Myth & Folklore

 Rags to Riches   Link to Portfolio:  https://sites.google.com/d/1mQ2mJ6V1aLvVUoXr3EJI0v15bxXug7Xq/p/1y4b-ry6zoYJEnK0wkJU4fEKK0-Co-mIW/edit Photo by Darwis Alwan from Pexels Ray had endured hardships for many years of his life.  He thought to himself how he could go any further in life.  The land he inhabited was ruled by a gracious King, but he seemed to overlook many areas of the vast empire.  As ray saw it there were only a few options: join the King’s guard or try to make his living by hustling and thieving around the empire’s poverty-stricken areas where the King’s guard seem to overlook such petty crimes.  Having grown up in such areas throughout his childhood, he saw the destruction that could be caused by the guards ignoring crimes such as those. One day, Ray managed to make it into the King’s palace as he was trying to make an honest living by becoming a member of the King’s guard.  After a few months of training, he was not select...

 Goblin Reading Notes B Photo by Francesco Ungaro from Pexels The King in this story is determined to get the Goblin to the monk.  The goblin tells him a story of the girl who refused to marry Kings and great wealthy merchants in her land.  In the land, thieves had been pestering with the common folk to the point where they asked for their brave King's help.  The King captures a prominent thief and sentences him to death for his crimes.  The girl sees the thief on the day of his execution and cannot help but say that he is to be her husband.  The girl watches him die and follows his body to the cemetery.  She nearly had set herself ablaze, but the Divine Shiva interrupted  her actions and admired her commitment to her "husband."  Shiva granted life to the man and they lived together.  The King saw the reformed thief and promoted him to general of his ranks.  Story Story source: Twenty-Two Goblins , translated by Arthur W. Ryder, wit...

 Goblin Story Reading Notes Photo by Luis del Río from Pexels The King in this story is attempting to reach the Monk who kept giving him gifts in the form of fruits.  In order for him to do that he must carry a body hanging from a tree to the monk.  The body is overtaken by a goblin who questions the king and if he knows the answer to his questions the goblin will go back to the tree where the King took him down from.  If the King knows the answer to his question, but does not tell the truth, the King's head will explode! Interesting story all together.  There is potential for writing some crazy story with this information for sure.  Maybe even consider writing in Sinbad for an appearance since it seems like a crazy experience.  I like how in this specific story there are three options for the King to choose from (usually three options in most of the stories the goblin tells him).  The King once again answered correctly so the goblin got off his s...