Introduction

You are about to read a variety of good myths by our very own students and they have spent alot of time and work on this. We have Terrell King 's myth that is about his three friends and him who try and benefit themselves and their friend truck who is in love with the streets so they try and help him to live a good life. Another great story by slink , it is about a assassin trying to find his son a very good myth. Brian Nunez a regular textbook myth that is about magic, witches, and fairy tale creatures. Good story check it out. Tishaya James story I think is the best story I've read so far because her story was about a princess that gets kidnapped from her family and when she got kidnapped she realized that everything was not about her in the world and thats what the story about. Marcus Jenkins wrote a very good story about a king named Rizel Hardus who face mortal defeat from a arch villain by the name of SAMAEL. It all takes a bad turn when after celebrating SAMAEL visits the king in the night. This is a very talented writer to me and alot of other students a story is by Donte Lindasay, This story is about a heroic family that get banned from the united states and they try to redeem themselves by doing good deeds. Another writer who has alot of talent writing so this is a myth by a very good writer Marcus A. Cardwell. This story is about a battle between two supreme beings and the worth of man. So sit back and enjoy these myths.

Table Of Contents

1. Basketball Hotter By: Keon King

2. My Story By: Tishaya

3.My Myth By: Terell

4.Shicoren Myth By: Shicoren

5.Aldian By: By: Donte

6.The Universal Therory By: Marcus A. Cardwell

7.The Island of Belgada By: Brian Nunez

8.The Legend Of Rizel By: Marcus Jenkins

The Legend Of Rizel

A young warrior and king by the name of Rizel Hardus a guardian of the great land of Geist. Lord of a blade and the most feared amongst any beast. Named craved in caves in blood, slashing through the barrier of any great legend. No figure has ever crossed his sword and lived to tell tale the next day except for one person so horrible and fowl. SAMAEL. His name strikes fear in lands, smoke and flames rise every time his feet wake on soil. He is the archangel, death on legs. Days begin to be prolonged waiting for SAMAEL to come again. Rizel sent out troops to find him but none found him. They sailed the oceans and failed to have any progress on his where abouts. Days, months, and years passed the search faded and once again the land seemed quite and Rizel and his grand army rested their heads comfortably.

The kingdom of Geist held a feast to celebrate the peace across the land. Wine, beer and a table full of all the food you can imagine.

" Your majesty It is a great day. We the Geistians are extremely happy the land's peace is finally restored".The man says continuing his way to the mountain of food in front of him as he swallows his beer.

"My lord do you think he will return?" Grim asked very worried.

"I wish I had the answer you were looking for." Rizel Whispers as another local approaches.

" Why so glum you should be celebrating. The intoxicated man says while raising his cup to the air. "Everyone cheers to the kings battle against SAMAEL finally coming to an end."

The crowd proceeds in a frenzy the army of Rizel's stomaches dropped knowing the SAMAEL wont stop till Geist is up in flames.But you may ask why SAMAEL and Rizel have such a rivalry. About years before Rizels father passed and he became king SAMAEL and his family lived in geist before their house went up in flames. The house was set on fire due to Rizel. He had been carrying a torn in the night with his father and the guards. why they were out their so late in the night seems as though they were committing an arson. SAMAEL had seen them that night and burned in the house. He lived and swore that he would return the pain and suffering his family and him endured to the whole kingdom.

That night as Rizel slept he awoke in the middle of the night to a letter on his mantle. Rizel had seen it and went over to pick it up. As he read he feared the worst for the days ahead. the letter read:

I am Still here i haven't left. I've just been behind the scenes. but don't hold you breath anymore i will make my final apperance and it will be as you say a grand day for blood.

As he placed the letter down he alerted The Guards and Grim. He went back to his room and sat in bed worried even more he knew that while he was gone he was planning something and if he could get so close that the whole kingdom wasn't safe and feared for the next day.

"Rizel! Wake Up We Have Trouble In The Arena". shoving him to a awaken state, Grim gathered the armor.

"Is it Samael?" He asks very Prepared.

"No my lord."

"Then why trouble my sleep if you are trained to take care of it?"

"Someone has challenged your blade my lord."

"Oh a glorious day for blood shed."

"Yes It Sure Is."

Rizel Suited up in the most finest of armors trimmed with a gold platted chest plate shined after every battle. Gold lion on the front of his shield and a sword graved with his chant of war. "With this stroke I paint the earth below."

Sun gleaming across the courtyard, dust kick up as he gracefully shuffles to the entrance. Soaking the glory of the crowd gathered inside the grand stadium.

"Grim the locals were alerted?" he asked making his last adjustments

"Of course they've paid good money to see you slay this man who doesn't know of your legend."

Grim says handing him his sword and helmet.As he approached the man he realized he wasn't the average challenger of the kingdom. He stood three or four feet over Rizel, Chest branded with cuts and bruises. one eye gone the other barely open, grinding his teeth stained with blood, placing his feet in the ground.

" Why no blade? Do you know of me? Maybe not-Rizel Hardus The slayer, the peace keeper, And a hand that is one with the blade." He says raising his blade at the mysterious figure

"Ugggghhhhhh!" He screams, charging at Rizel

He takes a step back as the man runs by, dust curls and again the figure emerges from the smoke this time from an angle clashing into the shield, grinding his teeth, and feet still pumping through the earth. Knocking Rizel off balance, He gains his feet now realizing the seriousness of the task at hand. Standing firmly he braces his shield and raises his sword eyes looking and searching. He charges this time he jumps into the glare of the sun above Rizel. Thrusting his fist downward upon his shield. Rizel driving the shield into his rib cage the beast chuckles a laugh and speaks in a deep voice as he falls back into a ackward stance.

"Ready Now. HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

"Never been More Ready"

They both run toward each other, A slash from the blade of Rizel carves through the beast. not fazing him he continues to run into Rizel grabbing him, then tossing him down to the ground. As he walks around the laying warrior he laughs then picking him up by his feet he begins to spin. Shield scattering across the arena, and the blade falling perfect in the ground. He tosses him down again and Rizel gets up, now disarmed and still pondering on the where abouts of his weapons. Finally he regains his composure and waits as the beast approaches.

" I have an announcement I am the apprentice of SAMAEL. I am not only here for your king but im here to KILL you all."

The crowed appalled and fearful breakout into a stampede to the exits. As Rizel's army gather in the arena. Rizel gets his weapons back. Just as they all get ready to strike the beast a loud uproar from the rear entrance just as they turn SAMAEL barges through the door.

"Starting without me." He chuckles at the end standing with several others.

They adjust them selves toward both sides. Rizel emerges from the army head held high looking inside SAMAEL'S eyes. Not a word was exchanged after he made his entrance. Many say they battled for weeks and months but it doesnt matter what legend says. All we know is that SAMAEL still walks the earth and Rizel Is no more.

REVIEW

This lengthy story is a charming read, and full of excitment and adventure. The people that have commented on this myth have had little to change. I can assure though that the little things that were changed have made this myth surpass all expectations. Rizel the main character has trials that he has to go to with other character.

