In the days of olde a beautiful maiden, was cursed because of her meanness towards the people in her village..She would spit upon them and push them down in the mud laughing as they hit the ground. You are beneath me for I am a beautiful maiden get out of my way ,
she yelled. Causing havoc to all that came near her. She despised all. A small statured little man with black raggedy dirty clothing was watching the maidens actions toward the towns people, he walked up to the beautiful maiden. She spat on him and pushed him down. Do not come close to me you filthy little man as you can see I am better than you ,I am beautiful with clothing made of satin and lace..I have no need for you .Be gone you silly little man. The little man was lying on his back in the mud looking up towards the maiden.He began to chant "may your beauty be no more and dwell in the forest for evermore, till years go by ugliness will prevail all you will have is despair. Once you find your peaceful soul in the reflection of the mirror you will then know your heart is pure then there will only be the cure. Your evilness will be no more. The maiden laughed, you silly little man, begone from my sight you anger me. As she swung her cape over her shoulder and started to walk away .The maiden felt a hot rush throghout her body. She was turning into an old hunched back ,toothless ,hag of a witch with a crooked nose and a hairy mole on her chin. Her clothing was no longer made of satin and lace.She wore clothing of old dirty torn rags and walked with a branch for a cane. She was shunned out of the village and forced to live deep in the forest. Wandering aimlessly through the forest she stumbled upon a gloomy old run down stone cottage. She pushed open the door to find only and old table with a wooden bucket sitting besides the table,a cauldron in the stone firepit and a mirror on the wall with a Raven perched upon the mirror. Old hag you will live here till your curse is no more. Come closer said the Raven and see your reflection in the mirror. A hideous old hag of a witch was looking back at the once beautiful maiden. NO ,she screamed this cannot be for I am beautiful, I am not this ugly creature who reflects in the mirror. The mirror does not lie said the Raven. You must go on to change your ways for if you do not you will be forever changed. You need to prove you have a kind soul and a pure heart. That made the witch more angrier and meaner knowing she is no longer the beautiful maiden. She would curse anything and anyone that was beautiful who crossed her path. During her time in the forest she would wonder looking for herbs ,lizards toads and newts to fill her cauldron for incantations. Singing Boil, boil cauldron, rumble fire, boil cauldron. bubble. Chanting till dawn. The next day she wandered the forest for mushrooms. She came upon very beautiful and colorful tulips.. I will cast a spell on these tulips the witch screeched out loud. Nothing will be beautiful. She chanted Tulips tulips for once you came ,dig deeper and deeper in the earth to never grow again. To her amazement nothing had happened. She repeated her spell. What is this? she screamed. The tulips started to dance merrily up the hill singing tulips ,tulips dancing in the breeze cheerful tulips for all to see. The hag could not believe her eyes What has happened to my powers? Tulips sing no more yelled the witch. To no avail the happy tulips sang and sang all through the night. Sulking not knowing what to do the witch thought as she grew fragile and old her spells didn't have the energy and she could not focus as she used too..The old hag walked slowly back to the cottage and laid down for the night, being awoken by scratching on the door. She got up slowly opened the door to find a rodent searching for crumbs .The old hag let the rodent inside for she had been lonely for many years. She fed the rodent some crumbs of stale bread she had made 3 days ago. She made a bed of old rags for the rodent to sleep on. The Raven saw what the old witch had done for the rodent. Perched on the mirror the Raven called the old witch . Old hag come hither spoke the Raven, for you have grown old and weary and showed me there is change within you. You have learned your lesson though it has been many years. You shall come to the mirror ,gaze at the true reflection you see. As the old hag walked to the mirror to see her reflection she no longer saw a hideous old hag . she saw a beautiful young maiden once again. The curse has been lifted you are no longer mean and evil you will live your life to the fullest you have learned your lesson. True beauty lies within .It is beautiful to be kind said the Raven. The Raven then flew through the forest to the village to watch over all the villagers as he once did before.
