Mythology and Folklore 101

There once was a man named Owen O'Mulready. Mulready lived an unfortunate life where he was isolated far in the forest with only a husband/wife as his companions. He served as their full-time servant because he had committed a crime and was cursed to live in the isolated forest for the rest of his life.  One night as he was tossing and turning in his sleep he dreamed of a plan that would help him escape the forest. He dreamed that one day they would receive a visitor that had also had magical powers. This visitor would have the ability to magically have Owen disappear from the forest. Once the visitor arrived he would only do this on one condition that if he transported Owen back into the city where he could interact with other people he would be the sorcerors servant two times a week.  Owen gladly agreed to this.  Once Owen woke up the next morning he recalled the dream he had the night before hoping that it would come through. Later that day they r...

The King's Disguise and Friendship with Robin Hood Bibliography: Robin Hood unit. Story Source: The English and Scottish Popular Ballads by Francis James Child (1882-1898).  Link to Story Robin Hood was always a mischievous fellow. He never committed crimes that were too terrible, but he often got on the nerves of the king. One day the king decided that he was going to disguise himself as a messenger and meet Robin Hood in the woods. As soon as the king found out where Robin Hood was he immediately went into disguise and created a message that he could tell Robin Hood. He decided that he was going to come up with a story that the King wanted to meet him and invite Robin Hood to dinner.  The king left the castle to go on his adventure to find Robin Hood. It took him a lot longer than anticipated as the king was not used to having to do things on his own. Eventually, he was able to find Robin Hood and was excited to relay the message to Robin Hood....

Life After Being A Giant.... After being injured by Moses the Giant Og life changed for the worse. No longer was Og the ruler of the giants he was not just an average human being. Og soon realized that it would be more difficult to adapt to being a human versus a giant that was used to towering over everyone.  Og was stunned by the fact that Moses who was much shorter and not at as strong as Og was able to strike him and change him into being an average human. Og said to Moses "how could you do this to me, was there any other punishment you could have given to me". Moses responded with anger and frustration saying "no Og you broke your word to the Father Noah who saved your life when the floods were coming, after all,  you could have died years ago you are lucky you have been a giant this long"  Og soon realized that he was going to have to adjust to being a regular human. Although Og was free of his "servant" duties he would have to establish...

( Hollywood Sign ) Los Angeles, Californa is home to many A-list celebrities whom all are extremely beautiful and very well dressed, but in the hidden hills of Hollywood, there were three women whose beauty exceeded that of everyone. Anytime the three women would make an appearance on Rodeo drive everyone would be so mesmerized by them, but one of them stuck out more than the other two and her name was Venus. Psyche skin glimmered when the sunlight beamed down on her and she had the most graceful walk that even if you had no idea who she was you would stop and stare. Psyche had over 90 million Instagram followers and the most artistic pictures. She was internationally known and everyone wanted to be her.  Although most people would just talk about how jealous they were of Psyche there was one person who could physically not stand her presence. Her name was Venus. For the longest time, Venus was the one who would be considered the 'show stopper' but as time w...

Beauty and the Basilisk Castle In the beginning, this arrangement was like nothing she had ever imagined. Although she had agreed to marry the basilisk in exchange for her mother's safety she had no idea what wanting three simple roses would have meant to her future. The start of their marriage was nowhere near what a good marriage should be. The relationship started by off by Mary having to behead this terrifying serpent. Even though Mary knew that if she didn't she would be risking her safety, but most importantly her mothers she went ahead and chopped his head off. Not realizing that this deed would ultimately turn the serpent into a youthful human being that she would have to marry. Not only had her mother's decision made her a prisoner to this awful serpent she now had to marry someone she did not now. As the wedding plans were coming together and although they were magnificent, Mary could not stop thinking about what her life would be like if she had never ha...