My Myth By: Terrell

so we got on the bus and the bus got a flat on the freeway on the way to n.y.c so we will be
STORY SYNOPSIS Terrell, Shequan, and Truck are three friends from the same neighborhood. Terrell and Shequan box to keep out of trouble, but Truck stays in the streets hustling. Terrell and Shequan try to convince Truck to join them in boxing to keep him out of trouble. It works for a little bit but Truck eventually goes back to the streets. In the end, Terrell and Shequan try to get Truck into a summer job program to help him out. MORAL Good friends are hard to find.
ACT I introduce chracters (Terrell, Shequan and Truck) introduce scene (the neighborhood and the boxing gym) set up problem (Trying to get Truck to leave the streets)
ACT II show successes (Terrell and Shequan convince Truck to box) show the setback (Truck quits boxing for the streets)
ACT III show breaking points (Terrell and Shequan argue, Truck stays in the the streets) Show the break up (Group is no longer friends) revival (Terrell tries to convince Truck to get in a summer job program)
Terell is a tall, black handsome young man. He is a sixteen year old who enjoys boxing. Terrell has two friends, Shequan and Truck, whom he spends a lot of time kicking it with after school. The crew have been friends for 6 years now. Terrell, Shequan and Truck all live in the city of Boston and in their free time they like to just hang out at the mall and play video games. After a while, Terrell begins to notice that Truck is getting into a bit of trouble in the streets. Lately he's been getting into fights and arguing with his mother. Terrell feels like he should do something to help.
Terrell's sister introduces the idea of boxing to keep Terrell busy. He thinks it sounds like a good idea because it was something to do and it is a good way to release some anger and aggression. Wanting his friends to be apart, Terrell tried to convince Truck and Shequan to join. Shequan agreed willingly and Truck was not so sure that he wanted to do it. Truck only ended up boxing for one month. He decided to quit and try to make money selling rocks on the streets. Terrell was beginning to become concerned about Truck because he was headed down the wrong path.
Terrell tries a different approach. He talks his guidance counselor at school to see what he could do to help Truck get a real job. They found an opportunity for Truck working at a community center in an after school program. Truck did not want to work with kids - he was just making excuses because he did not want to leave the streets. After a couple years Truck and Terrell eventually grew apart. Truck's new lifestyle tore them apart. Truck ended going to jail for two years for selling drugs.
Years after their fallen out, Truck had contacted Terell on Facebook. Truck realized that Terrell was a great friend. He was ready to turn his life around and he turned to Terrell for help and decided to do boxing. Him and Terrell boxed at the same gym for years. They're relationship was growing stronger and stronger. They were winning matches reguarly and everyone was happy. Terrell, Shequan and Truck remain friends today.

Basketball Hooter By: Keon King

My names James Saunders, I am a junior at ridge wood high. I play on the basketball team, and our basketball team has not made the playoffs or got a state championship since I was on varsity as a freshmen. I made varsity when I was a freshmen, everybody was surprised but I was not, I knew I had the skills to make varsity I was also a starter so I was really one of the best things going on in ridge wood high. This year, I am determined to win state championship.

Me and my coach are very close with each other he's known me since I was just 7 years old. He was a math teacher for the ninth graders. When it was lunch time I always went to his room for lunch and we would just talk. He told me he needed to tell me something very important and he did not want me to say anything to anyone. He told me that their was a 6'5 shooting guard coming to our school that he recruited from France while he was in vacation over there. He had mentioned that he went to the courts and saw the kid play and he was good, his handles were amazing. Coach told me that his name was Ron Paul. I was a slightly jealous at first because I was the star of the team but I just thought to myself it would be nice to actually have some help. I was thinking that we can go all the way with just two really good players. Coach told me that he was coming in one week but we wanted him to be a surprise to everyone so he was just going to be a regular new kid at the school but when ball season came around he would share the spotlight with me.
It was a week later it looked like Ron was getting more comfortable he was making friends and even becoming friendly with teachers. I noticed Ron started hanging out with a very bad group of kids, they were actually a big group of bullies. I didn't really pay attention because i thought that Ron was a good kid and he wouldn't let the group he was with influence to do any bad things at all.Ron started to kind of bully some kids with the group he was with but I didn't really care for it it looked like he was just playing because he had a big smile on his face when he was doing the whole thing.
Tryouts were today and their was a boat of new freshmen trying out and a few Cophmores and like two or three juniors. I was exited i was hanging out with mostly everybody from last years team we were on the bleachers gossiping about all the new people that were trying out, Then we seen Ron the biggest kid out there putting up a few shots and i watched him he only missed one shot in the whole half hour that everyone was warming up for tryouts. Coach Collins blew the whistle and told everyone to go to the baseline. Their was three other coaches with him coach Williams, Johnson, Jennings. They were asking everyone for names and grades. Coach Johnson and Jennings took care of the freshmen and sophomores because they were automatically on junior varsity. Coach Collins and Williams took the juniors and seniors. We went to a different gym from the JV players so we could have a whole court to ourselves. Coach broke us up into four different teams. Me and him went at it shot after shot with each other.
The next day the team was posted me and Ron were the first two names up there. We had practice but while I was in the locker room I heard Ron and someone else surprisingly I seen him trying to take some kids money but I thought he was just playing. Time passed and we were getting ready for our first game. Ron seemed to be more aggressive with everyone in practice and was started not be the nice guy I thought he was. After our last practice Ron was in the locker room before everybody going through bags and everything I did not pay attention. Today was the day of our first game. It was first block I seen Ron in my physics teachers class going through his bag while my teacher just watched then he started beating my teacher up after he had taken all of his stuff. Ron and my physics teacher were really close with each other so I thought they were just playing so I didn't pay any attention to it all.
Today was our first game everybody had on the school colors red and black. It was the end of the day and it was game time. Everybody was in the locker room getting geared up. I was talking to Will he was on the team last year and hes a junior. He told me if I knew about what Ron was doing to other students and guys on the team. He said that he was stealing and taking everybody's stuff bullying everyone also. I wasn't really surprised I believed how couldn't you. He hung out with a group of bullies I've seen him take peoples stuff, but I would hold all that off until after the game. It was game time me and Ron were in the back court. We got the ball first after tip off. Me and Ron went off in the first half i had 25 and he had 24 points. the score was 55-50 we were up. We came out of half time ready to play. Ron went off and scored another 20 points I scored another 22. game was close 108-110 with eight seconds left. We let our point guard try and take the last shot he rushed up the court with the ball and he took a quick pull up and it rimmed out. I looked at Ron at the end of the game he was so mad. Once everyone left the lockers Ron was still in there with our point guard I heard slamming and everything I ran over pulled Ron off of him and i had to slam him down and tie him down until my coach came. Once he did he took Ron but I had heard Ron had ran away from the police and our coach and was never seen again. People sometimes like taking up the fame and when that happens they get into themselves.

REVIEW

This other new age story has an element of modern events and an old time story. The intelegence behing this myth is staggering.

