Reading Notes: Tibetan Folk Tales-Part A

Tibetan Folk Tales by A.L. Shelton with illustrations by Mildred Bryant (1925).

Tiger and Frog by garlandcannon

The Tiger and the Frog: One day, a very hungry tiger stumbled upon a smart little frog. The tiger was going to eat the frog, but he tricked the tiger by beating him in a couple of small challenges (in which he cheated of course). So the tiger actually became afraid of the frog, and ran far away. Soon he came across a fox, who laughed at him for being afraid of the frog. So they decided to tie their tails together and go face the frog as one. When they approached, the frog put on a tough act yet again and scared the tiger so much that he began to run away. He dragged the poor fox along with them in a perpetual sprint. 

The Cony Who Got into Bad Company: There once was a lama who lived in a far away little hut, and he lived with very few things. He had two friends (so he thought) who were a bunny and a rat. Secretly, they would steal grain from the lama at night. One day, he found out what they were doing and caught them in the act. So he cut off their ears, whiskers, and tails before letting them loose. They lied and said they weren't stealing at all, and that now they would send an army of animals to steal everything. However, the bunny king knew they were lying and refused to help, therefore neither did the rat king. All in all, it was the bad nature of the rat that lead to all of the dismay.

The Story of the Donkey and the Rock: In a village of a kind king, lived two poor men. One day one of the men was selling a jar of oil when a man on a donkey spilled the entire jar due to running into a rock. When they ask the king what to do, he said that the donkey and rock were to blame, so they were chained up. Basically everyone thought that the king had gone crazy, especially when he ordered for a trail. However, the king actually had a plan. When everyone showed, he asked why they thought this was important, and that they all had to pay money to leave. This money was given to the man who's oil was spilled.

How the Fox Fell a Victim to His Own Deceit: When a baby tiger was born, his mom went out and got a fox to be his friend. They played and played without a care. But, when the mom brought a calf to be a playmate too, the fox got jealous.

The Ingratitude of Man:

Covetousness:

The Wise Carpenter:

The Story of Drashup and the Goddesses:

The Man and the Ghost:

The Story of the Two Devils:

Story: The Sad Tail of the Yorkie's Toy

Inspired by The Sad Tale of the Mouse's Tail, part of the Persian Tales unit. Story source: Persian Tales, translated by D.L.R. Lorimer and E.O. Lorimer and illustrated by Hilda Roberts (1919).

My Dog Jessie... Pouting about her toy under the couch

One day the yorkie lost her toy under the couch.

So she went to her human and barked at her to help.

The girl said: go to the store and buy a flashlight so I can see.
So the yorkie ran to the store and asked the clerk for a flashlight for the girl so she could see

The clerk replied: go to your grandparents to get money and I'll give you the flashlight
So the yorkie went to her grandparents and begged for money to pay the clerk for the flashlight to give to the girl so she could see

The grandparents replied: go to the bank and ask for money
So the yorkie went to the bank to ask the teller for money for the grandparents to give her to pay the clerk for the flashlight to give to the girl so she could see

The teller replied: go to my boss's house to get the key to the vault
So the yorkie went to the boss's house to get the key so the teller could access the vault for the grandparents to give her money to play the clerk for the flashlight to give to the girl so she could see

The boss replied: go to the locksmith to make a key
So she went to the locksmith to get the key for the boss so the teller could access the vault for the grandparents to give her money to play the clerk for the flashlight to give to the girl so she could see

The locksmith replied: ask my assistant to gather the materials
So she went to the assistant and said....
Gather the materials for the locksmith to make the key for the boss so the teller could access the vault for the grandparents to give her money to play the clerk for the flashlight to give to the girl so she could see MY LOST TOY UNDER THE COUCH!

Author's Note: My dog was being really annoying about her toy under the couch when I was reading this story, and so I decided to give her a story of her own. The mouse was so willing to do whatever it took to get his tail sewn back on, just like my yorkie begs until she gets what she wants. This story is meant to build and be a little chaotic, which was really fun to write considering I have never written a story quite like this. I encourage you to take a look at the original story in order to understand why I wrote the story like this.

Reading Notes: Persian Tales-Part B

Persian Tales, translated by D.L.R. Lorimer and E.O. Lorimer and illustrated by Hilda Roberts (1919).

Beautiful Saffron Flowers by Xtendo

Fayiz and the Peri Wife: One day a married man was approached by a beautiful goddess. She loved him just as much as he loved her. She was a Peri, and they were to be married. She made him promise to her that he would never tell anyone who she was or she would leave him. He promised and they had sons. Again she made him promise to tell no one about the sons. But then he grew homesick of his original family, and so he left with permission. He swore not to tell, but when his wife begged him and threatened suicide, he caved in and told her everything. The voice of the Peri wife was heard and she condemned him. He left the family and spent the rest of his life longing for his Peri bride.

The Hemp-Smoker's Dream: One day a man smoked hemp and then went to be groomed. When he saw himself, he thought he was so handsome that he deserved the Chinese princess. So he set off to get her. Along the way, some more men joined his little troop in the quest for the girl. The King decided that the men had to do a series of challenges before he would give them his daughter. When they completed them all, they rode away back to their country with her. But all the way there they fought for her. Then the man sobered up and found himself in the barbers chair.

The Story of the Wolf-Bride: There was once a man who had a cursed son (he was to be eaten by a wolf). So the man decided to lock his son up. When it was time for the boy to be married, the dad brought his cousin to marry him, but she turned into a wolf. The girl tore him to pieces, and then turned back into herself. When people came to check on them, they asked what happened and she explained.

The Man Who Went to Wake His Luck: There were two brothers who were one rich and one poor. The poor one came to his brothers house to see someone tending to the horses. He asked who the man was and he replied that he was Luck. The poor man asked where his was, but he had to go find him sleeping in a cave. On his way, many asked him to ask Luck questions of their bad luck. He found Luck, and Luck answered all of the questions. Then instead of marrying the queen or taking some of the farmers gold, he went to the wolf to tell him that he must eat a man, so the wolf ate him.

Tortoise Bowl-On-The-Back and the Fox: When a tortoise was sowing seed, a fox would come by and say "God give you strength" but when crop came, the fox wanted some for himself. So the two decided to race for ownership. The tortoise told his brother to hide out and claim that he was the winner, that the fox would tell no difference between them. The plan worked and the fox hung his head in greedy shame.

