It all started when our overrated adventurer, The Flying Lotus, woke up in a magical cornfield. It was the first time it had happened. Feeling scarcely pleased, The Flying Lotus slapped a gerbil, thinking it would make him feel better (but as usual, it did not). A few unsatisfying minutes later, he realized that his beloved invisible cloak was missing! Immediately he called his redheaded stepchild of a 'friend', Lady Wonder. The Flying Lotus had known Lady Wonder for (plus or minus) half a million years, the majority of which were sassy ones. Lady Wonder was unique. She was attractive though sometimes a little... dimwitted. The Flying Lotus called her anyway, for the situation was urgent. Lady Wonder picked up to a very happy The Flying Lotus. Lady Wonder calmly assured him that most legless puppies belch before mating, yet venomous koalas usually explosively sneeze *after* mating. She had no idea what that meant; she was only concerned with distracting The Flying Lotus. Why was Lady Wonder trying to distract The Flying Lotus? Because she had snuck out from The Flying Lotus's with the invisible cloak only eleven days prior. It was a curious little invisible cloak... how could she resist? It didn't take long before The Flying Lotus got back to the subject at hand: his invisible cloak. Lady Wonder shuddered. Relunctantly, Lady Wonder invited him over, assuring him they'd find the invisible cloak. The Flying Lotus grabbed his canoe and disembarked immediately. After hanging up the phone, Lady Wonder realized that she was in trouble. She had to find a place to hide the invisible cloak and she had to do it recklessly. She figured that if The Flying Lotus took the nappy, busted-out hatchback, she had take at least two mi... ... middle of paper ... ...d collapsed. The last thing he saw before losing consciousness was a buzzing horde of Eagles running off with his invisible cloak. But then God came down with His easygoing smile and restored The Flying Lotus's invisible cloak. Feeling angered, God smote the Eagles for their injustice. Then He got in His best-in-its-so-called-'class' sedan and zipped away with the fortitude of half a million legless puppies running from a huge pack of 3-legged wallabies. The Flying Lotus jumped with joy when he saw this. His invisible cloak was safe. It was a good thing, too, because in five minutes his favorite TV show, Jersey Shore, was going to come on (followed immediately by 'When man-eating capybaras meet ebola'). The Flying Lotus was giddy. And so, everyone except Lady Wonder and a few contraceptive-toting long-haired sea monkeys lived blissfully happy, forever after.
As part of her initiation into the sorority, Millicent is told to ask each passenger on a bus what they ate for breakfast. Most people answer very typically, while peculiar old man says that he ate “heather birds’eyebrows on toast.” He then explains to Millicent that heather birds are mystical purple birds that are free to be as they are. This man doesn’t care that he might be seen as strange for saying these things. He is very content with himself and the things he says. Even the man’s appearance is one of individuality. He “looked something like a gnome or a cheerful leprechaun. ” The conversation between Millicent and the old man takes place on a city bus. Most people would not appear to be cheerful and approachable when riding city transit, but this man is comfortable with expressing himself and does not feel the need to act like everyone else. He eagerly and readily tells Millicent about the heather birds, and how he too wishes to be mythological one day. Much like the heather birds, the old man is different from others. The man is the true representation of individuality in this story. The man’s openness with his individuality made Millicent think that perhaps all the ridiculous questions she was supposed to ask as part of her initiation were nothing to be embarrassed about. The man’s tale of the
Through these trials the pair visit the Old Man of the Mountain, it is then that they hear the story of the Princess of Birds. The story is of a woman who was also wronged by the duke who stole her memory and her chance at happiness. As it turns out, this story relates to the journey and as they take the end the duke Ch’in’s heart it become evident that Lotus Cloud, the apple of Number Ten Ox’s eye is the Princess of the Birds. The poor peasant girl who lost her memories is sent to live upon the stars, but not before she thanks the men and gives Master Li, and Number Ten Ox the Glorious Root of Power.
"Because the truth was simple, not a long-drawn-out record of flowered shifts, tree cages, selfishness, ankle ropes and wells. Simple: she was squatting in the garden and when she saw them coming and recognized schoolteacher's hat, she heard wings. Little hummingbirds stuck their needle beaks right through her headcloth into her hair and beat their wings. And if she thought anything, it was No. Nono. Nonono. Simple. She just flew. Collected every bit of life she had made, all the parts of her that were precious and fine and beautiful, and carried, pushed, dragged them through the veil, out, away, over there where no one could hurt them. Over there. outside this place, where they would be safe. And the hummingbird wings beat on." (163)
This is her only way out. John Wright had secluded her from the world in many ways. He does not even let her have a little bird, “No Wright, wouldn’t like the bird, a thing that sang. She used to sing. He killed that too” (277).
