Fall 2020

 Long ago in a quaint Alaskan village lived a little boy named Saysa. Saysa was the youngest of five boys and just wanted to grow up and be like them. Unfortunately, he was looked at as the runt of the group and much smaller than all his siblings. That never slowed him down much though, and he tried to do everything they did.  Now in the same village lived a little girl named Mira who also was the youngest with three older brothers. Her brothers were extremely protective of her and were always looking out for her. They already knew that no one would be good enough for their little sister. One day Saysa was out exploring and met Mira out in the woods. The two automatically became best friends. The two met up to play everyday for weeks and went on many adventures. While playing one day, Mira's brothers came back from hunting early and spotted the pair running through a field. They immediately went over to the pair and began scolding Saysa. "Who do you think you are playing with ...

     Hundreds of years ago in Japan, a young Prince was wed an intelligent, beautiful and kind Princess. The couple lived a perfect life ruling their country together. Well, almost perfect. For the Princess was unable to bear a child to carry on their legacy.       The couple decided that the best thing they could do was take a trip to the temple of the Goddess Hase. Hase was known for her mercy and grace given to children. While the Prince and Princess were at the temple, they prayed ceaselessly for five days. The Goddess looked favorable upon this couple and granted them a child. To honor the Goddess and never forget what she had done for them, the couple named their baby girl Hase.      Soon after the birth of Hase, the Princess fell ill. Despite all the efforts from the kingdom’s physicians, the Princess passed away. But before she did she called Hase in and told her, “Do not be sad for my passing, for I will always be watching over ...

Centures ago, in China, lived a vain Emperor named Chiuai. Emperor Chiuai was conceited and stagnant thinking that he deserved to rule forever without lifting a finger. The Emperor also was not greatful for the beautiful Empress he was given. For this woman was like none other in all the land. She was beautiful, a warrior, fearless, and reveered by all the people in the land. However, the Emperor could never see this and treated her like she was nothing.  Suddenly, one day, the Sun Goddess appeared to the couple and instucted them to travel to the Land of Morning Calm to retrieve the Crystal of Heart's Desire. The twist was that the Empress was to lead the expidition which made the Emperor very angry. He could not understand why the Goddess would command this and threw a fit as if he was a child. This enraged the Sun Goddess and she executed him immediately. This somewhat frightened the Empress when she saw the anger the Goddess possesed. However, she knew that this was her chance ...

(Genie's Lamp from Wannapik ) A long, long time ago there lived a poor boy named Aladdin. Devestatingly, Aladdin's father passed away tragicly leaving his mother and him to fend for themselves. Aladdin, however, was a lazy boy that would not get his act together and fend for his mother no matter how much she begged him too.  One day as he was running the streets with his friends, a strange man appeared out of nowhere and began questioning him. The man happened to be a famous magician travelling all the way from Africa to meet with Aladdin and his mother. The magician said he was Aladdin's uncle and had come to meet them and bring them many gifts. After showing the mother and Aladdin with gifts, buying Aladdin a place to conduct work and even new wardrobes.  The next day, the magician and Aladdin set out beyind the city walls on a journey into valley and up toward the mountains. It was long and trying and Aladdin was not happy with it and wanted to return home. As the pair r...

 There once was a king who's land had fallen into a tretcherous despair. The land was not producing crops and the people had become poor and famished. The king was unhappy and hated to see his people in suffering so he went to the wise old owl who lived right outside the city gates.  The owl told the king that his land had fallen into despair becuase of their wickedness but that they still had hope for redemption. The owl commanded the king to bring his 3 best soldiers out to the city gates. Once there, the owl instructed them to each take a cistern of water and to head west. Once the men had run out of thier water that was were they would find a solution to the problem. As each man runs out of water he is to return home to the king. At last the king will have a solution.  As they set out, it was a terribly hot time of year and the first soldier drank up his water within a days time. The spot in which he landed was full of mulberry trees. At this discovery he quickly retu...

 Once upon a time, in a land far away, lived a farmer and his three daughters. The farmer loved his daughters grately and did everything he could to provide them with the best life possible. One Spring, he had great success with his milking cows and decided to take this milk to the nearby city to sell. As he was preparing to go, he asked his daughters if there was anything that they would like him to bring back for them. The oldest and youngest daughters each asked for things like clothing, jewlery and beauty products, while the middle child only asked her father to bring her back something beautiful. When he ased what this entailed all she replied was that she wanted something beautiful reminding her of her mother who passed away when she was  a child. So the father set off for town to sell his milk. While in the city he found all kinds of things the oldest and youngest daughter would love but there was nothing beautiful to bring the middle child to remind her of her mother. ...