The Shepherd Who Found a Treasure: This was a strange story of how two shepherds were at work, but one was sleeping. The other saw a fly come out of his nose and land on a rock. Then the awake shepherd woke up the sleeping one and told him that he could have his pay if he listened to his dream. So he made up a crazy dream until the other went to go to work.  Meanwhile, the one who was awake the whole time saw that under the rock that the fly landed on what gems. He lost his wages, but had enough money through the gems to stop working.

The Merchant and the Saffron: One day. a wealthy merchant bought a whole bunch of saffron with jewels and dumped it on the ground. Then he unfortunately went bankrupt and became a really poor man. One day, he was wandering around when he came across the man who sold him the saffron. He allowed him to come and be a shepherd basically. After a few years, the man's luck came back, and the saffron man gave him some money to purchase goods to sell. He oversold everything and continued business until he was a well-off man yet again.

Shah Abbas and the Poor Mother: When a king went to the town dressed as a beggar, he saw a family who was starving. He shared his ash soup with them and gave them a ring to give to a baker for bread. The baker accused her of stealing the ring, and she had her ears cut off. Then when the king came back and saw how there were now, he decided to take them to the palace. He told the people to apply salve to heal her ears, but he still felt bad. So he went to the baker and showed him the matching ring, to which the baker and the punisher of the woman were stripped of their wealth and it was given to the little family.

The Apparition of the Prophet Khizr: When a very poor man was desperate for money, he went to the palace and told the prince that he would take him to the man he wanted if he was paid first. The prince agreed but said if he didn't, then he would die. So the day came that the poor man was to die, and he had to explain to his wife that he did it so that she may live comfortably. When he went to the king to die, the king asked his men what should be done. Three described harsh deaths, but one said to give him a village and money. He claimed that his doing had to be the Khizr. And so the other three men were fired, and the fourth was kept for his generosity while the poor man and his wife lived happily.

The Story of the Baker and the Grateful Fish: One day a baker who was kind to fish, was given a job by a man who tried to kill him. The baker was saved by a bird just in time, and put him into a sort of inescapable place. His master told him to throw all of the jewels around him up so that he could take them, only to leave him to die. He decided it would be better to die by being eaten by fish rather than vultures, so he jumped in to the water. The fish that he fed saved him, and the baker was able to trick the past servant into death just the way he was murdering others.

Reading Notes: Persian Tales-Part A

Persian Tales, translated by D.L.R. Lorimer and E.O. Lorimer and illustrated by Hilda Roberts (1919).

All of these mouse stories reminded me of "If you Give a Mouse a Cookie" 

The Wolf and the Goat: There was once a mother goat with four children. When she left one day, she warned the kids to not let in a wolf. They would know if it was her by seeing a red hand reach through the door. Although, the wolf was listening and came to the door with a red paw. The kids left him in and he carried off the three that weren't hiding. When the mother came back and asked what had happened, they went to approach the wolf for a fight at his house. The two got prepared for battle, but when it was time the goat asked to drink in the river first. The goat drank nothing, and the wolf drank so much that he couldn't jump over the river. When he fell in, the goat tore open his stomach with her horns, killing him.

The City of Nothing-in-the-World: When a girl got hurt and needed ointment, her aunt gave her two eggs to take to the market for trade. Unfortunately, the girl lost the eggs on the way there, but she dd find a coin in her pocket. She traded it for a tower, in which she found one egg as a hen, and the other a cock. She went to get him first, and was given rice as he did work for the village. When rubbing a walnut on his back, a tree grew and she was able to plant melons. When she cut a melon open, her knife was lost and she went to look for it. There was a town inside and she went to a restaurant. She then ate a bowl of food that had a hair at the bottom of it. The hair led to a line of camels that had gear on them, including her knife.

Susku and Mushu: When the little beetle was leaving to get married, the mouse stopped her and asked her to marry him. She then asked him a series of questions like where she would sleep and what he would hit her with when they fought. The beetle was satisfied with the answers and the mouse left to take a bath. The beetle left and fell into a stream, asking someone to get her husband to help her. He got a couple of carrots and saved her with a make shift ladder. Then the mouse wanted some soup, and so the beetle began to cook when she fell into the pot. The mouse was so sad that she had drown that he poured ash on his head. Then the story gets really weird and a crow shakes, then a tree, the water turned muddy, corn stood on their heads, a farmer impaled himself, the daughter put curds on herself, and finally the mom cut off her two thumbs and cooked them.....

The Boy Who Became a Bulbul: One day a father and his son made a bet. The boy actually won, but the father cheated, and so he cut off his own son's head. Then he took the head to his wife (the step-mom) and she cooked it. Then when the sister came home and said that she was hungry, they told her to get some of the meat cooking in the pot. When she opened the lid, she saw her brother's head and ran off to tell her teacher. The teacher told her to not eat any of the meat, and to take all of the bones when they were done. She was to bury him in a corner with rose water, and pray to the bones. On the seventh day of the seventh week, he turned into a bird. He flew to a needle maker and took a bundle before heading home. He then put the bundle of needles in the mom's mouth and flew off to a candy maker. He took candy to his sister and placed in in her mouth.

The Wolf-Aunt: There once was a very poor man who had a wife and seven little girls to feed. He worked a long day when a woman claiming to be his long lost sister stopped him and asked about his life. She felt bad for him as she was very rich, and invited the poor family to come live with her. As the family became healthier, the wife decided to cook her sister-in-law a meal for thanks. She give the food to her daughter to take her the food, but before reaching the house, the girl saw her aunt as a wolf eating a man. The husband didn't believe the wife when she told him, so in the night she took all of her daughters back to their old house. The husband went to his "sister" to complain, and when he was asleep, she shifted into her wolf form and ate him.

Nim Tanak, or Half-Boy: One day a king with four wives came across a holy man. The king told him that he had no children and so he was given four apples for his wives to eat. Three of them ate their apples, but on only ate half. When the kids were born, he pushed that wife and her half son away. Later, a demon fell in love with the daughter and stole her away. So the king sent one of the sons to go and save her. When that son failed, the king sent another. The second son failed as well, and the half boy was the only one left. The king would never ask him to save her, so he went himself. He cut the demon in half, saved his sister, and freed his brothers. Then the king loved him and made him the heir to the thrown.

