Mythology and Folklore Blog

Dreams: photo source  Drabble: 100 words Dreams In class, I looked at him across the room and threw a crumpled up piece of paper at him with my handwriting in it. He opened it and smiled.  I woke up.  I chased after him but once I touched his back, he disappeared.  I woke up.  I could hear his voice but he was nowhere to be found. I was in darkness.  I woke up.  Why do I keep having dreams about this boy I do not know? Is he merely a memory so strong I can not seem to get rid of, or does it mean something more?  Six-word Story:  Waking up  Heartbreakingly, it was only a dream.  Author's note: These stories are about dreams, and how they might have a hidden meaning to them. Sometimes we have nightmares that we never want to think of again, but sometimes we have dreams where we wish they were our reality. 

The Three Little Pigs and the Wolf: Source Once upon a time there lived three little pigs in a neighborhood with three houses made of straw, furze, and bricks. They lived very peacefully until they learned of the big, bad wolf who just moved into their town. The three little pigs decided that until he left, they would stay in their houses and not come out. "Don't worry friends, I have a great plan to get rid of this wolf." the pig who lived in the brick house said.  The next day, the wolf came to the first pig's house, which was made out of straw. He knocked on the door and said "Little pig, little pig, let me come in." The pig was very frightened, but stayed strong and said "Not by the hair of my chiny chin chin." The wolf then said "'Then I'll huff, and I'll puff, and I'll blow your house in." So he huffed, and he puffed, and he blew his house in. The pig squealed and ran as fast as he could to the pig who lived in the h...

The Three Little Pigs: Source  I have heard the story of the three little pigs so many times throughout my life. In fact, we did a lesson not too long ago with the children at my job at an after school program about the three little pigs. I have always heard the phrase in the story "Not by the hair on my chiny chin chin" and was surprised to learn that this was said because the story was originally supposed to be about goats who turned into pigs! Even though I have heard the story so many times, I seem to have forgotten how the story ended. The wolf came and blew down the first two pigs houses since they were built out of straw and a bundle of furze, and then ate them up. The third pig had a house built of brick, and therefore the wolf was not able to blow the house down. The wolf tried to trick the pig into getting out of his house 3 times, and each time the pig went earlier than he should he would meet the wolf. The wolf was very angry about this and decided to go into the ...