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The Witch Girl Man defends family from death They gave him housing and in return he gave them protection for the fatal death The Headless Princess Man sees a princess take her head off and accuses her of being a witch The man then is attacked He draws a circle around himself to assure that he will be safe The magic works The Warlock Father in-law murders his two daughters in law The third one outwits him and kills him She was rewarded a great deal of money for out thinking him The Fox Physician The man grew a beanstalk A younger man came and took all of his wealth The Two Corpes Two Corpes set out to eat a man They schemed together and devised a plan to eat him Their skeletons crumbled and the man was able to escape The Dog and the Corpse A dog grew resentful towards its owner because he did not help hunt their pray The owner would run to the house as the dog battled and killed their pray The dog would growl every time he would see the owner ...

The Dead Mother There was a man and women who gave birth to a child Shortly after, the woman died The woman comes back from the dead to nurse the child Results in the child dying The Treasure Goatskin overcame the pope The pope was corrupt Man needed a place to bury his mom, but he was poor. The Bad Wife A wife was so bad that the demons were terrified of her The husband tricked her into the pit by using reverse psychology Demons begged for the husband to take her away The Misery Man faked his own death in order to avoid paying a Copeck back He even faked his own Funeral Finally gave up once he realized they would cut his head off Friday Woman dishonored Mother-Friday and was no longer able to see The curse was permanent Wednesday' Woman battles the spirit of Wednesday                                                 ...

Sleepy John John was shut away into a cask while asleep John was given a staff that allowed him to track down the queen  He was given half of the kingdom because of this ability. Silly Jura Three Brothers Two older brothers bullied the younger one Jura became rich and found a wife The Bear, the Eagle, and the Fish Husband gives out his daughters hands in marriage  He gives them to a bear eagle and fish They eventually have a brother who goes to find them Waternick A boy and girl wondered from home and attached yarn to a tree in order to find their way back. They found their way back home and cared for their dying mother.                                                                          Czech landscape Biliography:

Jingles Deedle deedle dumpling Cock-a-doodle-doo! My dame has lost her shoe Hey! diddle diddle the cat and the diddle(best one of all time) PUSSICAT, wussicat, with a white foot DING, dong, bell DIDDLEDY, diddledy, dumpty; FIDDLE-DE-DEE, fiddle-de-dee To the market to buy a fat pig HANDY, spandy, Jack-a-dandy TWEEDLE-DUM and Tweedle-dee RUB a dub dub, Three men in a tub Love and Matrimony Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water Brave news is come to town SYLVIA, sweet as morning air Simon, pray leave off your suit Little boy kisses little girl Wife tumbles in wheelbarrow Pippen Hill Where has Willy been? Natural History, Part 1 Buff the dog Burnie bee SOME little mice sat in a barn to spin All of a row Grey goose and gander Pussy-cat, where have you been? Cuckoo HICKETY The cock doth crow February Pussy cat sits by the fire Little boy went into a barn The dove says Natural History, Part 2 Tom Tinker's dog Leg over ...

Tales Man on the moon burned by porridge Children left in woods to die Crooked Man Chimney escape Duck hunting Almost Jack and the beanstalk Revenge on Taffy the thief Solomon Grundy's life Proverbs Advice saying not to get married Pick up pins Do not be a man of words and not of deeds Information about sneezes Information about the wind For every evil, there is a remedy Early to bed and early to rise March winds and April showers bring forth may flowers Songs Tales about foxes, tailors and adventures Riddles Difficult to take notes over An assembly of riddles                                                                   Nursery Rhymes Bibliography:  This story is part of the  Nursery Rhymes unit . Story source:  The Nursery Rhyme Book  edited by And...