Muhammad Tirandaz, The Archer: When a shawl weaver was at work, he accidentally killed who mice at once. People saw what happened and told him that he should be an archer. So he went and bought a bow and arrow, and went out to the woods. Then a kings horseman saw him and decided to take him to the king. The king showered him with gifts and a job. One day a war came to be and he had to fight with no experience. He accidentally let his horse loose towards the enemy, but they got scared. And so he was seen as the savior of everyone and was appointed commander in chief. 

The Praying Baker: One day a King dressed up as a beggar and went to a bakery. He saw the baker praying and went in to give him an expensive ring for some bread. Then he went back to the castle and told one of his men to get the ring back. They tricked the baker and stole the ring back, only for the king to call him to the palace and ask for it, threatening death. The baker asked for time and the king left to go hunt when the ring fell into the river. A fish ate it and when a fisherman caught it, he sold it to the baker. The baker took it to the king and he was robed in honor.

The Sad Tale of the Mouse's Tail: When the mouse fell into a trap, she lost her tail. So she went to the cobbler to get it sewn back, but he needed thread from the Jew, who needed eggs from the hen, who needed a sieve from the tinker, who needed goat skin from the goat, who needed grass from the farmer, who needed a spade from a blacksmith.

Week 5 Story: Milli Vanilli the Soothsayers?

There once was two men attending a disco dance seminar in California. When they were there, they saw a large group of people trying to get a look at the most famous performers of Los Angeles.

The duo had a very dear friend who was a music producer. He wanted them to be just as famous as these stars that gathered crowds. So, the music producer told them that they were to become performers, or they would no longer be friends. This meant if they didn't do as their friend said, they would be unsuccessful forever as no other producer would want them. They were afraid as they stepped foot in the recording studio, as their singing wasn't great, but they had to do something.
Luckily, some other men in the studio approached them and said that they would help solve this problem. So while they were to be recording, the professional studio singers sang all of the songs for them.

The day came that a concert venue needed someone to put on a killer show, and so they decided they would prove to the producer that they could do it. When it was time for them to perform on stage they put on tightest shorts possible and super tall boots, and marched onto the stage. However, they were not the ones actually singing the set. Instead, they used the prerecorded music in order to lip-sync he entire show. The men who were actually singing promised to never let anyone know of the truth.

Just when they thought they had their one hit wonder moment, the producer needed them to perform at the concert venue yet again. The actual singers said that they didn't mind helping this time either, and so they continued to fake perform. The two ended the concert and gained the admiration of not only the producer, but many fans as well. The real singers did just as they promised and did not utter a word of the lie. Not only did the two become very famous, but they won a Grammy as well.

Milli Vanilli Blame it on the Rain (12 inch single) by acme401 (2013)

I got the inspiration to write this story from my parents. While I was trying to find something that lined up with the swindling of The Soothsayer story by Ignacz Kunos (1913), I asked my parents for advice. They both mentioned Milli Vanilli, a duo that I had absolutely no idea about. After doing some research on them, I knew that they would be the perfect pair to write about. Not only did this story give me an original inspiration, but it also led me to learn about a really crazy story that my parents were familiar with.

Reading Notes: Turkish Fairy Tales-Part B

Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignacz Kunos, with illustrations by Willy Pogany (1913).

All the Birds Stuck to One Tree (Madjun) by George Hodan

Patience-Stone and Patience-Knife: When a young woman kept hearing a bad omen from a bird, her mother and herself decided to just stay home. After a while, the girl's friend's wanted her to come and spend the day with them. The mother was of course hesitant, but decided to let her go. The girl went with her friends happily and danced in meadows. But when her and her friends drank from a spring a wall went up between them. The friend's couldn't reach her and they didn't know what to do. When they told the mother, she went to see the wall for herself. The two wept and the girl fell asleep in tears. When she woke up, the saw a door. When she opened it, there were 40 keys on the wall that each lead to rooms of precious metals and stones. One door led to a man who had the omen written on a document on his chest.

Patience-Stone and Patience-Knife (cont.): The girl fanned the man and prayed over him. She then saw a girl, who she told to take over her job while she washed herself and cleaned the room. Of course while she was gone, the man woke up and declared the stranger to be his wife. She was livid, and sent the girl away like a peasant. When a feast came to time, the man asked the girls what present they wanted. So he went off, but couldn't find the girl's request. He searched and searched until a man gave him the knife and stone she requested. When he came back, he was curious of the odd request and decided to spy on the girl. She spoke to the stone and told it of her story, and how the other girl was not the true wife. When the stone exploded, she was ready to kill herself with the knife, but the man shouted in confession and the couple ended up together after all.

The Imp of the Well: A woodcutter and his less than ideal wife would get in many arguments about food, and money. One day, he got so sick of her after a fight over him buying a rope, that he left on a donkey. Of course the wife followed him, but he found out that she was spying on him. He went to work woodcutting, and even shouted at his wife when she was near a well. But she fell into the well, and he just went home! The next day he came back to save her with rope but pulled out a trapped imp instead. To thank the man, he gave him three leaves to heal the Sultan's daughter so that he may be rewarded with riches.

The Imp of the Well (cont.): Soon the day came in which the poor daughter did become ill. So the woodcutter did as he was told and was rewarded with marriage to her. All was fine and dandy until a friend of the Sultan's daughter was sick as well. The Imp was with said princess, and didn't want the woodcutter to gain any more glory. The man decided to tell the imp that the wife in the well had escaped and followed him. This scared the imp so bad that he was never heard of again and the woodcutter lived on a happy life.

The Soothsayer: When a great soothsayer's wife came to visit the area of a couple, the wife decided that she wanted her husband to be a soothsayer as well. The husband didn't want to lose her, but was perplexed on what to do. His friend helped him by recruiting some of the bath-women and so they set up a plan. A stolen ring was planted by one of the women, and in looking for it, the man acted as if he could predict where it was. He was praised for finding it and went home happily. Later, the ring was lost again, and when he was told to find it or he would die, he didn't know what to do. Fortunately, the women who stole it was feeling guilty and decided to tell the man what she did. He told her to leave and have a goose swallow the ring. Then when he pointed out the goose having the ring in it's stomach, he was praised even more and became something out of nothing.