My Story by: Tishaya

Once a upon a time there was a Princess named Kelzy. She lived in a kingdom in in Boston By the Harbor in Nantasket Beach. The kingdom was very spacious. The princess had her own servants while she was in the kingdom, and one of the servants name was Marcus. Marcus was a spy but the princess did not know and she was very close to him. Her father King Edgar and his Queen Ella were worried about the princesses relationship with the servant Marcus. Princess Kelzy was 19 years old and she was in a relationship with a prince from another country and she wanted to marry him. The prince name was Kevin, her parents like him very much.
That day in the evening the family was having a ball with all the people in the kingdom. They had food and drinks. Princess Kelzy was wonderfully dressed with the beautiful gown for the ball. When the ball started, the princess walked down her grand stair case as her grand entrance. The ball was going good. The princess danced with the other guest that wanted to dance with her. She loved dancing with prince Kevin who was also her boyfriend. After about an hour and half everyone else started to dance and having fun together.
That night the ball started to end and everybody was leaving. All of a sudden, Servant Marcus kidnaps Princess Kelzy in plain sight. When the king seen her running with the servant that had a gun to her he called the guards to the rescue but it doesnt happen cause the servant and the princess is missing. King Edgar and his Queen Ella was doing they can to find there daughter. And that night the king and queen went to sleep for the next morning.
The next morning now the princess is away from her family and with her liar, slash, ex best friend in some other area of the kingdom. The princess is thinking to her self sayin "how come i never seen this area before". The Servant is on the phone talking to his leader who told him to kid nap her. The princess is mad of what her old best friend did.
They start talking about why he did this................ "Princess Kelzy lets go we have to keep going" said Marcus
" NO! im not going with you i want to go back home take me home NOW!" said Princess Kelzy
" I can't it is my mission to take you to my boss" said Marcus
" You betrayde me I thought you was my friend, who are you?" said Princess
" I know I did it was job to make friends with you and then stop being friends" said Marcus
" Why is that you took me from my kingdom and my Family" said the Princess
" I took you because my boss has a request for you to do for him, I don't what he wants you to do but he wanted me to kid nap you. If you call your father or try to run away i have to kill you so don't try" said Marcus
" Okay i wont run but I don't want to do anything that i don't want to do. This is crazy why are you doing this.. I thought you was better than that, I thought you was a good person not an bad person" said Princess Kelzy
" Well I don't know Princess but i all i know is that you have to follow what I say and thats final, Do you understand?" said Marcus
" Okay what ever. I'm tired i want to go to sleep. where can i sleep?" as the princess goes on about how she is tired.
" right here in this cave on these blanket" after Marcus said that they made there way over there.
The Servant and Princess went to sleep and the night ended. The next morning Marcus and Kelzy went on there way to the boss to do the request that he wants. During the trip or hike the princess is asking question in her head wondering " Why i never seen this part of the kingdom that is soon to be her's. The princess is getting tired of walking and she wants to go home where she belongs and she knows its not going to happen. Later that day Princess Kelzy and marcus stopped for some food and drinks then Kelzy asked him something....
" why are you acting like this" said Kelzy
" because I dont have nobody in my life to be there for me so i do act like i do" said Marcus
" i was there for you at all times when you was working for me at the time before all this, i believed in you an you messed it now" said Princess
" You really was there for me and you never told me why?" said Marcus" then i would've had a change of heart before this happend"....
" I didnt say anything because my father didnt want me to get close to you as much" said Princess
Later that day the princess and Marcus were still finishing their conversation together while they kept on walk on their journey to the bosses house. The journey was different from kelzy because she has never seen this are of the kingdom all her life so she thinkng this will help the other people her father never knew about that needs help. The princess was very tired of walking to the mans house, she wanted to stop and he didn't want to stop. They finally made it to the house and the man was waiting for her to enter the house. Once she entered he had his guys grab her and put her in a private room.
" Hello princess I finally got you" said the boss
" Why do you want me here, why did you take me away from my family" said Kelzy
" I bought you here beacause i need a favor" said the boss
" What is your favor that you want from me" said princess
" Well i want you to trick your father into giving me his thrown to the kingdom" the Boss said
" NO! never, I'm not going to do that to my father for you" the Princess screamed
" You will do what I tell you to do and you wont deny my request" as the Boss look at her with a face of anger and maddness. The Boss has the guys hold her down until she said " YES! i will do it okay just tell them to stop, they were hurting me". They let the princess go and she started crying. After everything Marcus took her back to the kingdom were her parents was going crazy looking for her. The princess ran to her parents and hugged them.
" Daughter your home and back alive" Said King Edgar
" Yes Dad home, I missed you so much" said His Daughter
" Where did you go" said the King
" Sorry daddy i can't tell you, but i have to tell you something" said Kelzy
" What is it baby?" said the father
" Well there is this person that wants you to give up your thrown, and i can't tell who it is, they said that if you don't give give it up to that person that I can't you who it is that is, he will take me away forever" said his daughter
That night the King , Kelzy's father was thinking about what she told him. He talked to her mother about it. As they were talking about the problem, the princess was thinking about what would happen to her if her father wouldn’t give the Boss of Marcus the ruler of kingdom. She is praying on that her father would think of something to do to trick the guy into not taking the thrown. That Morning when everybody woke up the father also the king had a talk with his daughter.
“Daughter I want to tell you that I do not want to give it up but we can have a plan to catch him for what he did” King Edgar
“Daddy WHYYYYYYY! I don’t want this to happen, what if it doesn’t work? I’m really scared don’t do it” crying the Princess
“Baby don’t cry. Trust me nothing will happen to you, believe me when I say that this plan will work because I have your back” Said Edgar
“Okay Father I will trust you” as the princess calms down
That morning Her Prince heard that she was back he was so happy that he was there waiting for her. Outside once she got outside the princess was grabbed into a car that nobody knew about. The prince named Kevin went after the car and lost it. The Prince went back to the castle he told her parents. Her Father started to cry because he promised that nothing will happen to her.
During that day the father is going crazy looking for his daughter and thinking were would she be. The daughter is with Marcus again, he was the one who took her in the car away. They are screaming at each other saying “TAKE ME HOME NOW!” as they go on with the conversation in the car they go back to the Bosses house.
“So is your father going to give up the kingdom to me?” the boss said
“I don’t Know ask him, I told him about your request and he might do it” said Kelzy
“NO! I don’t want might I want to have a YES!” said the boss
The boss was going on with the conversation he was yelling at the princess about the request that he is mad about. The whole day went by and the King, Princess Kelzy’s fathers found where she was because of the car and were it showed the licenses plate of the car. The king went inside to house where she was. They fought and the King told the boss that took his daughter. He told that he was never giving the thrown to you ever and you will grown old in jail for the rest of your life so you wouldn’t be a bad person in my kingdom. As the Princess went to hug her father they talked.
“Daddy you came for me! How did you find me? I was worried out of my mind” said his daughter
“Baby I’m here for you I will never let you go ever” said her father
“I believe you so much” said the princess as she hugged her father tightly
“Let’s go home” said the King
That night she made it home and her prince was waiting for her to come home and once he seen her he proposed to her and she said yes. The next morning they started planning for the wedding. After the week past the Prince and the Princess got married and they lived Happily Ever After. The Princess made it to be Queen and had the chance to fix her country to the best of the ability for her kingdom.

Shicoren Myth ( Assassin)

Once there was a great assassin who was feared by everyone in a small town called Markent.He could kill from a great distance, then flee before is victim hits the ground.His weapon of choice was always a sniper, but if was at close range it would be a knife.He became a threat to the police when he wouldn't let the police do there job.

When his son was killed by thugs, thats when he take matters into his own hands.He would never rest until he found his sons killers, and bring justice to all and bring to their town. One night as he was at home from his night job he got a phone call in the middle of the night. The person had spoke in a deep voice and had said his son was still alive. He was in shock. The assassin could not believe what he just heard. He said , it couldn't be true because he saw my son die in cold blood, and had buried him last year.The man on the phone said.

"If you want to see your son again you will do jobs for me."

He didn't know what to believe so he just agreed to do it if he really had is son.The man put his son on the phone to prove he had really had his son. Then the man said.

"You will receive a call in 24 hours."

The next night he had gotten the phone call.Their was hardly any conversation the man got right to the point.His first task was to take out the head of the Japanese mob boss. He took the task. As soon as the assasain went to the place he immediately took out his target.No one seen a thing.He would kill night after night.His plan was to not kill them but to interrogate them.he thought by doing this he would become closer to his real target and get his son back.

Review:
This story's background is great. It gives you a brief analysis of the main character and his call to adventure. Also it has good transitions from scene to scene. On the other hand it could have been longer. It also could have left the reader not knowing if he saved his son. It had a few grammatic errors. But overall it was a great story and I enjoyed reading about the skillful sniper.

Aldian by Donte

My myth is about a heroic family that was well known in the united states in the 1900s. What made them heroic was the things that they did such as save people from bank robberies stop speeding trains bring viscous criminals stop wildfires repair buildings that have been damaged in such things as in earthquake tsunami hurricanes tornadoes and hurricanes. They even saved the president from an assignation attempt but after that it looked like they were framed so they were betrayed by there country. they try to think of a way to prove that they were framed after they were asked peacefully to leave the country so they did they left and started a new life in Mexico they were very helpful there they helped raise money and help make that place better they did. some of the things they did for Mexico is take down some crime lords give food .Soon they went to help reduce the death tool and help rebuild it and also start over again in they helped give medicine to the people that need it because they hated seeing people die so young they felt that that was wrong so they came up with a cure for cancer leukemia and HIV and aids. another thing that thy did was build a community house for all homeless people to live they severed as much as they wanted 2 each person each day found there family's if there was any still around got them a new wardrobe and when and if they were welling got them jobs of there choosing it did not matter if they wanted to sell candy what every they wanted they had it and the best part is you can staying that house for free for as long as you want they only rule was no illegal weapons unless you have a permit. Another thing that they did in was rebuild house that had collapsed from earthquakes hurricanes or house that did not have a good structure to begin with and when they did rebuild the house they gave it a whole new look if it was not handicap accessible they made it so that it was if it had no heat or air they made it so that it was they even made it bigger for big families that were crammed in to small places. They did the same thing in Mexico also. One other thing that they did in Mexico was increase the tax for the rich and makes no taxes for the poor if they could not afford it after they did. Later on during there stay in Chile they told the people about them self and what made them unique. The mother was super intelligent. The father had super strength. The son had super speed. And the daughter could make anything from her parts of her body.Later on after they told everyone the government called them and said the could come bake to the U.S t o help them like they did Chile they accepted.

