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  Tar Baby Wins  There once was this Rabbit called Brer Rabbit and a Fox called Brer Fox. They had this ongoing game where they would trick and outsmart each other with schemes they each devised. There was a particular day where Fox was tired of Brer Rabbit outsmarting him and starting scheming up a plan to show Brer-Rabbit who he really is. He gathered material and started working hard to trick Brer Rabbit. His final creation, which he made from tar mixed with turpentine, was called Tar-baby. He put a hat on this doll-like creature and placed her on the side of the road that he knows Brer-Rabbit takes. He hid in the bushes waiting for his plan to come to fruition. It did not take long for Brer Fox to hear the bold confident steps of Brer Rabbit. When Brer Rabbit passed by Tar-baby he looked surprised to see this figure with a hat just sitting on the side of the road. He got on his hind legs and looked at Tar-baby and then said, " Good morning! Pleasant weather we are hav...

  A Story about the Little Rabbits Brer Rabbits children were good children you listened to their mommy and daddy. They kept their clothes clean, were obedient, and they didn't even have a dirty nose like other children. They were good children indeed. One day Brer Frox dropped by Brer Rabbit's house and didn't find anyone home except the little rabbits. Both the parents had engagements and errands to do that day so the children stayed home. While they were playing hide-and-switch they saw Brer Fox come in. He saw these plump little rabbits and the sight of the fat little creatures made his mouth water. He remembered Brer wolf and was too scared to eat them. The little Rabbits were so scared they huddled up together making sure not to miss one of Brer Fox's movements. Brer Fox watched them just as much trying to conjure up an excuse to eat them. He saw a great big stalk of sugar can in the corner and he cleared his throat and said loudly, " Hey, little ...

 Brer Rabbit: The Wonderful Tar-Baby Story  One day after Brer Rabbit fooled after the rabbit fooled Brer Fox he decided to start devising a plan and went to work. He got a hold of some tar and mixed with turpentine. His final piece of work which he called a Tar-baby who was the center of his mischievous plan. He sat her on the side of a big road and then he went to hide in bushes to see what the outcome would be. It didn't take long to hear the sounds of Brer rabbit hopping down the road. Every step was filled with such sass - Lippity-clippity, clippity-lippity and foxed remained hidden. The brer rabbit got a sight of the Tar-baby and surprised by this figure he sat on his hind legs looking at it. Meanwhile, Fox still remained hidden in the bushes. " Good morning!" said Brer rabbit to the tar-baby. " Pleasant weather we are having!"  The tar-baby stayed silent while the fox still remained hidden. "How are you doing today?" asked Brer r...

Note: I honestly just thought this was a funny way to write a six-word story. When I wrote it out i realized it would have been seven words until it autocorrected to hyphenate "six-word" and it was a pleasant surprise to find it did end up working! I've never written a six-word story.  Number 6

I can't stop thinking about you. All it took was one look. HEART <3 Note: I honestly just felt like doing something a little romantic. I was inspired just by how all it takes is one look to be interested in someone and want to know them further. Microfictions are almost like writing short poems. That's what it felt like to me, at least. I hope my first one wasn't too terrible!

The Hare, the Fox, and the Wolf   A hungry wolf was passing through a wood when he ran across a Hare sitting up on her hind legs by an Oak tree. He was about to make her his prey when she spoke suddenly. "Sir wolf I know you are hungry but before you devour me I ask you to think of my size and see that I am just a snack for your highness. There is a fox who is so fat that he can barely walk. If you eat him you will surely satisfy your hunger.  If it pleases you I will entice him out of his hole and if he seems fine for you to eat then you can devour him." The wolf was convinced by her words and told her to proceed with her plan. she told the wolf to remain outside while she went in. The rabbit thought to herself " Ah! I am free from the wolf and I will also have revenge on the Foc who chases me all the time." When she approached the fox the fox acted courteous to her and asked her what fortune brought her there.  " only the desire to see you worship...

 The King, the Falcon, and the Drinking-Cup There once was a king who liked hunting very much. The king had a falcon which he valued as one of his most precious treasures. The king valued this falcon so much he fed it himself from his own hand and the falcon would be carried on the king's wrist during hunts. One day when the king and his court were on a hunt a deer crossed their paths and the king started to pursue him. The rest of the court could not keep up with the king's speed and the king somehow became separated from the group completely and could not conquer the deer. The king became hot and thirsty from his pursuit and he got off his horse and went in search of some water. After a long time, he encountered a hill with a small stream trickling down over the rocks. The king pulled a drinking cup from his sash and set it in under the stream until the cup was filled with water. When the king raised the cup to his lips to drink the hawk swooped over and knocked the cup...

There once was a man who had a son. He loved his son very much for it was his only child. This man once walked in the park with his young son and a mysterious old man came up to them the man and said: " I have seen  your son's future and I am here to tell you that your son is fated to be torn into pieces by a beast." At first, the man could not believe this, how could someone say something like this? He did not believe in fortune telling but the old man words resounded in his head. As the days went on the words of his son's fate only grew louder and louder. As he watched his young boy, the most precious gift in his life he became frightened.   " I must protect him no matter what" the man thought to himself holding his little boy tightly in his arms. From that day on the man vowed to never let his son leave the house and he would have everything he ever needed there. The man wealthy, so he hired tutors for his son to learn and not miss his education.   Ever...

Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp 1 There once was a poor tailor, who had a son called Aladdin. Aladdin was careless and lazy by who would do nothing but play all day long in the streets with boys just like him. This saddened the father that he died. Even though this tragic event brought many tears to his mother, he did not change his ways. One day Aladdin went about what he normally does, playing in the streets. A man then approached him and asked him his age and if he was the son of the tailor Mustapha. " I am the son of Mustapha, although he passed away a long ago." This man was a famous African Magician and he embraced Aladdin and kiss him. He then said " I am your uncle and recognized you because you resemble my brother so much. Go to your mother and tell her I am here and will go visit." Aladdin ran home and told his mother of his uncle. Yes, Aladdin it is true your father had a brother but I always thought he was dead/" replied his mother. Des...

  I got a bit carried away! I sort of told the story as it was coming to me!   El Salvador  INTRODUCTION I think I have decided to have 2 children as the protagonist. In this story, the children will somehow get lost or lured in the forest and have different encounters with the spirits. The introduction will be one of the children much older telling his/her story of that night to his/her children or grandchildren. The introduction will include the background information of each of the entities and their origin stories. most of the background information can be found here: El Salvador Legends First Encounter   La Llorona     Background: She is a young woman who is hurt by her husband's incessant infidelity.  Despite his betrayal towards her, he loved his children that he had with her very much and she saw that. Feeling no love from her husband and in an act of blind rage, she drowned her two children. Realizing what she di...

La Llorona Storybook link: El Salvador Legends Thank you for your feedback and hope you enjoy my storybook!

Snow Day In The snow seemed so tall like a blanket that covered our four acres completely. I always thought it was so beautiful to see how the snow covered the ground completely and topped the trees making our green pine trees stand out even more in color. My mom in the kitchen making " chocolate Abuelita" which is the hot chocolate she would make. We could never remember the name of the actual hot chocolate so we would call it that because it had a picture of an older woman on it hence the name "  chocolate Abuelita." The smell filled the house and my siblings and I waited for our warm mug filled with the hot chocolate. We all then decided to play games as a family. We all went into our living room and sat on our ugly green carpet and pulled out the game we were all competitive at; uno. My heart was so happy to have my family around me. As I kid I learned to appreciate all the moments we all shared together because my parents worked so much and my siblings were ...

 his story is part of the Odyssey . Story source: Homer's Odyssey , translated into English by Tony Kline. (2004). The Spirit of Achilles We were there conversing words of sadness, grieving, and our eyes filled with tears. The son of Achilles then appeared and following him was the appearance of Patroclus, Antilochus, and Ajax. The ghost of Achilles recognized me and talked through the tears. " Odysseus of many resources, scion of Zeus, son of Laertes, what are you think to come to the home of Hades where there is nothing about but sadness and death. I responded to him " Achilles the greatest warrior among the Achaeans. I came to speak to Teiresias to see if he would show me to the path to Ithica. I have not set foot on my own land and have continued to endure endless trials. No man has lived a life as great as yours or ever will, we Agrives see you as a god while you were among the living and now you rule among the dead. Do not be sadden then by your own death Ac...

 Odyssey: The Cyclops Defeated When dawn came, the cyclops did his morning tasks. He milked the goats and put the goats in order along with their young. When he finished his work he took another two men and ate them as breakfast. After his meal, he took his healthy flock out from the cave. He lifted the gigantic stone door as if it had no weight at all and put it back just as effortlessly leaving us trapped in his lair. As he left to the mountains whistling and guiding his flock. As we were sure he was leaving for the day we had to devise a plan to escape this murderous beast stomach and take vengeance to my follow comrades killed by this beast. I prayed for Athena to grant me a plan to escape the cyclops and inspiration struck me. The best escape seemed to be: Looking around to see what materials I could gather I saw the cyclops huge club laying next to the sheep pen. It was so big it could be the mast of a twenty-foot ship. I cut off a sixfoot length portion of the club. I ...

Feedback Cartoon The first article I chose to read was How to Give Feedback Without Sounding Like a Jerk .  I chose this article because I struggle with giving feedback for the fear of offending anyone or maybe feeling it may not be my place. The blog begins by explaining the often way people give feedback by using " The compliment Sandwich". This method is used by giving a compliment at the beginning, the feedback or criticism as the meat, and another compliment at the end of the feedback. The fault in this method is by people seeing right through it and feeling that the compliments are insincere and just a kindness to soften the blow. The other fault in this is people only hearing the compliments and glossing over the negative feedback. The article further gave ways to give positive feedback in a way that will be constructive for both the receiver and the giver. The first piece of advice was to explain your feedback. If you give reasons why you are giving comments it ...

I have decided to focus on the topic of El Salvador Legends! My idea for this project is to have a paranormal Investigator go to different parts of El Salvador and search for the most infamous legends known to El Salvador. I would like the layout to be just the recordings of each encounter of these legends.  I have organized the layout as such: INTRODUCTION Introducing the protagonist and the plans of finding the legends in El Salvador which is full of different entities to pursue. I would also take this as the opportunity to mention the legends that are in pursuit and their background story or origin story.  While searching for information about these legends I realized that many of these characters show their appearance to men or children so I thought of an alternate way to go about the layout. Another option is to have two children to wander the night and are lead to the countryside somehow. As they get further in the woods they encounter each of these spirits losing ...