The Wizard and his Pupil: When a boy refused to go to school without running away, his mother took him to a market where there were many different jobs to observe. The boy was particularly interested in a wizard. He grew to learn all the tricks, including how to swindle people out of money by transforming himself into something of value. But when he learned this, he ran off to his mother in order to make them money, not the wizard. The wizard was angry about this and tried to be the one to "buy" the boy in his different form. When he succeeded, the boy turned himself into a bird to fly away. But, the wizard did the same and chased him. After much changing and chasing, the boy tricked the wizard and was able to kill him in front of a Sultan. He then was wed to the Sultan's daughter and had no more money problems for him or is mom.

The Liver: When a girl's mother wanted liver to eat one day, she had to keep "borrowing from Peter to pay Paul" so to speak. In the end, she had to kiss a peasant, to get straw from him, in order to feed an ox, to get his hide, to take to the tanner, to get leather for shoes for the incense man, in order to pray for rain, to get barley from the farmer, to give to the stork who stole the liver from the girl in the first place.

Madjun: There once was a mother who had basically a deadbeat son. The son did nothing but still wanted his mother to go and beg for the hand of the princess. When she did this, the king called for him and when he saw that the boy was bald, he gave him an unrealistic task of getting all of the birds in the world in one place. The boy went to figure out what to do and ran into a dervish who gave him advice on how to capture the birds. He did so and the king was still not pleased, charging him to grow hair. The boy was defeated and decided to just freeze everyone with the word Madjun like he did with the birds. Word spread that it was the boy causing this, and the king had no choice but to give the boy his daughter. The boy released everyone from the freeze and the couple lived happily.

Kunterbunt: This story was super confusing and weird. Basically there were three silly brothers who couldn't help but always find things in groups of three. There was always something wrong or different about two of the tree items such as death or brokenness. Then the story shifts to just one of the three men and describes his strange journey to find his knife, and running away from robbers. The story ends with the man falling off of a building to his death... but it is really all just a dream!

Reading Notes: Turkish Fairy Tales-Part A

Forty-four Turkish Fairy Tales by Ignacz Kunos, with illustrations by Willy Pogany (1913).

Crow Bird by Alexas Fotos (2018)

Fear: When a mother was telling her son that she had fear, the boy didn't know what fear was. When searching for it he came across 40 robbers whom he was supposed to be afraid of. Next he came across the dead, who he hit with a spoon. Then he came across a ghost, a Jew, and even a sea monster. Each time he came across them, he had no fear. Finally he came across a fountain to rest, in which three pigeons transformed into women who prayed for the boy's health.

Fear (cont.): The boy told them that he was the one. They praised him and give him the offer to stay with them forever in a cave a riches, but he couldn't rest with his quest unfinished. He them came across a crowd of people mourning the loss of their Shah, and awaiting the choosing of the next. Of course the boy was chosen. He wanted to leave, but the Sultana was determined. She tried to scare him with the threaten of death, but it turned out to be a live bird in soup that scared him. So he was to be wed, and brought his mother to the palace where they loved happily.

The Wizard-Dervish: One day a sonless king came across a holy man. The king made a deal where if he at half an apple and his wife the other half, they would have a son (but had to give him up when he turned 20). The boy grew up and when he was to be married, he was taken away by the holy man and dropped off at a river where he met the man's daughter (as a dove). She told him that her dad was going to hang and beat him. He continued to beat him until one day when the daughter came back to warn him of the next challenge of choosing a dove. Just as he was told, he chose the daughter to marry (without her mom's consent).

The Wizard-Dervish (cont.): The girl and boy were walking when she turned him into a garden and she into a gardener to hide from her mother. Then she turned them into an oven and baker, to avoid mom again. But this time the mom saw then change back and chased after them, until they were turned into a pod and a duck. The mom looked for them and with no luck, walked away. They then came across the city that he was from, and let the girl in an inn, while the holy man found the boy and dropped him back off at the palace. The girl, thinking she was abandoned, turned back into a dove to scold the boy. He then fetched he from the inn and took her to the palace too when he realized it wasn't all a dream. The original bride was sick of waiting and left, so he married the girl.

The Fish-Peri: When a fisherman died, he told his wife that the kids were never to know that their father was a fisherman. As the son got older, and the mother died, he was trying to find something in his house to sell because he was poor. He found his father's old gear and after successfully catching fish, he sold and ate some...deciding to become a fisherman as well. One day he caught a fish so fine that he built a well to house it instead of selling or eating it. Once he came home the next day everything in his house was clean. He thought it was his neighbors, but he wasn't sure after it happened a few times. With the advice from his friend, he faked leaving for work the next day and saw that the fish turned into a beautiful girl. So the guy decided to throw the fish skin into a fire to free the girl. So they then were to be married, but when word spread that she was so pretty, the king decided he wanted her instead. The king told the boy if he couldn't build him a gold palace under the sea in 40 days, then the bride would be his. Hearing this, the girl told the boy to go back to where he caught her and cast a stone into it, and wish for a cushion to cast into the sea from an Arab.

The Fish-Peri (cont.): The next day, a palace was in the place of the cushion in the sea. But now the king demanded a crystal bridge. So yet again the girl told the boy to do the same thing, but get a bolster instead of cushion. of course the bridge was built, but the king had one more request. He wanted a feast for all the townsfolk and food left over. So, this time he was to get a coffee mill, but was not supposed to turn it. Bu accident, he did and some plates of food fell out. The next day, the feast took place just like the king wanted. Then the king wanted a mule from an egg, so again the boy did this. Finally the king wanted a day old infant who could talk and walk. So he was given the Arab's son, and he took him to the king. The kid hit the king so many times that all he wanted was for them to leave. So they did and the boy happily married the girl.

The Crow-Peri: When a boy's father died, the boy was left all alone in the world. He didn't know his father's occupation until he came across a bird trap. He used it himself, and when he caught a bird it begged him to let him free in exchange for a much more beautiful bird. So he let the bird go and caught a new bird so pretty, that the king bought it and gave the boy a ton of gold. The king's jealous assistant decided to force the boy to get ivory for the bird to stand on, or the king would have his head. The boy didn't know what to do, until a crow approached him and told him to make the elephants drunk with wine and then cut off their ivory. They boy did this, but the bird wouldn't sing for the king. So the assistant suggested to have the boy find the owner. 

The Crow-Peri (cont.): The crow gave the boy advice yet again, telling him to get a ship for 40 maidens and a bath. So he did this, and the bird told him where to sail it. When he arrived to the destination, he was to only let the queen (owner of the bird) on board before sailing back. He did just this, and when she arrived, the bird indeed sang. Not to mention, the king and queen fell in love and married. Unfortunately, the queen fell ill and needed medicine from her palace that was guarded by lions. he crow gave the boy advice on how to tame them. He did this and was able to revive the queen. However, the queen saw the crow and realized that it was one of her old servants. She saw that the servant still loved her and turned her back into a girl. She married the boy and the assistant was fired, while the boy was given a royal position.