The Bishop of Hereford Robinhood is disguised as a shepherd Robbed the bishop of gold He and his men stole three hundred pounds of gold The Bishop Robbinhood is on the run from the bishop Hides in the house of an old woman They trade clothes and disguise as the other The bishop mistakes the old woman as robinhood and carries her away Robin Hood and Maid Marian Robinhood encounters a woman whos beauty rivals that of Helen of Troy. Happy together and in love Roamed the forests together as she joined the team The King's Disguise Robinhood is an outlaw The king wishes to see him Disguises himself as an abbot Wants to know if Robinhood will accept a pardon and join the royal cout The Golden Arrow Sheriff attempts to devise a tricking game for Robinhood He knows Robinhood can not turn down a challenge Offers Golden Arrow as a prize Robin Hood's Death Robinhood dies at the hands of a woman               ...

Progress to Nottingham  15 year old tall young men. skilled with bow and arrow Robin hood battled men in Nottingham Little John He taught the skill of archery to another young man He acted as a sidekick to Robin-hood They called him Little John even though he was a large man The Butcher Robinhood and Little John took the Butcher's Gold. Took three hundred pounds Robinhood went laughing away The Ranger Ranger confronts Robinhood telling him to leave the forest Battled for 3 hours Mutual respect was shown Robinhood asked the Ranger to join his team The ranger did and they enjoyed a great feast The Bold Peddler Similar to last tale They(John and Robin) battled a man until they called a tie and dined as friends. Allen a Dale Robin hood pretends to be a harper He makes music for the wedding Little John dresses up as a bishop who conducts the ceremony. Rescuing Three Squires Robinhood meets the mother of three poachers Disguises hi...

The Teton Ghost Stories Man hallucinates and sees two men and a woman When he thinks about them they disappear The Wakanda, or Water God Family loses son under water. The people of the sea agree to return him for a price of a w white haired dog. He died when he returned to land because he had already eaten their food. The Spirit Land Crow created the world He dropped dust into the world and out came solid land He dropped blades of grass and they became Forest trees Now he  is coming to help the living Indians Why the Possum Plays Dead Rabbit and Possum were looking for wives Rabbit traveled ahead and told everyone they must get married so he was given a wife Possum was given no wife Rabbit traveled to the next city and told them to start a war When Possum arrived, he was attacked  He played dead to avoid being killed Coyote and Snake Coyote and Snake encountered each other in a road Coyote refused to walk around snake, but instead insiste...

The Creation Elk rolled over the land which produced crops. People created the land from the mud in their hands. Sacred Legend People were originally in water Wove clothing from grass They were poor and cold The Legend of the Peace Pipes Chief commanded man to go into woods and create the pipe. Made to keep peace within the tribe One pipe prevented revenge If you refused the pipe four times, this meant that you could not ask for help or for mercy. The Eagles Revenge A man killed a deer He also killed an eagle who picked at the dead deer. Later the brother of the eagle came and killed many members of the hunter's tribe to enact revenge. Old-Woman-Who-Never-Dies Women offers corn to young travelers Does not age The Three Ghost Stories Ghosts mistreat the spirit of murderers They also abuse the lonely Human bones were piled along the tree                             ...

Origin of the Chilkat Blanket Woman, daughter of the chief, marries a man from the bear tribe. She escapes and marries the god of the sea. The First Woman The first woman was pulled into two separate women. This is why women of the north are skilled with their hands and women of the south are great dancers. Origin of the Winds A magic doll was carved The movement of this doll in the sky produced wind The Land of the Dead Woman finds out firsthand what happens when she dies. Is guided by her late grandfather around the land of the dead Cradle Song Sort of unclear General idea is surviving in the rough climate Father returns to his family The Wolves and the Deer Wolves ate the Deer after realizing they did not have strong teeth The Discontented Grass Plant The story of how wolverines and gray wolves came to wander in the same country, but never together Tricks of the Fox Fox was thrown on an island for tricking the eagle Fox made it...