An interview with the author Donte

Donte’s says that a lot of stuff happened in the late 1900’s so he wanted to set the story in that time. It is a story that about a family that was disbanded from the U.S and tries to make a comeback and enter back in the U.S his experience was challenging and different from other projects but at the end it was all worth because he had fun.

THE UNIVERSAL THEORY by Marcus A. Cardwell

Have you ever wondered how the universe came to be and the destructive powers that the universe has. So many things have occurred in the universe that we are not even aware of, but there are some beings as we call them that have these special powers such as Omni awareness the ability to consciously know what happens in the universe. These beings are protectors born from energy of the big bang and since energy can never die neither will them. These creatures are given an assignment every time there is great distress for a planet or something that could proof to be of important use, "to fix" the problems as they call it, but in a human's mind it would be called annihilation, but this story is about a certain being, no one knew its name or how to stop it until this year.This being's name is Athe and he was the most powerful of the entire guild that he was a part of. Though he was the one with the worst reputation from the guild. Even Athe was so powerful in fact that for him to materialize cost millions of peoples life force, In the future millions of people would never get the chance to live and the only shape Athe knows is the a very powerful bird prey the phoenix but manifests himself through a smoke cover, but his most popular means of appearance is through possession and that is where our story begins.In Harlem at the mathematics-science library a young group of kids who were studying for their metaphysics test. One of the friends Maja had jumped out her seat with a disturbing look on her.being Maja's friend Dre, Keira, Steve they dismissed her jump as a case of nerves for the test they had the next day just as she did. Sadly it was really Athe taking control over her body.Then as she walked over to the water fountain she started to shake uncontrollably she fell. The library started to shake and books flew off the shelves, but realizing that the only thing her friends could have done was run outside directing the other people to the exits and call 911 they did just that,but Maja was getting worst her eyes turned black,and Maja's eyes cried blood, and she started to scream in agony her skin started to rip and tare. her arms were cutting ripping her shirt and jeans blood rolled down her legs and arms. During that loud cries of help chilled not only Maja's bones but her friends bones also. While starring at the door a voice yelled out of Maja's mouth" the end is coming along with me you can't stop me.I will solve the problem you created you insensitive destructive humans." Strangely as the ambulancecame everything turned back almost as if someone pressed a rewind button on a movie. Then Maja woke up with no recollection of what happened to her and the library when they visited her in the hospital.The fear in Maja's eyes grew to the point were she almost had a panic attack. then just as Dre,Keira, and Steve left the same voice came out of Maja's mouth again and she said "even if I wanted to help there is nothing I can do this races fate has been decided." It was different then before Maja was able to control him and commanded Athe to say his name. Then she screamed "Athe". Next she commanded him to say what his mission was and she shouted again he said "my mission was to destroy the earthe and that though he wanted to save the human race but he couldn't do that." Strangely Athe didn't understand that being the second most powerful member of his guild he would be able to do the possessing thing no problem aslo since its his specialty. He never ran into this problem before. In that moment Athe thought to himself this being must be stronger than others the guild has run across. Then finally Athe shouted from Maja's mouth again "my mission is to annihilate the human race they have taken advantage of this precious gift that they live on."Maja's friend’s Dre, Steve, and Keira went to the library to find out anything about Athe. When they came out talking about Athe a homeless man told them he knew about maja and Athe, also that his name was Luceme. He told them to follow him but with the the low credibility he had as a homeless man they decided Dre will follow and Steve and Keira went to the space museum. Dre got trapped following Luceme, there was a bright black and dark purple light swirling around him. Then Dre screamed out" I’am the all powerful general luceme and the human race will fall at my hand." Then keira got a call that Maja was moved to a psychiatric hospital after another epileptic attack. The nurse that called her told her that Maja was talking about a general coming to finish what she started. Really was of the essence when Dre ,possessed, flew into the sky and turned the sun red. Keira and Steve ran to the psychiatric hospital as Maja was admitted to a room and when they got to her she was in a trance, her eyes where white, she was babbling incoherently. Saying things like "regnad ni si dlrow eht eht espylacopa si gnimoc gnola htiw lareneg emecul".So they recorded it but neither of them could understand what she was saying. Their professor was the also the linguistic professor at their university so they brought him the recorder, he researched it. The tape was the simplest thing in the world to their professor,he told them she was speaking backwards so they reversed the tape and heard her say" the world is in danger the apocalypse is coming along with general Luceme." So they went back to the hospital to ask Maja what they needed to do to stop this future tragedy. Still in the trance Maja told them ,speaking in a doubled male and female voices, "you must find the orb of draconic energy and the phoenix's wings combine them in front of her and I will do the rest". Her eyes glowed and blasts of energy flew from her eyes into Keira and Steve’s eyes. A map was shown in there head and showed them the first. The location of the orb of draconic energies.A bright bluish white light exploded out of the room. Then Keira and Steve woke up in a tent in nineteen ninety four. They were given glasses even though others weren't as they asked the lady who gave them the glasses why she did and the woman murmured angrily " stupid humans your race is so primitive and disgusting. " They replied "what". The woman yelled back in a deep voice "put them on" and the glasses flew on their faces and the tent was suddenly filled with all different types of beings. All of a sudden a couple had jumped of the stands and ran towards Keira and Steve. Keira took a pole from the wall next to them that was used in the show and swatted the woman across the face. Then Steve took another pole and as he beat the male the others swarmed around him. He told Keira to sneak away and get the orb. So she snuck away and found the orb near the seal. She walked closer to the seal and stabbed it in the eye. Then as soon as Keira grabbed the orb an explosion burst Steve open and the aliens blew up. A white light appeared and Maja hovered out of it. Then Steve rematerialized. Maja told them now that Steve had proved himself with a sacrifice he has gained the power to materialize. Maja told Keira to hold on to Steve and as she did they blew up and materialized on a beach. Ten women ambushed them as soon as they arrived and sent Keira to a camp and Steve to the queen. Keira was walking around the camp and a woman pulled her aside she saw scars on her face with blood flowing down her leg. She asked Keira to find her daughter and set her free, her daughter was made the high priestess on the day she was born and she has been the phoenix's wings. Keira agreed to help her as long as she got to keep the wings, the woman agreed. Then Keira started to look for the girl but instead found steve and the queen. Then Keira saw the queen was Maja spiting out eggs on the couch that Steve was chained to.Keira was watching from a corner when Maja started told Steve." I'm sorry but if I don't lay these eggs the first step will be for not." while Maja walked back to her thrown Keira moved to the couch and unbuckled Steve's hands and told him to act like nothing happened. She backed away as Maja moved closer. Maja started to caress Steve's face telling him that he needs to bleed over the eggs as the next step. Then she took his wrist as he tried to escape and struggle and cut him. Blood splattered on the eggs and The eggs sprung into the air and started to glow with a bright blue light. Keira first staring at the eggs glance to her side and saw the little girl as she walked in the room with the wing's. Keira jumped on the girl, took the wings grabbedSteve and they materialized in the hospital roomwith the girl ,and as they took the things out the girl ran away while general Luceme "possessing Dre" crashed into the room and through Maja out the window. As Luceme and Maja "still possessed by Athe" flew in the air fighting and throwing blasts, the eggs appeared,Maja told Steve and Keira to cut the eggs open and poor the liquid on the orb. As they did the the orb glowed bright.Keira and Steve put the wings under it and the materials turn into an owl made of a mixture between gold and metal. Maja caught the bird flew into the sun, and as general Luceme followed through the core of the sun she smacked his head off with the owl. Then Maja took the bird and smashed it on Luceme' body in place of his head. As the bird screached Luceme's body turned to solid gold and was in cased in a crystal as Maja came back the sun changed its color and she fainted.Athe flew away telling them that he was greatful for what the human race had shown him. That though we have flaws we possess the greatest strength of all hopeand determination and that though he will be free from the guild's control he will always protect them and the earth. Then strangely the same thing that happend to the library before hapend again and they all woke up in the library the same day they had their big test but something wasn't right happened Dre wasn't there and Maja had no memory of it, but Keira and Steve would always remember and call for the help of Athe if the earth was ever again in perrel which with the global worries something tells me will be soon.

