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Read my story in my portfolio here:  Copper and the Magic Book In the kingdom of Anvil lived a boy who went by the name of Copper. Copper was the youngest kid in his family, having one older brother whose name was Nickel, but went by Nick, and one older sister whose name was Diamond. Copper's father was a craftsman and worked in a forge building swords for King Platee's enormous army. Copper's mother was a stay at home mom, who was at one point a teacher, but now stayed home and did homeschooling with the kids. When Copper was 8 years old, there was a large war that broke out between the kingdom of Anvil and the nearby kingdom of Hammer. Copper, who loved to see his dad's swords, began helping his father in his forge in order to make enough swords to supply King Platee's army.  The famous sword of King Platee... credit:  NeedPix One day when Copper and his father were working in the forge, a group of soldiers came in and said to Copper, "S...

Hassebu: There was once a baby named Hassebu and when he was old enough, his mother wanted him to learn how to read. Once he could read, his mother put him in different trade schools but he was unable to learn any trades. Then one day he found one of his father's medical books and read it. While he was reading it some men came to their house and told his mother that Hassebu should go with them to cut wood to be sold in the city. She agreed and for the next several days, Hassebu and the men cut and sold wood. One day it was raining and the men stayed inside, but Hassebu didnt mind the rain. He dropped a rock on the ground and heard that under the ground, it was hollow, like a well was underneath. He called the men over and when they dug the earth up, there was a small lake filled with honey. They realized that it would be more profitable than wood and told Hassebu that he would harvest the honey since he was the one to discover it, and then they would all sell it and split the mone...

Motikatika: This story is about a husband who goes out fetching nourishment for his sick wife and every time he arrives with something new that she requested, she turns it away claiming that it isnt pure enough. Finally when he brings back some sugar water, she is delighted. After this, he laid down while she was getting dressed and then told his wife that he wanted the same treatment. Every time she returned to him, he would scoff at whatever it was she had brought him. On one of her trips though, she ran across a lake that was golden like honey, and when she bent down to collect the water, an ogre popped his head out of the water, and the woman immediately told him that she would give the ogre her baby if he would let her go. The ogre agreed and she was on her way. The end of the story tells us that he baby is actually a magician. The ogre after realizing he ate a full grown man and not a baby. credit:  NeedPix Motikatika Cont.: This story is about how the baby was able t...

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Here is the link to my story: https://sites.google.com/view/storiesbyrandy/story-week-6 Authors Notes: The Jakata tales are a group of short stories that were influenced by the teachings of the Buddha. The stories serve as teachings, but are also very entertaining to read. As I read through these stories, I was very excited moving from one story to the other, figuring out what the lesson was in the story, while also learning about the different constructs of the Buddhist way of life. Each different story portrayed a different lesson that an individual could put into their day to day lives to become more successful as a person and more well rounded. Some of my favorite lessons from these stories really had an impact on how I look at life and made me want to make those same changes in my own life. I think that each person could benefit from reading this collection of stories by Ellen C. Babbitt. The way that the author is able to create a summarized form of the traditional Buddhis...

The Golden Goose: There was once a very generous goose who had feathers made of gold. He knew that one of his closest neighbors was a poor woman and her children, and he decided he would give them his feathers to sell so that they could live in comfort. One day though, the mother became greedy and decided that they should just hold the goose down and force out all of the feathers out. The gooses feathers however, if forced out, would turn into white feathers, just like an average chicken feather. The Stupid Monkeys: One day, the king's gardener heard that his friends were going out to the city and wanted to join, but he knew he had to water the trees that had been planted very recently. But then the gardener remembered that the king had a tribe of monkeys living in the garden, so he went to them and confronted the chief monkey. After giving him instructions to water the trees, he left for the city with his friends. The monkeys began watering the trees just like the gardener had...

The Monkey and the Crocodile: The main characters in this story are a monkey and an adolescent crocodile. The crocodiles mom said she wanted to eat monkey heart for dinner, and sent her son off to go capture one. The crocodile went to the edge of the river and told the monkey that he would take him to an island where the fruit is very ripe and delicious. The monkey fell for it and jumped on the croc's back because the monkey could not swim. When they were in the water, the croc began to dive into the water and the monkey asked what he was doing and the croc told him why he had captured him. The monkey was clever, and told the croc that he hadn't brought his heart with him, but left it in his tree and requested that the croc swim back to his tree so that he could get the heart for the mother croc. The croc did as the monkey requested, and upon arrival, the monkey jumped for the tree and didn't come down. The monkey was able to out whit the croc. How the turtle saved his o...

The great King McDonald ruled over all of the western hemisphere of the area of land named the Chain. In this great kingdom, there were other three other kings, King Freddy, who ruled the northern hemisphere, King Wendy, who ruled the eastern hemisphere, and finally King Whatta, who ruled the southern hemisphere. Once a year, all the kings would get together and talk about economics, war, and politics. One day, King McDonald told the other kings that his three most valuable possessions had disappeared, his Burger Sapphire, his Fry Ruby, and his beloved Milkshake Gauntlet. These were three of the most valuable items in all of the Chain. The other kings were not surprised that they had gone missing, as King McDonald was known for being out late partying and drinking with the clowns of his kingdom. Each of the kings offered their condolences and went back to their homelands.  When King McDonald returned home, a local hobbit came forward and told the king that he ...