The Raven Myth Man fell from beach tree pod Raven gave him berries Man drank from the pool Learning to be a human The raven would pull up his beak and talk to the man  Raven is the creator of the other animals as man molds them from clay Raven made a companion for the man Raven made more people, teaching them how to hunt Raven also planted trees Taught man how to make fire The Flood Raven became angry Raven decided to flood the land Stabbed woman with sea urchins to make tides recede The people did not change Raven's marriage Raven married a geese  Tried to live as a goose with her Could not keep up with the pack and dried up Raven and Marmot Raven blocked Marmot's house Marmot tricked Raven into dancing so he could slip between his legs and be safe Marmot mocked Raven and called him a fool The Bringing of the Light by Raven The sun rising and setting is really raven carrying light He stole it from a man who attacked the village ...

Motikatika Wife fell ill. Husband goes to several body of waters in order to find her proper nutrition She rejects all of the options and remains ill Finally gets healthy but husband falls ill Wife looks around and find good water Ogre guarding asks for her baby to eat She agrees to give the ogre her baby for her life The baby is  magician and tricks ogre into eating her husband. Adventures of a Jackal Jackal is best friends with a Hedgehog Jackal ticks Panther into wearing tight shoes Panther looks for Jackal, holds a feast and then hunts the one without a tail Cant catch the Jackal Jackal united with his friend A greyhound killed the Jackal Adventures of a Jackal's Eldest Son Jackal Left two sons behind Gives advice and runs Runs into his father's friend the hedgehog Hedgehog kills Jackal The younger son takes his inheritance and leaves Hassebu Young boy left for dead by his "friends" Killed a scorpion Fell into a pit where h...

How We Got the Name "Spider Tales" Anansi was given the right to call all the stories Anansi tales He tricked a boa. bees, and a tiger as his task How Wisdom Became the Property of the Human Race Anansi dropped the pot out of anger Anansi and Nothing Where the term crying for nothing comes from. Anansi killed nothing out of jealousy. Why Spiders Are Always Found in Corners of Ceilings  Anansi lied to his family and remained in the corner out of shame. The Grinding-Stone That Ground Flour By Itself Anansi took the special stone from town to town in order to feed everyone The stone ended up crushing Anansi The Moon and the Stars Kweku, Ansi's son gave freedom to his fellowmen against the dragon. The Hunter and the Tortoise The origin story for how turtles came to be. King Chameleon and the Animals Chameleon rode the hair's tale in order to win the race for the throne. Why Tigers Never Attack Men Unless The...

Fifth Voyage Builds a ship to go on another adventure attacked by Rocs(giant birds) Washes up on another island Old man chokes him unconscious and is terrorizing him Fifth Voyage(cont.) Gets the old man drunk Throws him off his back Found new companions Found new riches Sixth Voyage[The Raft] Sinbad builds himself a raft Rides a river with strong rapids Sixth Voyage(cont.) Rides a horse to visit a king The king demands that Sinbad's adventures be written on gold tablets. Becomes great friends with the king Sixth Voyage(end) Accepted the charge from the king  Sinbad vouches that the king is a great as people say Seventh and Last Voyage[The Elephants] Sinbad was called by the Capliph. Wants him to deliver a message to Serendib Kills an elephant Dug a hole where he buried the elephant Seventh and Last Voyage(cont.) Sinbad continued to kill Elephants from tall trees, The elephants attack the tree Sinbad is in. They brought him ...

First Voyage Wealthy sold his goods sailed towards the East Indies. Explored a small island on the way Turned out to be the back of a sleeping whale, not an island. He was left at sea Found an island with people who gave him food and planned on leaving soon. First Voyage (cont) Reunited with his old crew after seeing a sailor load possessions labeled with his name. He then bought his own house, reunited with family. Second Voyage Goes out to sea again Falls asleep In a deep and narrow valley Snakes surrounded him but they only came out during the day. Slept in a Cave Something fell to the ground with a thud beside him. Second Voyage (cont.) Lured a bird with a diamond to drop him into its nest His crew found him and they ventured to Bagdad.  Third Voyage Set sail yet again out of boredom Came across savages Found various herbs and fruits Encountered a giant who captured them Third Voyage(cont.) The giant approached them with two more...