One morning, a little boy receives a letter from a dove. Curious as to who sent him a letter, he writes one back and returns it to the dove. Surprisingly he receives another letter from the same person. Who is this person? What do they look like? And should he go find out?
Enjoy the moment while you can. You never know, it might be your last.
Paid StoryIn the land of the Infinite People lies the gift that can save a tribe. Will they accept it warmly, or give it a cold reception?
As the year 2025 opens before her, Leana has to decide if she's gonna stay stuck in the same vicious cycle that she's been in for the last 5 years, or if she'll finally break free. As the beginning of her New Year starts with an unhinged twist, she crosses paths with an peculiar young man named Jackson, and a unusual young woman named Pohe that, to her, are eerily familiar yet completely unrecognizable. Yet as reality would have it, waving this instance off is now impossible.
...But not for reasons one might think...
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Amber loved humans. The buzz on New Years was exciting! It had been a long year - without a sacrifice.
She vanished as the year ended and Noone knew why. They searched and never found a trace of hope. She would always be remembered as the one who cared too much. The one who sacrificed herself for others yet as the summer ended and a new year began everyone slowly began to forget her. Meanwhile three towns over a young woman freshly turned thirty saw hope for a new life. She had decided that she would find her son and this time Noone would stand in her way. She prayed daily in hopes that she would lose her heart even though she had to make some tough decisions for the sake of her and her son. She knew that to go against a man so evil she couldn't risk being too kind, she had to toughen up. Her heart had always gotten in her way and she was left with nothing. She had alot of work to do. First she started with a part time job, it barely fed her but it was enough. She volunteered her extra hours to save up money for a small apartment. Sleeping alone at first was scary she had nightmares nearly every night of the things he used to do to her. She woke up every night in terror afraid of what her son was going throw, hating herself for not being there to save him. She cotinued her search every weekend she would drive down every place she knew his father was likely to be around and called everyone he'd ever known. Finally three years later she had gotten a call from her sister "Hey Daisy I think i know where your son is!" Ruby said in excitement "How? Where? Are you sure?!" I said frantically "Yes, Tim was just arrested in Salem for a shooting on two different accounts. He's has to be somewhere around ther!" So I quickly grabbed my I overnight back and rushed to my car and drove that night to salem. I felt a glimpse of hope in my heart as if my soul knew he would be here. I arrived around 2 in the evening and waited until the elementary school let out. My heart felt a tugging drowing me to this location. My son was here and I could feel it. 3 o'clock the bell rang and kids were rushing to the buses and near the end of the line was a light brown headed boy with green eyes and a ninja turtle backpack. I followed the bus hoping to not be noticed. Luckily the third stop the boy got off and walked up to a rundown trailer with an older lady standing at the door. I walked up ready for anything but I didn't even make it to the door before the boy recognized me. "MOMMY!!!!" He yelled and ran up to me and hugged me. Tears instantly fell down. I turned to his grandmother and told her "I am taking my son home. And don't try to fight me we have waited long enough." She looked at me in shock "I never tried to hide him i swear it was all him I promise!!" She pleaded "Then you have no problem grabbing his things then?" I replied "Yes." She said in defeat. Soon after she returned with a few outfits a bag of toys and a booster seat. "He will be out one day you. You know that right?" I looked her in her ieyes and she knew i meant every word. "Yes. And when he is, if he can find me, I'll be ready and this time he should be the one terrified. And everyday since I have been training myself for his return. And me and Simon lived safe and happy ready to defend our home.
What can you do as you watch your best friend disappear? That is a question Ash needs to find an answer to.
She couldn’t remember how she got here… but she surely had an odd feeling, something was definitely off. Everything was blurry and dark, and her ears were ringing, but she could smell blood and feel the floor beneath her, but then there were these distant footsteps that kept coming closer and closer… would she be able to run or is she doomed? She had no idea where she was or how she got here. She had no clue of what awaits her. Was she in grave danger?