venerated in Christian tradition as protectors from snake bite, is offered as an introduction to a more substantial debate on the factors determining the choice of protectors in folk medicine, as well as on the possible adjuvant effect of (auto)suggestive therapy obtained by the invocation of ...
Why we love it: This short little tale manages to answer two questions: why there’s no Year of the Cat and why cats and rats can’t be friends. After reading it, try to imagine how the other animals in the calendar managed to win their spots. “Weighing the Elephant” by Anonymous ...
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“No, you tell her yourself. No, wait, leave her alone, never mind. But answer me this; what’s your purpose in life? I mean, in death?”“I have no idea, I think I need to do something, but I don’t know what. My wife died three years before me. We were happy in this ...
She didn’t answer. Once at the stables they brought out the three requisitioned horses for our travels. Two were saddled and the third was already outfitted with full packs. The hostler handed me a receipt to sign. “The packs contains one full week of grub at three meals a day. Extr...
They are the masters of root knowledge, and are often employed by other fairies when they experience root damage in their own gardens. “Who is causing all of this damage to the vegetable garden, huh? Answer me!” bellowed Tageris, patriarch of the garden fairies. “I’m so sorry,” ...
“Yes, yes, of course, but for one hour, two hour, you answer the door if it rings, give new person towel from behind the desk, ask their room number and bring them there? We bring you anything you want from Agadir, anything to eat, drink, smoke, tell me and it’s yours.” ...
unfortunate events at the school in this short story, narrated by a teacher. The story isabsurd(ridiculous to the point of being silly), even though the topic is serious. By the end, the kids start asking difficult questions about death that the adults don’t quite know how to answer. ...
Nicola didn’t answer. “Oh God, please tell me you haven’t been following it have you?” Again, Nicola didn’t answer, but the scene in front of her was enough to tell that she had. “Do you know what this is Nicola? It tells you how to sell your soul to the Devil.” “I...
They are the masters of root knowledge, and are often employed by other fairies when they experience root damage in their own gardens. “Who is causing all of this damage to the vegetable garden, huh? Answer me!” bellowed Tageris, patriarch of the garden fairies. “I’m so sorry,” ...