THE END

REVIEW

This very interesting story has some off pieces when it comes to mythological theories it definitly focuses on a science fiction point view, but the elements of myths are in there such as a call to adventure and the belly of the whale. These six characters have a tough time trying defend the human race and save it aswell.

The Island of Belgada by: Brian Nunez

The Island of Belgada

In the middle of the Bermuda triangle lays a small but unique and beautiful island called Belgada. This island was anything but normal, in this island magic existed Anything you can think of this island had, whether its trolls, witches , fairy’s you name it they have it. But this island had normal people as well, they all knew about the magical creatures and most of them got along very well. Three hundred years ago the King and Queen of Belgada bay gave birth to a beautiful baby girl named Isabella . Growing up Isabella was always polite and generous, she didn’t care if you were rich or poor , or magical or not she would treat everybody the same.

One day while walking to the market Isabella bumped into a man rushing to get home, his name was Stefano. They both quickly apologize to each other and as they lay eyes on each other they cant get them off. Isabella struggles for words and so does Stefano. As Stefano hands Isabella her items that she dropped he says “ You have gorgeous eyes” Isabella quickly turns as red as a tomato and thanks him but hesitates and says she has to leave. Every Sunday they would see each other in the market and just talk about a lot of different things, it was quite noticeable they were quickly falling in love.Isabella invited Stefano to a dinner her family was holding, this would be the first time he meets her parents. He was very apprehensive, but told him self that everything will be ok. During dinner, Isabella’s dad asks Stefano some questions, but he felt like as if he was being interrogated .

There was an awkward moment of silence towards the end of dinner, right when it was so silent you could hear the crickets, there was a huge explosion. The King’s house elf runs to them and tells them, “sir the wicked witch has attacked our village!” The king orders the house elf to unlock the hollow, which is a powerful source of white magic, some say the strongest magic there has ever been. As he unlocks the box that holds the hollow, the hollow posses the most power force of good it can detect. That force of good happened to be Stefano.

In shock and not knowing what to do Stefano hesitates and runs away, but as he’s running he hears the holler of Isabella and the king. He runs back but by the time he gets there the wicked witch had kid napped them. The queen in tears begs Stefano to go save them, “please your our only hope, the hollow chose you for a reason, and this is that reason”. Stefano suddenly knew more than what he thought he did. He knew that the witch took the king and Isabella to her layer in the most darkest forest in Belgada but he had no Idea how to control his magic. The house elf reminds him “You are the most powerful magical being alive, all you have to do is concentrate on something you want and let yourself have it !” . Stefano focuses on getting to Isabella. Within a blink of an eye he finds himself outside the witches home, he notices that the surroundings of the house is not normal the trees look like they haven't seen sunlight for century's.

Rare animals would run by his foot startling him. He was in an uncomfortable position which he could not handle so he decides to walk around. As he walks around he notices that she has her home guarded by trolls and ogres about 10 of each.Stefano knew he had to defeat them, but was hesitating to start fighting, he seen Isabella tied to a rope and hanging from it, her mouth was sealed with a spell the witch cast. This made him furious and so he attacked. He waved his hand up in the air and that triggered his telekinetic ability, as he is tackling a ogre another ogre comes from behind and try’s to attack him , but he turns around and flinched with his hands in his face. This caused the other ogre to freeze. He does it again with more anger and that caused the ogre to explode ! He finishes off all of the ogres and trolls. He barges into the witches home and demands Isabella and the king back she refuses and says “you will die as well”, Stefano reply’s “I don’t think so” and waves his hand to throw her against the wall. She looks up and him says “ DAMIT!, THE HOLLOW!! I will still take you on”. The king Yells “Stefano you have the gift of making up your own spells and curses ! Use it that’s the only way she can be vanquished !”. Stefano stalls with his telekinetic power to try to come up with a spell. He starts chanting “ This evil witch that is near, vanish now I have no fear”. The witch slowly starts to bubble and shake really fast as she yells “ It’s not over yet ! Muahahahahah!” the witch explodes into dust as the wind blows it away.

Stefano unties the king and Isabella and teleports back to the palace with them. The king and the queen cannot thank him enough, they offered him to keep the hollow, “you are a true hero son” says the queen. After accepting to keep the hollow, he turns to Isabella and says "i know i have only known you for about a month now but it feels like ive known you my whole life." tearing up, he says "will you marry me?" She replies "YES!" with excitement. As the people of belgada applaud and cheer they kiss and they lived happily ever after.



REVIEW
this story of a prince and princess is more of a rescue mission. It has a charming tale close to some others, but in a new light it shows great potential. The island of belgada is definitly a new terrain that the prince/ warrior that save his princess.

An interview with the author Brian

Brian says that his story is the basic fairy tale story but with a twist of a little action wear the princess was rich and guy she meets is poor and humble which his ideas come from his favorite type of TVs shows which is superstitions and sci-fi which he had a lot of fun and what’s more interesting is that the story takes place in the late 1600’s old fashion

Introduction

Welcome to E blocks Myths and Folktales @ parkway academy of technology and health. We have diffrent types of myths and folktalkes, but there are a mix of scary folk tales and fairy tales. Also folk tales from other countrys like germany, jamaica and also puerto rico

Table Of Contents

1 The Frog Prince of Germany

2 Tying Tiger

3 The Devil Dyke

4 Hercules

5 English Version

6 The Headless Horse Man

7 Creation Story, Cronus and Rhea Birth of Zeus

8 Aladdin

9 Bloody Mary

10 Bloody Knife

The Frog Prince Germany

Once upon a time there was a king who had three daughters. In his courtyard there was a well with wonderful clear water. One hot summer day the oldest daughter went down and drew herself a glassful, but when she held it to the sun, she saw that it was cloudy. This seemed strange to her, and she was about to pour it back when a frog appeared in the water, stuck his head into the air, then jumped out onto the well's edge, saying:

If you will be my sweetheart dear, Then I will give you water clear.

"Ugh! Who wants to be the sweetheart of an ugly frog!" exclaimed the princess and ran away. She told her sisters about the amazing frog down at the well who was making the water cloudy. The second one was curious, so she too went down and drew herself a glassful, but it was so cloudy that she could not drink it. Once again the frog appeared at the well's edge and said:

If you will be my sweetheart dear, Then I will give you water clear.

"Not I!" said the princess, and ran away. Finally the third sister came and drew a glassful, but it was no better than before. The frog also said to her:

If you will be my sweetheart dear, Then I will give you water clear.

"Why not! I'll be your sweetheart. Just give me some clean water," she said, while thinking, "There's no harm in this. You can promise him anything, for a stupid frog can never be your sweetheart." The frog sprang back into the water, and when she drew another glassful it was so clear that the sun glistened in it with joy. She drank all she wanted and then took some up to her sisters, saying, "Why were you so stupid as to be afraid of a frog?"