Storybook Plan

Source One: Historical Tales, Vol. 14 - King Arthur, by Charles Morris
Source Two: King Arthur and His Knights by Maude Radford Warren
Source Three: The Junior Classics — Volume 4: Heroes and Heroines of Chivalry by William Patten


Story One: Gareth's hand being sliced by the Red Knight. Search for bacterial infection,  Lady Liones tried at home remedies and made matters worse
Story Two: Tristram- Patient is experiencing sudden outbursts of madness. Neurological "tests" to be run by having him recall what his bringing him to do these things. Possible depression and anxiety. 
Story Three: The death of king Arthur. Explain the issues with the king being struck in the head with a sword.

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Hello everyone! Feel free to check out my Storybook on King Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table, and more of our friends from Camelot. *Fair warning: crazy ER stories involve some gruesome detail about blood, bones, etc. Read with caution if you have a weak stomach!

The Death of King Arthur by James Archer (1860)

Week 4 Story: Cupid, Kanye, and the Kardashians

Inspired by: Apuleius's Golden Ass, as translated into English by Tony Kline (2013)

Los Angelas, CA - May 2012: Kim Kardashian and Kanye West by Getty Images

The Kardashians are without a doubt known for their beauty and glam... but Kim is arguably the most famous of the three. Kourtney and Khloe are beautiful as well, but Kim's image is usually the one that people focus on the most. Kourtney's baby-daddy Scott likes to drink and party a bot too much, but needless to say he is quite the rich man. Khloe's baby-daddy Tristan is rich as well, but unfaithful. One could say that the two never struggle, but they can't help but to be jealous of Kim's ultra-famous husband Kanye. Their men just couldn't cut it, and between Scott's immaturity and Tristan's cheating, Kanye can easily be seen as the best of them all. But why does Kim get all the glory? Don't they deserve to have the luxuries that Kim has as well? One day they decided that it was their time to be in the spotlight. Kanye warned Kim of the sisters conspiring against her, but Kim was just too trusting to listen to him. She seduced him with her low-cut body-con dresses and he swooned at her words. Kanye let Kim invite the sisters over, as long as Kim gave no secrets about his new album away. But of course this was all the girls were asking about, and so Kim had her bodyguard take them out of the house after giving them each one of her Gucci belts. But they knew that Kim was keeping a secret from them, and they wanted to bring Kim down. They came back to Kim's house, this time telling Kim that Kanye's new album was trash, and that no record company would ever want it. Kim believed them and decided to listen to their advice... deleting every copy of is recordings and lyrics in the night. But in the middle of listening to the sweet sound of one of his songs, she accidentally pressed the "full volume" button on the speakers and woke Kanye up. When he saw what she was doing, he got in his Mercedes and left Kim all alone. To make matters worse, he also sent her a text, telling her to leave the house that he bought her. Kim couldn't believe what had just happened. Not only did her own flesh and blood lie to her, but now she had to raise her four kids all alone without the love of her life. 

Authors Note: I wanted to make up a modern version of the story of Cupid and Psyche without having to tell the entire story. For some odd reason the only set of sisters I could think of (who were all known as beautiful) were the Kardashians. I quickly realized that like the sisters in the original story, Kourtney and Khloe both had great lives, but not the best luck with men. Kanye may not be the ideal candidate for Cupid, but overall it makes sense when looking at the big picture. Despite some major fiction in regards to the lives of the Kardashians, the skeleton of their lives works well with the original story up to this point. (As far as I know, Kanye's mother doesn't have any bad blood towards Kim.)

Reading Notes: Apuleius's Cupid and Psyche- Part B

Apuleius's Golden Ass, as translated into English by Tony Kline (2013)

Cupid and Psyche (1639–40) by Anthony van Dyck: Cupid finds the sleeping Psyche

Venus and the Goddesses: Psyche is wandering around looking for Cupid as Venus hears about what has happened. Cupid is hurt and laying in her palace without doing much. Venus comes to her son and scolds him. She basically says how much of a disgrace his is as a son and as a subject of her queen-hood. She wants to take away all of his equipment, and then even threatens to give it to a slave of hers, or destroy them all together. She even goes as far to say that she will birth a new and better son. Of course she moves on to rant about how she is the victim in this situation and how he made her look like a fool. Still angry, she leaves her silent son to get consoled by other gods. Instead of joining in her rage, they actually tell her to chill. They think there is no harm in love essentially. She obviously doesn't take into account that he is a male or his age.

Psyche's Prayer: As all of this happens, Psyche goes to a shrine hoping to please the gods and goddesses. She organizes the offerings and a goddess finally appears to her. She tries to reason with the goddess in order to get permission to stay in the shine until Venus calms down. Unfortunately, it is Venus's aunt and friend. She lets Psyche go instead of holding her captive. So she goes to the temple of Juno, who is known for her protection of ladies and pregnant women. Sadly, she cannot go against Venus either, as she is her daughter in law. No matter how much the goddesses want to help, they simply cannot.

Venus and Mercury: At this point, she has not idea what to do. No one will help her, there is no place for shelter, and she thinks her only option may be to face the inevitable sooner rather than later. Venus gives up on finding her on Earth and looks to the heavens now. She gets on a wonderful chariot and the heavens welcome her. She gets the help of the messenger god Mercury to find the girl. So Mercury goes down to Earth and tells everyone to look for her, and that if they see her, then they will be rewarded with kisses from Venus herself. Venus goes back to her home, while a servant of her's finds Psyche... declaring she has met death.

Venus and Psyche: Psyche is dragged to Venus by the servant where she is physically tormented and laughed at. Venus takes no pity on her being pregnant and doesn't want to claim the child as her grandchild. She says the baby, marriage, and girl are illegitimate, and even threatens to end the pregnancy. Venus beat her down and tore her hair and clothes. She then forces her to sort out many different items into piles and simply leaves. Psyche is so overwhelmed by the sheer amount of items, that ants take pity on her. They form into the size of working men and help to sort everything out, then vanish.

