“the firebird’s nest” by salman rushdie
Now I am ready to tell how bodies are changed Into different bodies. – Ovid, The Metamorphoses And so, “The Firebird’s Nest” by Salman Rushdie begins. It begins with language, painting the landscape...
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1. The Myth of Eros and Psyche The myth of Psyche and Eros is probably one of the most beautiful Greek myths; it has been told and retold in several different versions and it has inspired artists all...
View Article“i stand here ironing” by tillie olsen
1. “I Stand Here Ironing” by Tillie Olsen I stand here ironing, and what you asked me moves tormented back and forth with the iron. “I wish you would manage the time to come in and talk with me...
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“How the Raven stole the sun” is based upon Native American creation myths, specifically the Haida story, in which the Raven is responsible for bringing light (the sun, the moon, and the stars) back...
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Once upon a time, a miller lived with his wife and daughter at the edge of the forest on the outskirts of a beautiful kingdom, miles away from the village. Generations earlier, a special path had been...
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