Long before the written word, humans told stories to one another to help make sense of the world.
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The god agreed, but only if Anansi could capture four dangerous and elusive creatures.
Because of this, the world is plunged into darkness, and life begins to struggle and die.
Meanwhile, the other gods give a shot to think of a way to get Amaterasu to come back.
Sometimes the answer to a problem is through choice words and clever wit.
Disney has shown withBeauty and the BeastandTangledtheir talent for expanding short stories into an emotional journey.
This one offers such bizarre imagery to work as a foundation.
Modern examples of this story can be found inJim Hensons’The StorytellerandThe Witcher.
The elder princes find suitable wives, but the youngest discovers that a talking frog has claimed his arrow.
Despite sounding similar to the frog prince, this story goes in a completely different direction.
The second half plays out like a quest, with all sorts of colorful characters, including Baba Yaga.
Brother and Sister
A brother and sister flee from a witch who had kept them enslaved.
The strength of this story is its theme of family love.
It’s a chance to add more drama to the story while keeping the original structure.
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