Psyche's Next Task: When Venus returned and saw how perfectly the task had been completed, she was not amused and threw bread at her to eat. Meanwhile, Cupid was locked away as well..partially to heal, and mainly so that he couldn't see his wife. When the next day came, Venus gave Psyche a new task of retrieving a special sheep's golden fleece. The sheep were most likely going to attack her and chase her away. She decided it to be best to just kill herself, but when she went to do so, she was stopped. Someone told her how to get the fleece easily with patients. She did as she was told, and was able to retrieve it without fault. But of course when she brought it to Venus, she still wasn't happy. She gave her another task to go on the top of a dangerous cliff to the waters that feed the river Styx, and to bring her back a vile of the frozen liquid.

The Third Task: As she left go climb the cliff, she could see the snakes, jagged cliffs, and steep steps. Even the water warned her to turn around or she would surely die. Thankfully, Cupid had a slight hold on the royal eagle of Jupiter. So when it saw that his wife was in distress, he swooped down to her from the heavens. He told her how even the gods were afraid of this place, and asked for the vial himself. Despite the serpents still going at the bird, the waters saw the deed as respectable overall, and gave him easy passage.

The Jar of Beauty: Again upon learning that the task was complete, Venus was unhappy. She accused her of being a witch, and sent her off to the last task. She told her to go into hell and ask Persephone to lend Venus a bit of her beauty in a jar. She thought it would be best to get into hell by just dying, and she went to the tallest place she could find to jump off. But then again something spoke to her and stopped her from actually doing it. She was told of a city in which there is a pit that leads to a tunnel. In this path will be a variety of tasks that she must ignore doing. No matter how much these people beg for help, she cannot stop. When she reaches the Goddess, she has to ask for simple peasant bread and the jar. When she leaves, she has to retrace her steps. Finally, she is warned to not open the jar under any circumstances. She is able to do exactly as she is told and reaches Persephone. She then continues on and her task is complete... but not without wanting to take some of the beauty for herself.

The Sleep of the Dead: She opened the jar and inside was not divine beauty, but sleep. She was out cold like a cadaver. Meanwhile, Cupid was feeling much better physically. But he longed to see his wife. He found her and wiped the sleep away, back into the jar. He told her to finish the task, and that he would do the rest. He went swiftly to Jove, and tried to win the support of the gods. Jupiter goes on for a while about how awful Cupid has been to every god, including himself, but that despite this, he will help him under one condition... a beautiful girl for himself.

The Wedding Feast: Finally, Jupiter told Venus that she had to chill, and that Cupid shall have his wife forever once she drank ambrosia. He would make the marriage legitimate. After she drank, they had a celebration of the wedding. All the gods danced and drank and sang. Everyone seemed to be very happy and later Psyche gives birth to a little girl named Pleasure. Now we go back to the viewpoint of the donkey. He loved the story told by the crazy old woman to the captured girl. The robbers appeared again with food. They ate and were keen on treating the animals like crap. Forcing them to work beyond injury. The poor donkey heard that they wanted to just push him over a cliff, so he worked hard and trotted fast to prove that he was worth living.

The Escape: The donkey called out to the god that turned him, saying it was perfect time to free him. The donkey instead freed himself from a harness and ran away as fast as he could. The old woman saw and grabbed the rope, but the donkey kicked her to the ground. Unfortunately, she still didn't let go, and now was dead weight as he dragged her along. Luckily, the captured girl took the opportunity to twist the robe away from the woman's hands, mount the donkey, and begin to ride away. She prayed to the gods that if she got home, she would forever give the donkey a nice life and even paint a picture of her and him riding off so that this moment may be remembered forever.

Reading Notes: Apuleius's Cupid and Psyche- Part A

Apuleius's Golden Ass, as translated into English by Tony Kline (2013)

Cupid and Psyche from the Boston Public Library (L. Prang & Co)

The Captive Woman: A group of thieves who were too poor for their own good, went off and captured a girl of a well off family. She was a beautiful girl who was scared, despite promises from the men that she would be unharmed. They simply wanted ransom money from her parents. The girl however, wept and wept. An old woman who was among the thieves tried to console the girl. She tried to explain that she had nothing to cry about. But the girl wept harder and harder until the old woman became sick of it, threatening her. This story is told from the point of view of a man turned into a donkey. 

Her Dream: The girl begged the woman for forgiveness, as the reason that she was so upset was because it was her wedding day. She was to be married to her cousin, a man she was promised to at a very young age. The girl was crying because she had a dream that she was kidnapped out of the hands of her mother. No one fought for her, and her soon to be husband would live a life alone. That is until he was killed in her dream by one of the thieves. The woman told her not to take it seriously, and that she would tell her a story to make her feel better. 

Psyche's Beauty: The story begins with a king and queen who had three beautiful girls, with the youngest being the most beautiful. People from all around would come to see the young lady. People didn't bother with seeing the temples and shrines of Venus any longer, as the gave offerings to the girls instead. Venus became jealous from the heavens and vowed to make the girl suffer for her beauty. She took her son Cupid to go and have her fall in love with the most awful of men. She told him to use his bow and arrow as she sweet talked him.

The Oracle of Apollo: Poor Psyche stayed forever adored, but loved by no suitor. Even her sisters got married to royalty, but she was alone. Her father went to Apollo to beg for a blessing, but instead cursed the girl to a fatal marriage. The girl stayed humble however, and we ready to face whatever she needed to. She was taken to the top of a cliff, only to be left by all with wedding flowers and a dress. She simply laid her head down in the grass, and waited.

The Magical Palace: When she woke, she saw beautiful crystal lake in front of a godly palace. She looked all around the outside and inside of the palace. Then a voice told her that this was all to be hers, that she could go to her bed to sleep. Then she could bathe before a meal. She did exactly this, and when she went to eat her feast, things just appeared before her. Again, she only heard voices and music, but no people were in sight.

The Mysterious Husband: She retired to bed, but knew that this evening would be different. Her unknown husband made love to her in the night, and left before the morning came. Meanwhile, her parents and sisters mourned the unfortunate thing that had happened to her. One day, the husband spoke to her. He told her that her sisters were going to come to the cliff to look for her, and she must ignore them. She felt that this was awful. She wept and wept, even when her husband came to her. She begged him to let her see them and give them gifts. He was swiftly persuaded by her seductive ways.

