half of everything that is grown from the field for two years. The clever peasant agreed, swearing to give the devil everything that grew above the ground and keeping everything that grew below the ground for himself. Unfortunately for the devil, the peasant planted turnips. Upon harvest time, the devil was left with withered leaves, and the peasant left with his harvest of turnips. So, the devil would not be bested. Now, he shall...

There once was a poor shoemaker that only enough leather for one more pair of shoes. So, he cut the leather before bed, intending to finish the shoes in the morning. He went to bed, prayed, and slept a good while. The next morning, he woke and discovered to find a finely-crafted pair of shoes on his workbench. The shoes were so exquisitely craft, the shoemaker was absolutely amazed. Soon, a customer came by and paid more than the usual price for them. So, the shoemaker now had enough money to buy leather for two pairs of shoes. He cut the leather once more, intending to finish the shoes in the morning. He performed his nightly routine and woke to find the pairs of shoes already finished. Again, customers arrived and paid for the finely-crafted shoes. So, it continued. The shoemaker would buy more amounts of leather, only to find pairs of shoes readily made by morning. The shoemaker now had a steady income and was quite wealthy. Now, he and his wife wanted to find out who was craf...

For this post, I used the following article: The Surprising Link Between Laughter And Learning This article confirmed that laughter builds a sense of trust between people. As with my group of friends, when we laugh together, it shows a sign of trust and social connection that we can relate to one another. By being able to share laughter together, it forms a sense of feeling safe within a group and being able to trust them. However, this article also taught me how laughter can open you up to learning. Laughter opens up our capacity to take in and process new information. By doing so, it enables us to learn new things effortlessly and easily recall upon certain memories for future use. I've noticed that studying with a group of people and being able to laugh and crack jokes helps me recall important information later on during a test for example. I'm curious to learn more about how I can incorporate laughter into my method of learning in my schoolwork. An easy way for me to i...

For this post, I used the following article: Practice Makes Possible: What We What We Learn By Studying Amazing Kids This article confirmed that you can better yourself at a particular skill by practicing it continually. Many musicians and artists become good by practicing for hours on end. Through continued practice and rigorous training, you can improve upon your current skill level tremendously. This article also taught me how deliberate practice is distinctly different from simply going through the motions of your skill. Deliberate practice brings out your inherent weaknesses and helps you improve upon them through rigorous training. Simply going through the motions wastes time and results in little to no return in terms of improvement. I am curious to learn more about I can utilize deliberate practice to hone my skills. By focusing my time and energy on my weaknesses, I am able to improve upon my current skill level and become even better. Deliberate practice helps pave the wa...

I tried the Typing Test found at KeyHero.com to gauge my typing speed and accuracy. I was able to muster out 68 words per minute with 94% accuracy. I liked the test because it prompted me with a realistic sentence that someone would type to give more accurate results that are reflective of how I would normally type. I didn't find anything that I disliked about the test in particular; it was simply laid out and straight-forward. Overall, I would definitely like to improve my typing speed and accuracy as it would provide a significant boost to my productivity level as I am working on course assignments. I have not spent much time recently to working on my typing to improve. Though, I figure from this semester's extensive writing assignments, my overall typing speed and accuracy will improve dramatically. Undoubtedly, good typing skills are quintessential to performing schoolwork more productively. Reading skills are also necessary to comprehend written text. I'd also add tha...