Caleb's Myth-Folklore Assignments

    Deadly Cleansing       I didn't think it would be that bad. Nobody explained it to me. As the fumes filled my mask, I felt the tears well up. The burning sensation filled my mouth. My nose dripped in solidarity. I felt the tears fall. I couldn't let any of the others see my pain. What would they think of me? How could they count on me to help them if they saw me this way? Then, the pain went away and I was left feeling refreshed and born anew. The stench of my past mistakes were washed away. Damn, these mints are strong. Surprise! I cried at work today. (Photo by LMAP ) Author's Notes     I think the hundred word story is a really good medium for a joke. Honestly, it might be a little long. So, I wanted to use it to get a chuckle from myself. I told a story about me eating some really strong mints while wearing my mask at work. I wanted to frame it like someone in the trenches of war being gassed and then you get the reveal of it being about m...

  (Illustration by H.J. Ford)      Well, he didn't die. I guess that makes sense if he's the one telling the story. At least he eventually learned his lesson and lost the urge for adventure. For these notes I focused on Sindbad's final voyage. Plot     Sindbad gets called in by the Caliph and told that he needs to deliver some gifts to the king he met from his last voyage. Sindbad tries to refuse but can't. He travels to the Serendib without any hiccups. The king keeps him there for a bit, but he eventually sends him back home. Sindbad travels for four days without issue. On the fifth day, his ship is attacked by pirates. He is captured and sold off as a slave.     His slave master charges him with killing elephants with a bow and arrow for their ivory. Sindbad is successful. Each day he climbs into a tree and kills and buries an elephant as they pass by. One day, the elephants don't pass by. They surround Sindbad's tree and uproot it. Sindbad is ...

(Illustration by H.J. Ford) Sindbad, the sailor who just doesn't learn to quit. I mean come on man. I haven't read part B yet but there is no way you make it out of this alive, buddy. Hang it up, Sindbad. Anyway, I focused on Sindbad's second voyage for these notes. Plot     Sindbad decides life is dull and he wants to go out and be a merchant again. He heads out and ends up on an uninhabited island. While his companions gather fruit and flowers, Sindbad chills in some shade and falls asleep. His shipmates forget about him and leave him stranded there. Realizing they're not coming back for him, he gets to work on trying to get home.     He climbs a big tree and spots a dazzling white object in the distance. He goes to it and finds it is a giant Roc's egg. The bird descends down onto its egg to keep it warm. Sindbad hides and ties himself to the bird's leg. In the morning, the bird flies off into the sky, high above the clouds. The bird dives down into a ravine a...