The Jealousy of Psyche's Sisters: The sisters did come, and Psyche invited them into the palace. Soon, they grew envious and started to ask questions about the husband. She avoided their questions and quickly shooed them away. They told each others about their awful lives and their bad husbands. They felt that they had gotten the short end of the stick and that the youngest sister was so undeserving of all that she was given. They plotted to keep what they knew hidden from their parents, and to go back to knock their sister down.

Psyche's Husband Warns Her: The sisters faked injury and went running to their parents, plotting murder. Meanwhile, the husband told her that he would give her a divine child if she did as she was told and ignored the sisters. She wasn't to speak about her husband at all. Again she was able to seduce her husband into letting her see her sisters, despite his warnings. She promised to never ask about his image ever again, but still hoped that the child she was to bear would look like him.

Fears and Doubts: The sisters did come again, and faked being nice to Psyche. Again she thought of lies to tell them about her husband, and again had them taken away by the wind. They knew she was lying this time. They came to her again with a lie that her husband was going to eat her after she gave birth, as he was a monster. She thought that her sisters would never lie to her, and so she believed them. She admitted that she had never seen his face, and they told her to kill the man. They told her that they would wait and take her back to a mortal man to marry. She was left by the sisters and was so torn, yet she prepared for the kill. So she waited until her husband fell into a deep sleep.

Psyche's Husband Revealed: She went to do the deed, but saw that the man was Cupid himself. She had to hide the blade, but couldn't help but look at him again. Then she admired his wings, and his weapons. She took out an arrow and accidentally pricked her finger. She then fell in love with Cupid even more. But he was woken up by the lamp's oil, and so he left his wife alone. He told her that he warned her, that he should have listened to his mother. Now he would leave her, and her sisters would face their own punishments for causing all of this.

Psyche's Despair: She flung herself into a river and was found by Pan, who told her to pray to Cupid, as he could tell she was lovesick. She wound up at her sister's husband's palace. Who quickly was taken away to a cliff. She and her sister both shared the same fate that Cupid brought upon them, death by the jagged rocks. Their bodies to be eaten by animals. It is unknown what happens to Psyche yet...

Topic Research

Camelot ER

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

All of my sources below can be used to find the stories of King Arthur, Guinevere, and the knights of the round table. I wanted to have options in regards to how I can find the most dramatic medical stories as possible for my project. Sometimes the same story can have different versions of how someone's injury or even death occurred, or one may go into greater detail than the other.  

Source One: Historical Tales, Vol. 14 - King Arthur, by Charles Morris
Source Two: King Arthur and His Knights by Maude Radford Warren
Source Three: The Junior Classics — Volume 4: Heroes and Heroines of Chivalry by William Patten

Feedback Strategies

Mistakes are Mine from the Feedback Padlet

The two posts I read were Be a Mirror by Gravity Goldberg and How to Give Bad Feedback Without Being a Jerk by Adam Grant. Grant pointed out four main ideas that included explaining yourself, getting a better attitude, asking if people want feedback, and being transparent. I think that all of these things are important when giving feedback because your goal is to help, not hurt fellow writers. It is easy to critique others without thinking about how people are going to actually take it. Some people have thicker skin than others, but you never really know how someone is going to react to your feedback. Therefore, you might as well give efficient feedback that will be helpful overall. Goldberg pointed out five similar yet different ideas that can help in giving feedback that include being specific, focusing on the reader and process, making sure it can transfer, and finally to not be too personal. These tips are so important because we have to think of helping out other writers in a way that others will understand, not just us personally. I know that I have gotten much better at giving feedback as I have progressed in college, but I look forward to using some of these tips to help out my fellow peers. I also look forward to working on my ability to take feedback and constructive criticism without taking things so negatively. Anytime I received feedback in the past I would immediately be upset. I never saw the feedback as being something that could help me because I let my emotions get in the way. However, I feel that I have grown and I am able to take the comments that are given to me in order to better my future self. Now, I can only get better!

Week 3 Story: The Quarrel of the Sun and Moon

Inspired by The Quarrel of the Cat and Dog from Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa (1919).

Sun and Moon from the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514)

When God created the Sun and the Moon, they were destined to be the best of friends. The Sun would warm the Moon, and the Moon would cool the Sun. The two lived harmoniously in the cosmos and nothing would ever tear the two apart. That is, until God created the Earth. There was less space for the two to roam so closely together. The Sun felt squished and the Moon grew to be claustrophobic. 

The Moon moaned and groaned about not being able to go on much longer in these conditions. He thought it would be best if they split apart in the Milky Way Galaxy. But the Sun thought he warmed the Moon, that the Moon would need his help. The Moon thought that he was cold and hard enough to take care of himself, and so he convinced the Sun to depart. The Moon decided he would go to provide shade for the Earth, and the Sun was to wander off throughout the galaxy. The two took an oath to never inhabit the same space again, as it would just be too difficult. The Sun somberly drifted away while the Moon shifted closer and closer to the Earth. 

When the Moon approached the Earth, he told him that he would provide shade to cool down his land and waters. The Earth welcomed the Moon gleefully. The Moon stayed near the Earth, shifting from land to sea and back again. The Sun, on the other hand, had a more difficult time finding a host. He finally came across Saturn who felt sorry for the Sun. Saturn allowed the Sun to stay near if he agreed to supply energy to Saturns rings. The Sun did exactly that, until the rings began to form around the Sun as well. The energy was too much for the Sun, and he nearly exploded into nothing. The Sun had to leave Saturn and his rings.

Soon the Sun came across Neptune. As he got closer, Neptune warned him to stay far far away. He told the Sun that the rays would melt his ice caps and boil his water. Neptune launched ice at the Sun until they were millions of miles apart. 

The Sun began to get desperate. He soon came across the tiny planet of Pluto. Pluto was happy to have the large Sun near him, as the Sun would provide protection from the larger planets. However, instead of just protecting Pluto, the Sun made Pluto look even smaller to in comparison. Soon, Pluto wasn't considered a planet anymore because when compared to the Sun, Pluto was too small to be a real planet. The Sun had only done more damage to the poor dwarf planet. 

The Sun felt awful and avoided any other planets at all costs. Until one day he stumbled upon a planet that had roots in its dirt. The Sun's rays helped the roots grow and the planet became lush with grass and trees. The Sun then saw the Moon on the other side of the planet and realized that this must be Earth. He wanted to leave for the sake of the Moon, but the Earth wanted the Suns warmth for the land and sea. He told the Sun and Moon that they could both orbit him. The Moon refused to share the Earth, and began to chase the Sun. To this day they are constantly chasing each other around the Earth. 

