Many years ago in the Deep Black forest in the Eastern Woodlands a great medicine man lived. The Magic Man went by the name of Magwa after his four fathers. He lived in a crudely made hut. The walls were filled with bottles of antidotes, spells, and powder of all sorts. There hut was misty with a fire that brewed in the middle. The smoke cleared as you walked to his workshop or bedroom where he worked with his hundreds of bottles of powder and thousands of books that made up the wall. Razor sharp splinters stuck out of the hut.
Preparing a large fire outside the hut was Magwa. A groaning man lay on the ground surrounded by plants and white, green, and pink powders lay on his chest. The man was very old and rich so he could was able to see the great medicine man Magwa. As the old man slept and Magwa Chanting rhymes and riddles. A young boy and girl approached the hut. Magwa had foreseen the two children many moons ago in his hut. The children had been on a long journey to his hut in the middle of the Black Forest.. The children had been through thorns rivers and other tribes hunters to get here. The children asked the rocks and trees for directions. These children were everything but ordinary. Both the girl with her shiny black hair and tan skin. The boy with his bald head and dark skin would soon rule.
Chung offered them into his hut. He gave them both a drink of the priceless black cherry juice with a little sleeping spell in it. The black Cherry juice looked as if it was a hot spring for it bubbled and steamed and had the smell of pure nature . Summoned the spirits that night to learn everything he needed to know about the children. Magwa woke up to hours before the spell should of let the children wake up. To his surprise the children were already awake and at top speed. The spirits then summoned him and told Magwa that the children faked drinking the juice and watched and copied the spells he used to summon them. They were sent by Magwa the great sorcerer of the underworld. The children’s job was to steal all the books of magic from Magwa. He did not worry because he had almost everything in mother nature on his side.
According to the people the elk and deer were plentiful in the Black Hills, it was late and the hunters decided to make camp in a secluded narrow path, before they went to sleep they prepared their weapons. While they were all sleeping a giant snake encircled the camp, one of the hunter woke up at first he thought he was dreaming; so he closed his eye and opened them again realizing it was real he woke the other hunters. Neither of the hunters has ever seen such a huge snake. It all seemed like a bad dream to them; they were huddled together in confusion deciding on what they were going to do next. They finally came to a decision that they would jump over it. They gathered their stuff and threw it over first, then youngest to oldest they jumped next. Except the youngest one was afraid to jump first so he let the others go before him. At last the youngest hunter jumped he got halfway over when the snake lifted its head. The hunter landed on the ground, he was unconscious and the snake just looked at him. When the young hunter, woke the snake left, the young hunter had told them what the snake said; some hunters thought he was just messing around but others believe him. The snake told that they are to travel north to east, until they come to Flat River. Then they are to follow it into a low valley. Once they find a single lodge with a red door. They are going to the door they will
Of course the village believed the girls were practicing magic but it may have been a result of the girls eating some moldy wheat. The girls suffered from violent fits. 	The first of
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In 1785, a Christ Child was said to have appeared. A shepherd boy from the village of Tayankani played with the child, but the child disappeared. The child was believed to have disappeared into a rock that was left with his imprint. This is the story behind the pilgrimage to the rock, but those of our community don’t pay much attention to it. Their purpose in the event is to ‘honor’ their supernatural beings. They pay homage to Rit’i (the snow), Taytakuna (Fathers), and the great Apus (Lord Mountains).
In the very first case on witchcraft the girls would fake being tortured at any moment Bridget Bishop (the accused) would make the slightest movement. She was the first to die for being a witch. Charles Upham was a historian, he wrote document D, and he too believed that the the little girls were intoxicated. In his words he wrote,"There can be no doubt that they were great actors." I consider that these ladies were drunk with power.
The furnishings found in each hut also provide indications of how the people lived. In the centre of all the huts lay a fireplace that is thought to be the only source of heat and light in the entire hou...
"a man seized me from behind. He pinned me down with his stubbly beard pricking the back of my neck…He dragged me to my feet and started to march me through the village…We arrived at the edge of the forest. Beneath the trees there were about thirty other children huddled together"(Nazer 97).
