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Fire Kettle. Found on Wikimedia Commons . The Magic Kettle This story comes from The Crimson Fairy Book by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1903). A man lived in a house on the top of a mountain.He heard a weird noise coming from the room behind him and there was a rusty old kettle in the corner of the room. He didn't know where the kettle came from or how it was in his house. He cleaned it and carried it into his kitchen, thinking that he was lucky because it was a good kettle and those are expressive. He needed a new kettle because his was getting old and had holes. Then the kettle began to warm on the fire and transform into a tanuki. It jumped out of the fire and ran around the room, as you would do if you woke up on a fire. The man had been very proud of his houses athletics, but the animal was now ruining it. He called to a neighbor for help and eventually they got it into a chest. They sat and discussed what to do with the creature, settling on selling it. T...

Traditional wedding at Meiji-jingu, 2006-10-29. Found on wikimedia . The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet This story comes from The Violet Fairy Book by Andrew Lang and illustrated by H. J. Ford (1901). A man and his wife live in a small village where bad luck struck. They eventually had nothing left but their daughter. They set off to start a new life somewhere else. Now the women in the family were working hard and getting things done while the father sat and thought about everything that they used to have. Eventually, he became bedridden. The wife and daughter grieved their loss, becoming sad and morose, getting no joy from life. One day, the mother looked at the daughter and recognized her beauty and was afraid for her. Her mother taught her everything she could. They lived like that for a few years, before the mother became ill. She called her daughter to say goodbye and tell her she would now have to take care of herself. The mother was worried the daughter's beauty w...

Codiesta by Techfiesta. Found on Wikimedia . NOW The heir to the so called thrown, the company was being walked away in handcuffs. He looked back on what had happened. How he got here. And all he could think was... Was this fate? THEN "Dad, I'm not saying that she isn't a wonderful person. Or that it would really even be a bad relationship. But an arranged marriage?" said Alex. "Son, you know why we have to do this. This will link out companies together and expand our empire. Isn't that what you want? To be the CEO of the biggest company the world has ever seen?" "Yes, but come on! I don't want to get married just yet. Plus, right now I like the way my life is." "Of course you do. But not all of the board members like your reputation as a playboy. It's having a negative effect on the company's perception in the media. DO you want this to be what tanks us?" "No! No, of course not. Just give me a little time ...

Vashlovani 17787 by Sarah Murray. Found on wikimedia . These stories come from  Georgian Folk Tales , by Marjory Wardrop (1894). The Hermit Philosopher A hermit who loves solitude lived off in the middle of nowhere, thinking on the trivialities of vanity.He spent most of his time outdoors because where he lived had no winter and little rain. He wanders through his garden contemplating things, like natures symmetry. The smaller fruit grows on the taller plants and the bigger more close to the ground. He was looking at a walnut tree and pumpkins. He kept thinking on why this is, walking his garden and meditating. He grew tired and rested beneath the walnut tree. Walnuts began falling and hitting him. He realized why things were the way they were and decided not to try to find faults in nature anymore. Teeth and No-Teeth The was a man who was the hungriest in the nation. Shah Ali wanted to see how much of the daintiest food he can eat at a time, so he sent out word that he wou...

Georgian Fortress Ananuri. Photo by Vadim Tolbatov. Found on Wikimedia . This story comes from  Georgian Folk Tales , by Marjory Wardrop (1894). Fate There is a king with one son. The son is loved by every princess. The king wants him to marry one of these princesses. The prince doe not want to be married to that princess. The prince wants to go off to find fortune and asks for three bags of money. He set out on his quest. He meets a disguised angel on the road. The angel asks what he wants. He wants to know his fate. The angel shows him to a castle where he will learn his fate. He sets out to the castle. He gets there and starts searching tough the papers on the ground for his fate. A man comes out of the castle to ask him what he is doing. The man tells him his fate is within, hw was looking in the common folks fates. They go inside and he sees his fate- to marry a weaver daughter who has been sick for nine years. The prince decides to change his fate and goes to find the w...

Romantic and Atmospheric Graveyard (World’s Best Music, 1900) by Helen Kendrik Johnson. Found on  wikimedia . From a very early age, Mindy realized that she had no fear. Her mother would ask her to do things and she wouldn't know why, like locking the door or staying in at night. Eventually, she started to seek out this mysterious feeling that drove her mothers actions. "Mother, I'm leaving," she said. "Oh Mindy, you mustn't. There are so many dangerous in the world," her mother replied. "I know, mother. I'm going to find them." And so she left on a quest to find fear. On her way she came across a group of vagrants squatting in a abandoned rail station. They looked at her with awe and confusion as she walked up to them. "Escuse me? Do you know where I can find fear?" she said. "Miss, now why would you be looking for something like that?" one of the bedraggled men replied. "I haven't been able to fi...

Signet-ring of the Black Prince (1330–1376), in the Louvre. Found on wikimedia .   The Soothsayer The main character is a man who looks older than he is, 40 to 50 looking 60 to 70. He was skilled and able to provide for his family. His wife is at the bath and there is a commotion; the soothsayer's wife will be there shortly. The bath woman at the baths paid her great respect hoping to earn favor. The wife felt slighted by this favoritism. She told her husband that he needed to become a soothsayer or leave. He discusses his current duties that he completes in order to care for her, leaving no time for studying to be a soothsayer. She kept her ultimatum in place. He didn't want to lose her, because she was exceptionally gorgeous. He went to a coffee shop to think through his options. His friend finds him and sets up a situation for him the next day. The bath woman will allow him to set up inform of the baths the next day and act like a soothsayer. But he could neither read ...