Myth and Folklore

“It’s her.” These were the simple words going through Britomart’s mind as she gazed at the fair maiden before her. The wicked Enchanter turned and raised his staff to deliver a death blow to his prisoner, the maiden who stood bound to a pillar by magic rope. Britomart lunged between them in the nick of time, raising her sword and mortally wounding the Enchanter with a fierce blow. As he fell to the ground and life slipped away from him, the ropes around the maiden went limp and slipped off her frail body. Her skin had turned blue where the tight bonds dug into her skin. “Noble knight! You have freed me from a life of misery in this vile place. How can I ever repay your kindness?” Britomart heard these words, but could not comprehend them as she stood gazing at the maiden through the metal plate surrounding her eyes; she had seen this face before. Many months prior, Britomart’s father, the King, had given her the gift of a magic mirror, which he had gotten from ...

A Mad Tea-Party -The March Hare and Mad Hatter are having tea at a large table outside of a house -The doormouse is asleep between them, and they are using him as a cushion to rest their elbows on  -They are huddled together at one corner of the table screaming "no room!" when in fact there are many open chairs -Alice sits down at the end of the table and is offered wine -Not seeing any, Alice inquires where it is, and the March Hare boldly declares there is none -Alice is annoyed by his lack of manners -The Hatter declares Alice's hair "wants cutting" (hair personification??) and Alice remarks he should not make personal comments -The Hatter asks "why is the raven like the writing desk?" -Alice is delighted to have a riddle to solve, but is berated by the two other tea partiers for how she goes about declaring she will solve it -Even the door mouse chimes in despite his drowsy state  -The Hatter takes out his pocket watch to see...

Down the Rabbit-Hole -Alice is sitting by her sister on the bank of a river -Her sister is reading, but Alice is very bored -She is contemplating making a daisy chain when suddenly a white rabbit runs by her -The rabbit is muttering to himself about being late, which seems quite natural to Alice at the time  -When the rabbit takes a watch out of its waistcoat pocket, it suddenly occurs to Alice that this is a strange sight -She follows the rabbit as he disappears under a hedge -Alice jumps into the rabbit hole behind him and finds herself falling a long way down -She is able to examine a multitude of cupboards and bookshelves in the sides of the well as she falls  -Alice begins wondering aloud how many miles she has fallen into the earth -She begins wondering if she might fall clear through the earth, and end up in a country such as New Zealand or Australia -She is a very curious little girl and imagines such wild things as she continues to fall Advi...