Mythology and Folklore (Spring 2021)

      The student had spent three hours straight perfecting their final. It had been a long semester in Cell Biology, but they could finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Saving the final and turning it in, the student then went about their day, studying for their other finals.     Waking up the next day, the student found an email on their phone saying they would receive a zero if they didn't turn in their exam. The student had somehow managed to turn in a blank exam. After having a breakdown for five minutes, the student went about trying to find where their work had gone.      The student manage to find their final with  their answers and turned it in to their professor, getting an 89 on the whole thing. Basically my worst nightmare Author's Note:     So, I did microfiction again! But this time I used a personal story from last semester. Somehow I had managed to save my file with my answers in a different place. Thus I ...

 Margaret Hunt's  Household Tales by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm Bearskin A young soldier fought in battle and when war was over, he was dismissed His parents were dead so he went to his brothers to ask them to take him in til war began again, but they said he could not do anything for them so he should make a living for himself So the young man was left with his gun, no money, and no trade He sat under a circle of trees when he saw a man with a cloven foot The man says he needs to know that the young man is fearless before he can give him money To prove the soldier is fearless, the man tells him to turn around, where he sees a bear The soldier shot the bear through the muzzle without hesitation the man then says there is another condition to meet He says the soldier can't bathe, comb his hair, cut his nails for 7 years he will be given a coat and cloak to wear within that time If the soldier dies during this time, he is the man's, but he will go free with riches if he su...

Margaret Hunt's Household Tales by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm Thumbling   (2)   (3) The story begins with a peasant couple lamenting that they have no children The wife said she would be happy if they even had a kid the size of her thumb The wife became ill and gave birth to a thumb-sized child, which they named Thumbling As the kid grew up, he excelled at everything he did His father once went into the woods and wished someone could pull the cart for him, THumbling told him he would get it done The wife equips the cart with a horse and Thumbling spoke in the horse's ear as he was making his way, two men saw the miraculously moving cart and followed it Upon seeing the small kid, the two men offered to buy him from his father, who refused But Thumbling told him to sell him, for he would come back soon Thumbling slipped into a mouse-hole, escaping the men, and they were forced to head home After the men left, Thumbling found a snail-shell to spend the night in, as it was too ...