The princess did not think anything more about it until that evening after she had gone to bed. Before she fell asleep she heard something scratching at the door and a voice singing:

Open up! Open up! Youngest daughter of the king. Remember that you promised me While I was sitting in the well, That you would be my sweetheart dear, If I would give you water clear.

"Ugh! That's my boyfriend the frog," said the princess. "I promised, so I will have to open the door for him." She got up, opened the door a crack, and went back to bed. The frog hopped after her, then hopped onto her bed where he lay at her feet until the night was over and the morning dawned. Then he jumped down and disappeared out the door. The next evening, when the princess once more had just gone to bed, he scratched and sang again at the door. The princess let him in, and he again lay at her feet until daylight came. He came again on the third evening, as on the two previous ones. "This is the last time that I'll let you in," said the princess. "It will not happen again in the future." Then the frog jumped under her pillow, and the princess fell asleep. She awoke in the morning, thinking that the frog would hop away once again, but now a beautiful young prince was standing before her. He told her that he had been an enchanted frog and that she had broken the spell by promising to be his sweetheart. Then they both went to the king who gave them his blessing, and they were married. The two other sisters were angry with themselves that they had not taken the frog for their sweetheart.

Kiana Lara

Review: I chosed that one becuase the way they made the myth go was sort of a real story that any young girl does not want to be seened with someone they dont find attractive and the princess did not like the frog becuase it was ugly but she had no other choice but to he his sweetheart. Once she said she was he cleared the water and helped her out.

Tying Tiger

One great hungry time. Anansi couldn't get anyt'ing to eat, so he take up his hand-basket an' a big pot an' went down to the sea-side to catch fish. When he reach there, he make up a large fire and put the pot on the fire, an' say, "Come, big fish!" He catch some big fish put them aside. He said, "Big fish go, make little fish come!" He then catch the little fish. He say, "Little fish go, make big fish come!" an' say, "Big fish go, make little fish come!" He then catch the pot full an' his hand-basket. He bile the pot full and sit down and eat it off; he then started home back with the pot on his head and the basket. Reaching a little way, he hide the pot away in the bush an take the basket along with him now.

While going along, he meet up Tiger. Now Tiger is a very rough man an' Anansi 'fraid of him. Tiger said to him, "What you have in that basket, sah?"--speak to him very rough. Anansi speak in a very feeble voice, say, "Nothing, sah! nothing, sah!" So both of them pass each other, an' when they went on a little way, Tiger hide in the bush watching Anansi. Anansi then sit down underneath a tree, open his basket, take out the fishes one one, and say, "Pretty little yallah-tail this!" an' put it aside; he take out a snapper an' say, "Pretty little snapper this!" an' put it one side; he take out a jack-fish an' say, "Pretty little jack-fish!" an' put it one side. Tiger then run up an' say, "Think you havn't not'ing in that basket, sah!" Anansi say, "I jus' going down to the sea have a bathe, sah, an' I catch them few 'itte fishes." Tiger say, "Give it to me here, sah!"--talk in a very rough manner. An' Tiger take it an' eat them all an' spit up the bones. Anansi

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then take up the bones an' eat them, an' while eating he grumble an' say, "But look me bwoy labor do!" Tiger say, "What you say?" Anansi say, "Fly humbug me face, sah!" (brushing his face). So booth of them start to go home now with the empty basket, but this time Anansi was studying for Tiger. When he reach part of the way, Anansi see a fruit-tree. Anansi say, "What a pretty fruit-tree!" (looking up in the tree). Tiger say, "Climb it, sah!" (in a rough manner). So when Anansi go up an' pull some of the fruit, at that time Tiger was standing underneath the tree. Anansi look down on Tiger head an' said, "Look lice in a Brar Tiger head!" Tiger said, "Come down an' ketch it, sah!" Anansi come down an' said to Tiger he kyan't ketch it without he lean on the tree. Tiger said, "Lean on the tree, sah!" The hair on Tiger head is very long. So while Anansi ketchin' the lice, Tiger fell asleep. Anansi now take the hair an' lash it round the tree tie up Tiger on the tree. After he done that he wake up Tiger an' say that he kyan't ketch any more. Tiger in a rough manner say, "Come an' ketch it, sah!" Anansi say, "I won't!" So Anansi run off, Tiger spring after him, an' fin' out that his hair is tied on the tree. So Tiger say, "Come an' loose me, sah!" Anansi say. "I won't!" an' Anansi sing now,

"See how Anansi tie Tiger, See how Anansi tie Tiger, Tie him like a hog, Tiger, See how Anansi tie Tiger, Tie him like a hog, Tiger!"

An' Anansi leave him go home, am' a hunter-man come an' see Tiger tie on the tree, make kill him. b. The Storm.

Vivian-Bailey, Mandeville.

Brer Tiger got a mango-tree in his place. Brer Nansi go an' ask if he could sell him a ha' penny wort' of mango. Brer Tiger say no. Brer Nansi well want de mango. Brer Nansi say, "Law pass dat eb'ry man have tree mus' tie on it 'cause going to get a heavy storm." Brer Tiger say, well, mus' tie him to de mango-tree. After Brer Nansi tie Tiger, climb up in de mango-tree, an' eb'ry mango he eat tak it an' lick Brer Tiger on de head. After he eat done, he shake off all de ripe mango an' pick dem up go away leave Brer Tiger tie up on de mango-tree.

Brer Tiger see Brer But pass an' ask Brer But to loose him. Brer But say dat he kyan't stop. Brer Tiger see Brer Ant passing,

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ask Brer Ant to loose him; Brer Ant say he kyan't depon[1] haste. Brer Tiger see Brer Duck-ants passing an' ask him fe loose him. An' don' know if him will loose him, for don' know if him will put up wid him slowness, for Duck-ants is a very slow man. After him loose him, Brer Tiger tell him many t'anks an' tell him mus' never let him hear any of Duck-ants's frien's pass him an' don' call up "How-dy-do."

Brer Nansi in a cotton tree were listening when dey talking. De nex' evening, Brer Nansi go to Brer Tiger yard an' knock at de door. An' say, "Who is deah?" an' say, "Mr. Duck-ants's brudder." An' dey tak him in an' mak much of him, get up tea because it was Mr. Duck-ants's brudder, an' after dat go to bed. In de morning provide tea for Mr. Duck-ants 'fore he wake, an' when he wake an' was washin' his face he got to tak off his hat. An' Brer Nansi is a man wid a bald head, an' dey got to fin' out it was Brer Nansi an' dey run him out of de house.

Keon King

Review:

Tying Tiger is very exciting and funny. I think this folklore is for all ages. I recommend this to mostly teenagers.

The devils dyke

The Devil was angry at the conversion of Sussex, one of the last counties to be converted from Paganism, and especially at the way churches were being built in every Sussex village. So he decided to dig right through the South Downs, a range of hills along the south of Britain. He swore that he would dig all the way through the hills to let the sea flood Sussex in a single night and drown the new Christians. He started inland near the village of Poynings and dug furiously sending huge clods of earth everywhere. One became Chanctonbury hill, another Cissbury hill, another Rackham Hill and yet another Mount Caburn.

Towards midnight, the noise he was making disturbed an old woman, who looked out to see what was happening. When she realized what the Devil was doing, she lit a candle and set it on her windowsill, holding up a metal sieve in front of it to create a dimly glowing globe. The Devil could barely believe that the sun had already risen, but the old woman had woken her rooster who let out a loud crowing and Satan fled believing that the morning had already come. Some say, that as he fled out over the English Channel, a great lump of earth fell from his cloven hoof, and that became the Isle of Wight; others say that he bounded northwards into Surrey, where his heavy landing formed the hollow called the Devil's Punch Bowl

Ricky sledge

Review: I choose this myth because the name of it caught my attention and i never really heard a folktale about a devil. When i was growing up i was told a lot of scary stories by my grandfather who had a crazy imagination but not crazy like the Devils Dyke.