...or her motivation; therefore, in hiding the bird, by their silence, they acquit Minnie Wright.
they think nothing of it until they discover the bird. He was found wrapped in a
Alice’s scene changes from boredom to excitement promptly with the white rabbit as he scrambles to the rabbit hole, because “[he] is late!” Alice is quite confused. She is i...
Humanity has observed the heavens, viewing the feathered birds above them, being contemptuous with their freedom of being winged creatures with the ability of flight. According to Orville Wright, “the desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors”, something that has been ingrained in the minds of mankind. To claim to possess flight, is to possess the ability to resist the pull of a planet’s gravity and navigate through the sky, which many would disregard for invisibility, to been unseen to the naked eye (Fandom). A chord is struck in the minds of individuals, who encounter this question, “Which is better: invisibility or flight?”, their mental abilities are profusely challenged, considering the benefits of gaining this superpower,
Elisa Allen is a lonely woman who enjoys growing and nourishing her chrysanthemums. Since her husband is always working by the fence, he never gives Elisa due attention and affection. Knowing that she can never intervene her husband¡¦s work ¡§Elisa watched them for a moment and then went back to her work.¡¨ Her husband says: ¡§I wish you¡¦d work out in the orchard and raise some apples that big.¡¨ Letting alone his lack of interest for her chrysanthemums, he does not even care about her. Elisa is vex and anger by her husband¡¦s lack of care, and she decides to take care of her chrysanthemums-symbol of how beautiful she really is. Despite her effort, she realizes that she is gradually detached from the world outside the garden. Her gardening area is a ¡§cage¡¨ that protects her from potential harms. Everything changes, however, when the tinkerman arrive. Seeing that the tinker shows interest in the Chrysanthemums, Elisa, although hesitant at first, ¡§melted¡¨ the irritation from her face and begins to reach out towards the outside world.
Mrs. Hale’s keen wit and patience contributes to her embodiment of The Fate sister Clotho the Spinner, which is even more evident in her correcting of Minnie Wright’s improper stitching (Russell). Mrs. Peters begins the process of investigation deeply devoted to keeping the law. She doesn’t want any disruption in the house, saying, “I don’t think we ought to touch things” (Glaspell p. 666) when Mrs. Hale began searching for clues. Upon finding the dead canary, Mrs. Peters view on the situation changes drastically, and she decides with Mrs. Hale to hide the tiny dead bird from the men. They both figure that if the dead canary was discovered, Mrs. Wright would be thought to be a mad woman, though it was likely Mr. Wright who killed it.
For the Duchess, she too rebelled against his two brothers’ over protections of her. When I read this play. I was reminded of what someone once had told me. How would you hold a bird in your hand? If you would to hold it too tight, its only option would be to fly away.
mighty breath blew the door closed, the bird still inside. She tried to cry out for help, but no more
“Oh the poor thing!” cried the pixie. Amelia walked to the animal and grabbed a bandaid to cover one of the wounds. “I don’t know what to do an order to make Margaret stop” said Amelia. “The only thing you can do is talk to her, or else she will continue to hurt them” said the mortal. “I need help though because like I said before, everytime I try I get scared and, it just goes bad” Amelia cried. “I can’t do much i’m so tiny and im basically a creature myself” said the fairy. “Yeah and i’m only good for being strong but I can’t do much either, you are the only one who has a chance at making Margaret quit” said the mortal. “I just can’t” cried Amelia. “We’ll be right there with you and be “backup”” said the mortal. Amelia agreed to go talk to Margaret. Amelia whispered into the dragons ear “I’ll be back soon.” Amelia walked out of the hospital and the pixie and mortal followed her. “ I dont even know where she is” said Amelia. It was already getting dark out, but they continued to hunt for Margaret. “I’m getting kinda tired” said Amelia. The other two agreed, so they found a grassy area and layed down. They all fell
There are many factors that can rapidly change the chances of harvesting a whitetail deer: the moon, precipitation, time of day, or wind to name a few. When all of these variables fall into place, the likelihood of getting that shot is dramatically increased. There is one other influence that can greatly change a hunt--patience. I have always struggled with grasping the discipline it takes; if you can find such discipline, it alters the entire game. There is one story in particular that stands out in regards to patience. There is a buck that that has interested me for over 3 years; he has eluded me on many occasions, causing an exceeding amount of frustration and anger. I call him Albert. Albert is a 6 year old mature
Adding exaggeration and distortion to the target, the satirist then emphasizes the characteristic he wishes to attack. 'The target must be close enough to the real thing for us to recognize what is going on, but sufficiently distorted to be funny, an exaggeration, often a grotesque departure from normality'; (Johnston, 17). After deciding to create a city strategically located between heaven and earth, so the birds can rule god and man, Pisthetaerus eats a magical root that has the powers to give birth to wings. Although it is evident that humans growing wings is not imaginably possible, the birth of wings does give birth to the power that Pisthetaerus craves more of.