Legendary Myths

Story 1 || 6 words: Fearing the Sun, the Moon pales. Story 2 || 50 words: Long ago, the Moon was made the wife of the Sun. Alas, the Sun was very angry when the Moon ran ahead of him, so the Moon grew small and pale. Now, the Moon grows larger for a while but soon fades away again, remembering the Sun's anger and temperament. Sun and Moon - Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Author's Note: For this set of microfictions, I chose to write my own versions of Why of the Moon is Pale. The original story tells of how Small Turtle made Sun out of Lightning and made Moon his wife. Now, Moon was smaller than Sun, but equally as bright. The animals bore a hold through the earth so that Sun and Moon could begin their journey again in the east. Alas, when Moon ran ahead, Sun grew very angry. Frightened at Sun's anger, Moon grew small and pale. Small Turtle tried to make her large again, so now she grows big, but she grows small and pale again when she remembers Sun's anger...

I spent my days wandering the woods, hunting for deer and boar. This was my livelihood, and with my rewards from my hunt, I provided for my lovely wife and young daughter. I dearly loved them both and did my best to care for them. One day, one of the king's messengers sent for me. I obliged to come forth, though I questioned why he would summon such a common huntsman as myself. I later learned that the queen had summoned me to do away with her step-child. She loathed the child greatly, for the child had grown to so beautiful that the queen's beauty paled in comparison. The queen bade me to lead her step-child, Snow-White, in the middle of the woods and take her heart out as a token of the treacherous deed. Now, I was reluctant at first, for I was unwilling to kill such a young and fair maiden. Still, the queen persisted, offering large amounts of gold and silver to me. Knowing that I should do well to support and care for my own family, I agreed to do her bidding. So, I l...

There was once a very beautiful queen. In the middle of winter, a daughter was born to her. She had skin as white as snow, lips as red as blood, and hair as black as ebony, just as the mother had wished. However, the queen died when the wee girl, Snow-White, was born to her. After a year had passed, the king took another wife, but she was proud and unwilling to be surpassed in beauty by any other maiden. She possessed a magic looking-glass, to which she asked who the fairest maiden was of them all. Every time she asked, the looking-glass would say that it was she was the fairest of them all, for it only spoke the truth. Now, Snow-White grew prettier, and when she was seven years old, the looking-glass proclaimed her as the fairest of them all. The queen was greatly angered by this proclamation and set about Snow-White's doom. So, she called upon a huntsman to take Snow-White out to the woods and take out her heart as a token. Upon arriving in the middle of the woods, the hunt...

There was once a poor fisherman and his wife who lived by the sea shore. They lived in an old hovel, and the wife was quite unhappy with it. One day, the fisherman went fishing and sat waiting all day long for a single catch. At last, he reeled in a great flounder, but he discovered that it was an enchanted prince. The prince begged the fisherman for his life, adamant that he will not taste well. So, the fisherman released the flounder back into the water, walking home empty-handed from a long day of hard work. Upon coming home, the fisherman is met with dismay and outbursts from this wife for coming home with no fish. He then told his wife of the enchanted flounder he caught, to which she asked if he had asked it for a wish. Hearing his reply, the wife insisted that the husband return to the fish and ask for a little cottage, for the old hovel was much too small and cramped for the wife. So, the fisherman returned to see the fish, and the sea was green and yellow, quite a peculi...

For this post, I used the following article: What It's Like To Go Without Complaining For A Month This article confirmed that people naturally gripe at one another. As I've realized early on from starting college, the easiest way to build friendship and communicate is through something negative. I've met nearly all of my friends in my Capstone class now from just one class: Electrical Circuits for Non-majors. From the way the class was organized to the way topics were discussed, students could complain about that class endlessly. By coming to office hours, I was able to connect with some of these students and start friendships that have flourished. However, this article has taught me how to sparingly complain in order to change my overall outlook on the world. Complaining naturally brings out the negativity in ourselves and others. By changing our outlook to be positive, we can make the best of situations that may arise and change our mindset to combat the negativity aro...

For this post, I used the following article: How to Spark Creativity When You're in a Rut This article confirmed that people are naturally creative and inventive. A fine example of this is watching children play with toys. Children have active imaginations that help their minds run wild with creative stories while they play with their toys. While adults don't typically play with toys, the principle of creative thinking still holds true. Creativity leads to differing perspectives, new questions, fresh ideas. However, this article also taught me how getting stuck into a specific rhythm or rut in your everyday life can greatly hinder your creativity. Being in a rut destroys creativity since you are not actively thinking of new ideas or ways to improve. You are essentially stuck doing the same thing over and over each day, for hours on end. This is a complete and utter detriment to the creativity that is present in each and every single person. I'm curious to learn more abo...

Personally, I have not found the need to type in my web browser. Typically, whenever I need to write large chunks of text in webpage forms, I just go type in my preferred word processor and transfer it after I'm finished. For example, I use Microsoft Word whenever I need to write large pieces of text. The built-in word count, spellcheck, and thesaurus tools are all useful to enhance the overall typing experience. I like the aspect of being able to type in my browser so I can negate having to open up another app on my computer. However, I found that the browser typing experience is limited in terms of formatting and appearance. If I'm looking to type out a piece that needs to be specifically formatted, I'd have to resort to a traditional word processing software in order to complete it. As such, I would probably not use a web browser to type up large pieces of text. Even for small webpage forms, I could easily just type it up in Microsoft Word and copy the text to the webpag...