Author's Note: I wanted to make a story that reflected the opposite nature of the cat and the dog. The sun and moon seemed to be a great choice because the Earth needs both, just like Adam wanted both the cat and dog. Although my story isn't anywhere near scientific, I really enjoyed telling a story of why something happens the way it does today. 

Reading Notes: Jewish Fairy Tales-Part B

Jewish Fairy Tales from Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa (1919).

My Dog Jessie Sleeping for (Almost) One Hundred Years

The Sleep of One Hundred Years: Post destruction of the First Temple of Judaism, Rabbi Onias traveled there to bring supplies to the people who he thought needed it more than himself. After seeing the city that was once a wonder, he fell to the ground and slept. Seeds began to blow by him and the fruits in his basket started to bud trees, and so he was blocked with shade for one hundred years. He woke up confused by his surroundings, long beard and camel bones beneath him. He saw that Jerusalem was again beautiful and habited. In the city he found his grandson who told him that Jerusalem was saved. The Rabbi was now at peace, and fell asleep again without waking up.

King for Three Days: This story of the Crusades focuses on a soldier named Godfrey. Thinking he was doing the work of God, Godfrey (among others) killed many Jews. For some odd reason he wanted a blessing or sort of thank you from a Rabbi. Of course, the Rabbi was not going to do so, but Godfrey (despite wanting to) didn't hurt the Rabbi. Instead he told Godfrey that he would be King of the land... but only for three days. Godfrey wasn't happy with this of course, and wanted to prove the Rabbi wrong, proving him to be a "false prophet." The prophecy came true just as the Rabbi had said.

The Higgeledy-Piggledy Palace: Due to Sarah's beauty, her husband Abraham concealed her away in a box so no one would steal her away. When going past guards, he was too willing to pay any price that the guards became suspicious. They decided they had to open the box. Of course she was taken to the King who wanted her for himself. To avoid trouble, the couple had to lie and say that they were siblings. After changing into beautiful garments, the king wanted her as queen. As he tried to approach her, a force would stop him. He couldn't even lay down to sleep without his body being flung to the ground. It was like the entire palace was cursed, just as he was with leprosy. He went to Abraham and begged him to leave after curing him. Abraham did so, but not without telling him the truth, while giving him warning. If the King's family ever bothered his, then they too would see the fate of the King.

The Rabbi's Bogey-Man: Rabbi Lion couldn't find someone to serve him because people of his city were afraid of him. They thought that demons and witches worked for him. So, he decided to make his own woman servant. Sadly, she was burned down to nothing but the name of God on parchment when she was trying to play with children around a fire she had built too large. The Rabbi was taken to the King to be punished for this. The King had the Rabbi make another servant, and a man was made. The Rabbi and his monster were let go, but as time passed the monster grew less and less obedient. Eventually, the monster attempted to break into the synagogue to destroy the Torah scrolls in order to create an army of his own kind to destroy Jews. The Rabbi stole the name of God from the monsters mouth, and what was left was a pile of broken wood and glue.

The Fairy Frog: Hanina, the son of a wealthy/intelligent man one day found his parents at their death beds. They told him to mourn and then go to the market to buy the first thing offered to him no matter the price, as it would bring him luck. He did as he was told and spent nearly all of his money on a small casket that contained a frog. He and his wife fed the frog so well that they basically starved themselves, and the frog grew to be huge. The frog granted the couple all they had wanted, even all the information needed for Hanina to be a great sage. Then the frog took the couple to the forest where many creatures brought them an abundance of gifts. When the couple asked who the frog was, he said the fairy son of Adam before turning into a regular sized frog again and hopping away. Hanina and his wife would continue life as wealthy, intelligent, and charitable people.

Reading Notes: Jewish Fairy Tales-Part A

Jewish Fairy Tales from Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends by Gertrude Landa (1919).

Just Your Average Cat and Dog Story by Paul Anderson

The Giant of the Flood: The story give background of Noah's Ark, including unicorns and giants. Noah made a deal with the giant so that he may live, as Noah wanted the unicorn to be included on the Ark. However, the giant was to be a servant of Noah. A sort of side story was told of wine and why it makes people act silly. Eventually, the Og became giant yet again and had to be slain by Moses. So in the end, he did parish from breaking the deal he had made with Noah.

The Beggar King: When hearing that the Holy Book talks of material riches not being important, he wants the pages ripped out before going hunting. The deer he tries to hunt turned out to be a genie who wants to teach him a lesson. The king was stripped of his regular clothing and was looking rough, and therefore when he went back to the palace, the guards turned him away. Eventually the only job he could find was the guide of blind men. When the day came that it was feast day for beggars, the king returned only to be recognized by the genie. He had learned his lesson and returned as a kind and giving king.

The Quarrel of the Cat and Dog: Although the two were once inseparable, winter proved the cat's real sly nature. In fact, the cat declared the serpent as the smartest creature. The cat went to the house of Adam to catch mice and was fat/happy. The dog faired not as well and was nearly killed. Then after being told to leave by monkeys, he tried to protect sheep and failed. He finally made his way to Adam, who loved him more than the cat. The cat never stopped being mean to the dog.

The Water-Babe: Moses was found by the daughter of Pharaoh. The child won the heart of the family, but not Bilam. They put the baby to the test in court The princess wished to have the baby grab the coals in order to pass the test. In the midst, he burned his tongue and gained a lisp. The princess wanted to take the staff from the magician, but she was unable to read. However, the staff would one day be the staff of Moses when he married the daughter of the magician.

From Shepherd-Boy to King: David as a child was wandering outside when he head someone speak. As he head music, he began to climb a mountain that he thought was the source. Eventually he just sat down and watched the ground move below like a tail. Then he was lifted from the ground as it was thought to be a monster or unicorn. He waited to be lowered down again when a lion came and challenged him. A deer came to allow the boy to ride away as he knew that David was one day to be king.

The Magic Palace: Ibrahim and his family came into trouble of hunger and lack of clothing. His wife begged him to get work for food, but he couldn't in rags. She went to get a cloak from neighbors and cheered him on. He found a man who was willing to help as a builder to be sold. And so he brought money home to his wife and kids. Ibrahim dreamed of great things and the next morning he sprang to action. It was Elijah who had come and build a wonderful building for the jeweler. He was the benefactor of mankind. Ibrahim came to see the masterpiece and the people of the city received silver and gold.