The Two Brothers: Part One The wife of Anthu attempted to seduce Anthu's younger brother, Bata. Bata refuses and as a result, the wife tells Anthu that Beta beat her up. Anthu becomes enraged and sharpens his blade. The Two Brothers: Part Two After the truth was revelead, Anthu returned home and killed his wife. Bata relocated to the wilderness and was given a beautiful wife by the gods. Warned  her never to go outside. The Two Brothers: Part Three Bata's wife leaves the house despite his warning, drawing alot of attention. The suitors destroyed a plant that help Bata's soul. Anthu arrives and restores the plant, bringing Bata back to life. Bata becomes a bull. The Two Brothers: Part Four Anthu rides his brother Bata, who is now a bull. Beta revelead himself to his wife, they bore a son Beta reigned for thirty years. When he passed, Anthu took over. The Book of Thoth: Part One Men want the famous book of Thoth A feast was had after...

Creation Nu River Ra is the most powerful took form of men Secret Name of Ra Isis created a serpent out of Ra's saliva which bit him in hopes that he would reveal his secret name.  The plan worked. Ra and Hathort Failed Mutiny  The Sun's Journey Son is shown to be greater than his father Nu Osiris Ruled Egypt Uses persuasive speech and logic The Death of Osiris Suffocated inside of a chest by the followers of Set The Journey of Isis Set out to find the grave of Osiris King of the Dead The wicked god, known as the king of the dead The Wax Crocodile Crocodile created by wife attacks young boy The Green Jewel Chief is able to retrieve girls beloved jewel via magic. This story is part of the  Ancient Egypt unit . Story source:  Egyptian Myth and Legend  by Donald Mackenzie (1907).                                   ...

Eve:         First woman. Formed from Adam's Ribs. Ate the fruit. Sarah         Wife of Abraham. Bore a son named Isaac, despite being very old.       Hagar            This was Abraham's handmaid who bore him a son named Ishmael. Rebekah             Isaac married her when he was 40, she became the mother of Jacob and Esau Rachel           The wife of Jacob Leah           Concurrent wife of Jacob along with Rachel. Bore Six sons Potiphar's Wife           Attempted to seduce Joseph, lied which led to his imprisonment. Jephthah's Daughter            Sacrificed as an offering by her father. Delilah           Seduced Samson into giving her the secret of his strength Hannah           ...

Baptism of Jesus Jesus chooses his disciples Teaches in the temple, frees man from bad spirit Fame spread around Galilee Heals the mother of Simon Healed the city's sick and cast out demons Healed a leper who told everyone Went to Capernaum a few days later where a massive crowd followed him, he preached. Healed man from roof, forgave sins, tells Levi to follow him Jesus dwells with the sinners explains all actions to pharisees, family of christ\ calms the storm I am legion who touched me wakes sleeping girl death of John the baptist 5 loaves of bread and two fish miracle Gives sight to the blind Who do you say that I am? Entering Jerusalem The Scribe Prophecies The Last Supper Crucifixion Rise Bibliography: Telford, W. R. The Theology of the Gospel of Mark. NTT. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Williamson, Lamar. Mark. Image Info

My favorite story from the myth-folklore anthology was definitely Beauty and the Basilisk . This story kept me entertained especially because I could not predict what was going to happen next at any point in the story. This story is part of the Czech Folktales unit . Story source: The Key of Gold by Josef Baudis (1922). The summary of the story is that while gathering gifts for her children, a mother remembered that her youngest dauhter asked for three roses. She found a garden of roses and took three for her daughter. The basilisk(giant serpent) demanded that she now owed him her daughter in return for those roses and threatened her with violence. The mom eventually obliged and went back to her daughter who was surprisingly calm about the entire situation. She was ordered to nurse the gardener for several days. After this, she was told to cut off his head. She did not want to do this but eventually did. The serpents head rolled off and it was replaced by a serpent head which she agai...