Then, the Spider Grandmother brought them to a moist and lightened Third World, where they transformed into human beings. In the Third World, the humans learned to make pots, weave baskets, harvest, and plant corn. Next, the Hummingbird came to tell the humans of a new world, where the spirit of Masawu, owner of the living and dead and the fire caretaker, lived and ruled. The Hummingbird then taught the humans how to use fire, in order to make pottery and cook meat. Eventually, the humans were led astray by the sorcerers, better known as powakus. This resulted in men to gamble and the women to revolt. The rain ceased,
...f the special herb Death gave the man at the beginning his employment (153-4). Death becomes furious about the first deception, but promises to forgive the man that one time because he is Death’s godson. Recklessly, the physician takes little heed of his godfather’s words and gestures, and decides that the effortless chance to become king and marry the princess is worth risking Death’s word.
Jake, Lucy’s neighbor was a well-educated kid. He was 15 years old and lives in an old timber house with his parents. Jake’s father was a farmer and had lived in the area since he was a lad. The area seemed to be haunted since creepy tales about all sorts of beasts was told. People even claimed that they were awakened some nights by a howling. Mostly people believed that it was a feral dog but Jakes father incised that it was a wolf, a ghost wolf. He was sure since he had seen a wolf in the forest when he was in Jake’s age, but none believed him. He kept telling his son about the wolf and Jake wanted to find out the truth. Lucy knew about Jake’s curiosity, at the same time as she decided to escape from her unbearable father. So she lied to get Jake by her side on the endless escape from the futureless community. She said that she knew where the wolf’s lair was. Jake got even more curious and joined her wolf hunting-adventure.
The child’s game had ended. After I nearly ran Kurtz over, we stood facing each other. He was unsteady on his feet, swaying like the trees that surrounded us. What stood before me was a ghost. Each layer of him had been carved away by the jungle, until nothing remained. Despite this, his strength still exceeded that of my own. With the tribal fires burning so close, one shout from him would unleash his natives on me. But in that same realization, I felt my own strength kindle inside me. I could just as easily muffle his command and overtake him. The scene flashed past my eyes as though I was remembering not imagining. The stick that lay two feet from me was beating down on the ghost, as my bloodied hand strangled his cries. My mind abruptly reeled backwards as I realized what unspeakable dark thoughts I had let in. Kurtz seemed to understand where my mind had wandered; it was as though the jungle’s wind has whispered my internal struggles to him. His face twisted into a smile. He seemed to gloat and enjoy standing by to watch my soul begin to destroy itself.
To explain the unexplained the Kiowas had myths, and Momaday tells these myths of their journeys in a historical voice. One of their myths explained how they came into this world and why their numbers are so small: “the Kiowas came one by one into the world through a hollow log. They were many more than now, but not all of them got out. There was a woman whose body was swollen up with child, and she got stuck in the log. After that, no one could get through, and that is why the Kiowas are a small tribe in number”(16). The few of them that managed to come out of the log saw so many things that it made them glad to which they decided to call themselves Kwuda, and later Tepda, both of which mean “coming out”(17). The Kiowa saw an amazing new world as they came out of the hollow log; Another of the unexplained that they explain through the myths is the story of how the big dipper came to be, “Eight children were there at play, seven sisters and their brother. Suddenly the boy was struck dumb; he trembled and began to run upon his hands and feet. His fingers became claws, and his body was covered with fur. Directly there was a bear where the boy had been . . .The seven sisters were borne into the sky, and they became the stars of the Big Dipper”(8). This story shows how they explain the unknown of nature through stories. With this story Momaday uses a great deal of
As human beings we constantly struggle with ourselves on whether our actions are virtuous or vice. Some of us choose to act in an ethical way when presented with a certain situation, while others choose to act on their desires and therefore act unjustly. This was the struggle that the character, William Munny, faced in the movie “Unforgiven.” He was unable to control his desires, which resulted in his unethical actions. His actions support Socrates and Plato’s theory that if we let our desires or our emotions drive us we will act unethically when faced with circumstances. In this paper I will show how Socrates and Plato’s philosophy regarding our emotions and desires, explains William Munny’s actions throughout the movie.
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‘She wanted to warm herself,’ the people in the town said. No one had the slightest suspicion of what beautiful things she had seen” (**). The little maiden saw the stars in Heaven, and one fell down and formed a long trail of fire (**). Before the maidens cold and freezing death, she dreamed of the roast goose steaming with stuffing, the apple pie, dried plums all sitting on a pure white table cloth (**). The matches brought comfort to the little girl for a little bit, but the short stick burnt fast. Lighting the match for the little girl was a small get away, away from her very miserable life. “The little maiden stretched out her hands towards them when-- the match went out” (**). Dreaming and visualizing the Christmas trees, roast goose, and the warm stove was a way for the maiden to cope with the harsh conditions she was living