MYTHOLOGY & FOLKLORE BLOG, SPRING 2021

Bob woke up in the morning. Bob rubbed his eyes. Bob rolled out of bed. Bob walked to the bathroom.  Bob showered and got ready for the day. Bob left for work. Bob worked. Bob ate lunch. Bob worked. Bob drove home. Bob walked back in the house. Bob sat on the couch. Bob watched tv. Bob ate dinner. Bob watched tv. Bob got sleepy. Bob brushed his teeth and put on his pajamas.  Bob fluffed his pillow. Bob went to bed. Bob slept through the night and had many dreams. Bob did the same thing the next day. 6 word Are we all just like Bob? Bob, via  source

 Important things to remember: The Witch Girl A horseman road into a village and asked if he could stay the night, which he was answered with "If you don't fear death" He then saw many people crying and he asked why, they said that death comes around at night and if it looks on your house you will be in a coffin the next day The horseman stayed awake that night, and right at midnight the window opened and a witch dressed in all white came in She snuck towards him and he surprised her and cut her arm off She fled and he hid her arm in his cloak and went to sleep The next morning the villagers were so excited to see no one had died One of the villagers was saddened, because her daughter had become ill in the night and lost her arm The horseman showed the arm of the witch he had cut off, and the girl was ordered to be drowned The Warlock  A man with 3 sons was about to die, so he told his 3 daughter-in-laws that the first 3 nights after his death one of them would have to lo...

 Main characters: Non-continuous stories Important things to remember: The Dead Mother A husband and wife lived happily in a village and everyone envied them The wife bore a son but right after she died The husband hired an old woman to take care of the baby, but it would not eat or drink it would just cry The lady decided to stay up all night and see if anything was wrong with the baby Three straight nights she heard someone come in and check on the baby, and so finally she brought out a light and saw the dead mother in all the clothes she was buried in The dead mother rushed out quickly, and the old woman found the baby was dead now too Friday  A lady did not pay reverence to Mother Friday, and spun flax until she fell into a deep sleep Mother Friday came in and stuffed her eyes with dust while she slept, and the lady woke up unable to see and in distress She begged for Mother Friday to forgive her and fix her When she fell back asleep, Mother Friday came back during the nig...