Mythology and Folklore

This week, I chose to focus on doing more research on Aesop’s Fables. I have wanted to do my a project over them from the beginning, and I personally think the highest quality writing I can do will be over multiple short stories as opposed to a longer project. Following this, I want each one to have a specific moral that (hopefully) the reader can take something away from. I read a lot of his stories over the week and have stuck with a few that I would be interested in developing more. One that I originally read was The Belly and the Limbs . Essentially, individual parts of the body stop functioning in rebellion against the stomach, but all starve to death in the end. I like this fable because it can be applied to so many organizations whose teamwork is essential for the success of the whole. What I thought of most was how politics function; I know so many people that do not educate themselves or vote on important issues even though could only work to hurt them in the end. Jus...

The first topic I am interested in is dragons. From How to Train Your Dragon to Game of Thrones, I love dragons of all shapes, sizes, ferocities, and roles. I've always been fascinated by their intelligence and strength. It's also very intruiging to me how they can equally be benevolent or monstrosity, depending on what region of the world they are coming from. What I know from them from my East Asian heritage, dragons were a sign of good fortune and would bestow blessings onto people, bringing rain and crops and whatnot. But Asian dragons often look a lot less intimidating than the ones from Europe; their bodies are long and slender and they don't have wings. I would like to learn more about how they originated and why different cultures have the beliefs they do about them. As a topic, I would want to write a story that has them as equals to humans in regards to intelligence. I liked the battle between Beowulf and his dragon , and a possible retelling might be through givi...