Hercules

greatest hero of Greek mythology -- Heracles. Like most authentic heroes, Heracles had a god as one of his parents, being the son of the supreme deity Zeus and a mortal woman. Zeus's queen Hera was jealous of Heracles, and when he was still an infant she sent two snakes to kill him in his crib. Heracles was found prattling delighted baby talk, a strangled serpent in each hand.

Labor Eleven: the Apples of the Hesperides The Hesperides were nymphs entrusted by the goddess Hera with certain apples which she had received as a wedding present. These were kept in a grove surrounded by a high wall and guarded by Ladon, a many-headed dragon. The grove was located in the far-western mountains named for Atlas, one of the Titans or first generation of gods. Atlas had sided with one of his brothers in a war against Zeus. In punishment, he was compelled to support the weight of the heavens by means of a pillar on his shoulders. Heracles, in quest of the apples, had been told that he would never get the them without the aid of Atlas.

Shicoren Adams

Review: The reason why i pick this myth is because its my childhood favorite.Its been my favorite myth and movie for like 8 years.I even tell the story to my sisters and brothers sometimes when i feel like it.Also i pick this myth becase i really needed a grade.Yo like no joke i really need a grade.And at of all the myth there are i thouht this was the best one.

ENGLISH VERSION

San Agustín makes the observation of which the Church celebrates the celebration of the saints in the day of its death. Since then he was indicated tonight like the one of San Juan, very next to the solstice of winter in the South Hemisphere and to the solstice of summer in the North Hemisphere.

From primitive times, this has been a date of celebration, in which in some places - on all Andean it is used to arm great bonfires, to remove “in you walk” the image of San Juan Baptist and to make great celebrations in the towns.

In our country, this day is celebrated of diverse forms, but most traditional it is the “supper at night of San Juan ", whose menu, based on the preparation of meats, varies in all the regions of the country. What exceeds is distributed between the assistants, who take to their houses a plate with a little each thing. In Chiloé, for example, it is prepared with lamb meat, it is vacant, pig, hen and turkey. Whereas in the province of It dims, one is curanto of vegetables and meat of bovine.

Also, every year, the 23 of June to 12 at night, are made several rituals to at night take advantage of the “magical energies " San Juan. In this date superstitions or tests are put in practice diverse, between which they emphasize: to seat underneath a fig tree with a guitar, to put Popes underneath the bed, to put three papers with desires underneath the pillow, to throw sperm of candle in a water source, to spill red, or to read the future in an egg yolk.

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Tonight one opens the door that introduce us to the knowledge of the future and to the magical dimensions of the reality. it is the night in which the burials burn, the Devil walks loose and the fields are blessed by the Baptist. In the morning, very early people wash to the hair and the face with blessed waters and begin to call, three consecutive times: - San Juan! , San Juan! , dame milcao I will give bread you. Previous night two they have been the most important events: the dance of tropom and the tests. Some of these tests are:

l. The young person who leaves to the dawn and is with a dog his husband will be a goloso dog during his life. (Castro)

2. When leaving, after the 12, one is with a black cat is bad luck for the future - happiness if the cat is of another color. (Chulín)

3. If it leaves, after midnight, with a black hen and gives to returns seven times the house, will find the Devil. (Chulín)

4. To first that it finds and it embraces, after 12, it can be its pair. (Matao)

5. If to midnight a cross in the trees becomes, will produce the double. (Matao)

6. If at 12, it watches the moon later and the fig tree, it will see it bloom. (Chulín)

7. The fig tree and the “manger” (fern) bloom tonight. Who has one of these flowers will be very lucky.

8. Who sees bloom the good grass tonight will be very lucky whenever it maintains it privily. (Matao)

9. If haba buries one and it is going it to see midnight of San Juan, it will bloom. (Chulín)

10. In the eve the flower of hortensia stands, in a jar with earth and water. Soon an order is made putting faith in the baptism of San Juan. (Achao)

11. It is necessary to wash the hands with slope water to maintener young and the hair to conserve it beautiful. That night the waters are in favor blessed of the Baptist. (Cheniao)

12. When it rains that night on the following day or, it is going to have abundance of apples. (Achao)

13. Before the exit of the sun it is necessary to water the trees with slope water, so that they give enough fruit during the year. (Achao)

14. In order to have good sowing it is necessary to throw a piece of candle the night of San Juan. (Quenac)

15. If that night is requested under the fig tree that wants enamored his to it, it will leave certain. (Quenac)

16. In order to obtain wealth it is necessary to descuerar a black cat in the mountain and with that leather to be made a wallet. (Cheniao).

17. In order to obtain a magical key it is necessary to cook alive a black cat in the heat of mounts, locking in itself in a circle so that the visions are outside. Once cooked, one of the bones will have the virtue to open any door. (Castro)

18. In order to learn to touch guitar (Tocoihue) is necessary to be placed during tonight under a huiguera or in the encounter of four ways where it will appear the Devil to teach to him (Chulín).

19. If one watches at the mirror the Night of San Juan it will appear the Devil. (Cardinal red)

Skittlesdaddieh

Review:

i choose this myth because first is about my culture i find that is a very intresting myth alot of people do it and i find it easy because it has the steps and its history behind the myth

The Headless Horseman

One cold winter night, early in the New Year, a certain Dutchman left the tavern in Tarrytown and started walking to his home in the hollow nearby. His path led next to the old Sleepy Hollow cemetery where a headless Hessian soldier was buried. At midnight, the Dutchman came within site of the graveyard. The weather had warmed up during the week, and the snow was almost gone from the road. It was a dark night with no moon, and the only light came from his lantern.

The Dutchman was nervous about passing the graveyard, remembering the rumors of a galloping ghost that he had heard at the tavern. He stumbled along, humming to himself to keep up his courage. Suddenly, his eye was caught by a light rising from the ground in the cemetery. He stopped, his heart pounding in fear. Before his startled eyes, a white mist burst forth from an unmarked grave and formed into a large horse carrying a headless rider.

The Dutchman let out a terrible scream as the horse leapt toward him at a full gallop. He took to his heels, running as fast as he could, making for the bridge since he knew that ghosts and evil spirits did not care to cross running water. He stumbled suddenly and fell, rolling off the road into a melting patch of snow. The headless rider thundered past him, and the man got a second look at the headless ghost. It was wearing a Hessian commander's uniform.

The Dutchman waited a good hour after the ghost disappeared before crawling out of the bushes and making his way home. After fortifying himself with schnapps, the Dutchman told his wife about the ghost. By noon of the next day, the story was all over Tarrytown. The good Dutch folk were divided in their opinions. Some thought that the ghost must be roaming the roads at night in search of its head. Others claimed that the Hessian soldier rose from the grave to lead the Hessian soldiers in a charge up nearby Chatterton Hill, not knowing that the hill had already been taken by the British.

Whatever the reason, the Headless Horseman continues to roam the roads near Tarrytown on dark nights from that day to this

Marcus Jenkins

Review:I choose this myth because its a timeless classic and everyone has heard of the Headless Horseman. Also because as a kid i always was scared of the headless horseman after watching t.v. shows, and movies with the mythological horror. Its a great story and a great character that will never die out in the USA.

Creation Story, Cronus and Rhea Birth of Zeus

According to Greek mythology, in the beginning there was nothing. This was called Chaos. From this nothingness came light, Mother Earth (Gaia) and Sky (Uranus) were formed. From Gaia and Uranus came six twins known as the Titans. The six twin Titans were named Oceanus and Thethys, Coeos and Phoebe, Hyperion and Thea, Creos and Themis, Iapetos and Clymene, and finally Cronos and Rhea.

Gaia and Uranus also gave birth to three Cyclopes, three giants, each with fifty heads and one-hundred arms. Uranus disliked his offspring, so he forced them to return to their mother’s womb. The pain of carrying the numerous children angered Gaia, and she made a plan for revenge against Uranus. She called upon the Titans to help her. The youngest, Cronos (master of time), came to her aid. Cronos, with his mother’s help, created a sickle and cut off his father’s genitals when his father came to be with his mother.

