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Brothers Grimm: Rumpelstiltskin Once upon a time, there was a miller who was poor but had a beautiful daughter. Now it happened that he got into a conversation with the king.  To impress the king, he said, " I have a daughter who can spin straw into gold." The king replied, " That is such a great gift and art. If you say your daughter is as skillful as you say she is, then bring her to my castle and I will put her to the test. When the girl was brought to him, he led her to a room that was filled in its entirety with straw. He gave her a spindle wheel and a reel. He said, " Get to work now. Spin all night, and if by morning you have not spun this straw into gold, then you shall have to die." Then he locked the room, and there she stood all alone. The poor miller's daughter sat there and for her life, she did not know what to do. She had no idea how to spin straw into gold. Her fear grew by the minute and she broke down and cried. suddenly, th...

Looking-Glass: Queen Alice  Bibliography  This story is part of the  Looking-Glass unit . Story source:  Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There  by Lewis Carroll (1871). " Well this is amazing!" said Alice. I never expected I should be a Queen this soon- and Ill tell you what it is, your majesty." she went on in a serious tone. She often liked to scold herself. " It wil never do for you to be waiting time trolling about the grass like that! Queens have to be poise and dignified!"  She got up and walked about - stiffly at first, as she was afraid that the crown might fall off. She comforted herself thinking that nobody was there to see her and if she really is the Queen she will be able to manage it quite well in time.   Everything was happening so oddly that she didn't feel surprised that the Red Queen and the White Queen sitting close to her on each side of her. She wanted to ask how they got to be there =, but...

The sun was shining bright. Alice decided she better interrupt him. She tried to speak as politely as she could, "if it's VERY long, would you please tell me first which road-"  Tweedledee smiled gently and began again: The sun was shining upon the sea, Shining with all his might: He tried very hard to make The billows smooth and bright This was very peculiar because it was The middle of the night. The moon was shining sulkily Because she believed that  the sun Had no business being there After the day was over and done " It's very rude of him," she said, " To come and ruin all the fun!" The sea was wet as wet could be, The sands were dry as dry. You could not see a cloud because No cloud was in the sky: There were no birds to fly The Walrus and the carpenter were walking close at hand; They wept like anything to see Tons and tons of sand " If this were only cleared away" They said, " it would be gra...

Another day passed and it went the same as yesterday. This is life in quarantine.  Note: inspiration was the events that are currently happening. I hope everyone is doing great in these times and staying healthy!  Covid 19

Bibliography: This story is part of the  Alice in Wonderland unit .  Story source:  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland  by Lewis Carroll (1865). Tea Party There was a table outside in front of a house under a tree. March Hare and the Hatter were having tea at this table. A Dormouse sitting in between them, fast asleep, and the other two were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it and talking over its head. The Dormouse must be very comfortable though, Alice, to herself As long as it is asleep I guess it won't mind.    Although there were only three people, the table was large and they were all crowed to one corner of it. "No room! No room!" they yelled out when they saw Alice approaching. Alice persisted, " There's plenty of room!" Alice then sat down in a large armchair at one end of the table. " Have some wine" the March Hare said encouragingly Alice looked around, but there was nothing on it but tea. "I don...

Alice was getting tired of sitting by her sister on the bank. It was so boring doing nothing. She would sometimes peek into the book her sister was reading and see that it had no pictures or conversations.  She thought about how boring a book would be without pictures or conversations. She tried entertaining herself and thinking of something to do to not be so bored. It was hard to think of anything because of how hot it was, it made her think slower and sleepy. She considered if the trouble of picking up daisies is worth making a daisy chain. while she was pondering this, a white rabbit appeared out of nowhere and ran close by her. He had white fluffy fur and had big bright pink eyes. The Rabbit seemed in a rush and would say to itself " Oh dear! Oh, dear! I am running late! I need to hurry!"  He took out his pocket watched and his big pink eyes widened even more. Then he took off in a hurried manner. Alice looked at the rabbit and thought I've never seen a rabbit...

There once was a time when the Chameleon did not have the ability to change into many different colors. He grew tired of not having something special like the other animals. Chameleon would look at the tiger who had its stripes and strength. He would see the butterfly with so many different colors and designs and was amazed by the peacock who had its beautiful colors and feathers. One day, it walked sadly among a path thinking of how unremarkable it was compared to the other special animals. He grew so pensive, he wasn't thinking about what time it was or the direction he was walking. He eventually walked among a meadow that had a small pond. There was a rainbow that ended right on the surface of the pond. The colors were so vibrant they would reflect on the pond. He saw everything around him and was amazed by the beauty. He wished to be something as beautiful as this one day. He walked to the pond and decided he wanted to bathe in the colorful water where it was not too deep for...

How Bluebird and Coyote Got Their Colors  A long time ago, the bluebird was a hideous color. Bluebird knew of a lake where no river river flow in or out and he bathed in this lake four times every morning for four mornings. Every morning while he bathed he sang the same song: There's a blue water. It lies there. I went in. I am all blue. On the fourth morning, bluebird shed all his feathers and cam out of the lake in his skin. The next morning, he came out of the lake and he was covered with blue feathers. Coyote had been watching bluebird the whole time.  He wanted to get in and eat the bluebird but he had fear of the water. On the last morning, Coyote said, " How is it that you lost your ugly color, and now you are blue and beautiful? You are more beautiful than anything in the skies. I want to be blue too." Coyote at this time was green. " I only went four times for four mornings," Bluebird told him. Then Coyote was proud of his blue color. He...

The Theft of Fire   There was no fire on earth so the karoks were cold and miserable. Deep in the lands of the east, hidden within a treasure box, that was where the fire was. Kareya made fire and given to two old hags, so the Karoks couldn't steal it. Coyote decided to help the Indians and steal fire. Coyote summoned a council of the animals and after the council, he stationed a line from the land of the Karoks to the distant land where the fire was kept. The lion was nearest to the land of fire, and frog was nearest to the Karok land. The lion was the strongest among the animals and frog was the weakest among them. The other animals took their place according to the power given to them by man. The Coyote took an Indian with him to accompany him and went to the top of the hill, but he hid the Indian under the hill. Coyote went to the tepee of the hags. " Good evening." , He said They replied, "Good evening." Coyote then replied, " It is cold o...