Cronos cast the cut off genitals into the sea. According to some versions of the myth, the goddess Aphrodite was created from the blood that dropped into the sea. In addition some of the blood dropped on to the earth creating all types of scary offspring.

After defeating his father, Cronos married his sister Rhea. The two had six children: Hestia, Demeter, Hera, Hades, Poseidon and Zeus. Cronos, after each birth, swallowed the first five children because of a prophecy that climed one of his children would overthrow him. Rhea tricked Cronos with the sixth child. Zeus, instead of handing Cronos the child, she gave him a rock in a blanket. Cronos swallowed it believing it was the baby. Rhea then smuggled the baby Zeus to the island of Crete to be raised by nymphs. Later Zeus would return to defeat his father in the battle between the Olympians and the Titans.

Marcus cardwell

Review:

This story is an interesting one. It talks about the birth of zues the most powerful god and king of all, and ruler of the sky's. Living on mount olympus. I think this is a good it also talks about the creation of other gods and the beggining of the great war between titans and gods. i chose this story because it spoke to me.

Aladdin

The story of Aladdin was told to Galland by a Syrian storyteller and the French scholar included it in his translation of One Thousand and One Nights (1704), an embellished and modified version of the original. Aladdin is a folk tale that appears only in forged Arabic manuscripts and was either an invention of the storyteller or part of the Syrian oral tradition. However, Aladdin became one of the most famous and recognizable characters of the Arabian Nights.

Aladdin, a character from the folktales of Persia*, appears in the collection of stories known as the Thousand and One Nights (or the Arabian Nights). Legends from Europe to China often contained characters like Aladdin—ordinary people who came into possession of magical devices and through them acquired wealth and power. Aladdin's magical tools were a ring and a lamp that controlled supernatural beings known as genies.

Aladdin was the lazy, irresponsible son of a poor tailor. A sorcerer tricked him into entering a treasure-filled cave to seize a magical lamp and gave him a ring that would protect against evil. Aladdin found the lamp, but he refused to give it to the sorcerer until he was outside the cave. The sorcerer blocked the entry to the cave, imprisoning Aladdin within.

Through a series of accidents, Aladdin discovered that rubbing the ring brought forth powerful genies, who released him from the cave. He also discovered he could summon the spirits by rubbing the lamp. The genies offered to fulfill Aladdin's every wish. He asked for and received a magnificent palace and the hand of the sultan's daughter in marriage.

supernatural related to forces beyond the normal world; magical or miraculous

genie spirit that serves the person who summons it

sorcerer magician or wizard

sultan ruler of a Persian or an Arabic state

The sorcerer, meanwhile, was determined to gain control of the magic lamp. He tricked Aladdin's wife into exchanging the lamp for a new one and then commanded the genie of the lamp to move Aladdin's palace to Africa. In time, Aladdin and his wife defeated the sorcerer and recovered the lamp. Then they had to prevent the sorcerer's wicked younger brother from seizing it. After

Donte Lindsay

Review:

I chiose this myth beacuse of the charterrsctics . it is a true myth for three reason one beacuse it is ficton. two beacuse of the charters. three beacuse of the charters backrounds it is like a love story that is why i chose this myth

Bloody Mary

She lived deep in the forest in a tiny cottage and sold herbal remedies for a living. Folks living in the town nearby called her Bloody Mary, and said she was a witch. None dared cross the old crone for fear that their cows would go dry, their food-stores rot away before winter, their children take sick of fever, or any number of terrible things that an angry witch could do to her neighbors.

Then the little girls in the village began to disappear, one by one. No one could find out where they had gone. Grief-stricken families searched the woods, the local buildings, and all the houses and barns, but there was no sign of the missing girls. A few brave souls even went to Bloody Mary's home in the woods to see if the witch had taken the girls, but she denied any knowledge of the disappearances. Still, it was noted that her haggard appearance had changed. She looked younger, more attractive. The neighbors were suspicious, but they could find no proof that the witch had taken their young ones.

Then came the night when the daughter of the miller rose from her bed and walked outside, following an enchanted sound no one else could hear. The miller's wife had a toothache and was sitting up in the kitchen treating the tooth with an herbal remedy when her daughter left the house. She screamed for her husband and followed the girl out of the door. The miller came running in his nightshirt. Together, they tried to restrain the girl, but she kept breaking away from them and heading out of town.

The desperate cries of the miller and his wife woke the neighbors. They came to assist the frantic couple. Suddenly, a sharp-eyed farmer gave a shout and pointed towards a strange light at the edge of the woods. A few townsmen followed him out into the field and saw Bloody Mary standing beside a large oak tree, holding a magic wand that was pointed towards the miller's house. She was glowing with an unearthly light as she set her evil spell upon the miller's daughter.

The townsmen grabbed their guns and their pitchforks and ran toward the witch. When she heard the commotion, Bloody Mary broke off her spell and fled back into the woods. The far-sighted farmer had loaded his gun with silver bullets in case the witch ever came after his daughter. Now he took aim and shot at her. The bullet hit Bloody Mary in the hip and she fell to the ground. The angry townsmen leapt upon her and carried her back into the field, where they built a huge bonfire and burned her at the stake.

As she burned, Bloody Mary screamed a curse at the villagers. If anyone mentioned her name aloud before a mirror, she would send her spirit to revenge herself upon them for her terrible death. When she was dead, the villagers went to the house in the wood and found the unmarked graves of the little girls the evil witch had murdered. She had used their blood to make her young again.

From that day to this, anyone foolish enough to chant Bloody Mary's name three times before a darkened mirror will summon the vengeful spirit of the witch. It is said that she will tear their bodies to pieces and rip their souls from their mutilated bodies. The souls of these unfortunate ones will burn in torment as Bloody Mary once was burned, and they will be trapped forever in the mirror.

Brian Nunez

Review: I chose this myth because, it reminds me of a camping. When me and my family would sit around the campfire and tell scary stories while roasting marshmellows. Its a very traditional american myth. Ive even tried chanting her name in the bathroom like the myth says to do. I am not going to lie i was very scared while doing it. Do it your self and see what happends !
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Bloody Knife Folklore

Many and many a year ago, two Micmac warriors from rival villages got into a terrible argument. Harsh words were exchanged, and then knives were pulled. The warriors battled back and forth on the banks of a small creek. They fought with the ferocity of grizzlies, tearing at each other with their knives, ripping at each others clothes and hair.

Suddenly, one of the warriors slipped on the muddy bank and fell into the waters of the creek. His bloody knife slipped from his hand and sank down and down to the bottom, landing upon a rock just beyond his reach. The warrior strained his pain-wracked body towards the knife as his blood filled the waters of the creek, but it was just beyond his fingertips. He thrashed and clawed towards his knife, desperate to reach it before his rival killed him, but no matter how he stretched, it always slipped out of reach.

On the bank above, the victorious Micmac warrior saw his rival sink into the blood-stained waters and lay still, the knife just a hair-breadth beyond his fingertips. He did not rise again. The fallen man's people found him a few hours later and tenderly rescued his body from the rippling waters of the creek. But when they tried to retrieve his bloody knife from the rock beneath him, it always slipped beyond their reach, though the creek was not deep.

Many and many a year has passed since that bloody day by the creek, and still the blood-stained knife lies beneath the rippling waters of the creek. Whenever anyone tries to reach it, the knife slips out of reach. It is like trying to touch something on the bottom of the sea, although the creek itself is not deep. Even the rushing waters of the spring season do not move the mysterious knife or wash away the blood staining its blade.

For this reason, the creek is called Wokun - meaning "knife" by the Micmac people, and the white men call it "Bloody Creek"

Tishaya James

Review:i picked it becuase i like the myth. also i liked scary things thats one reason why i picked it. The other reason is i think its interesting to me...........