Kat's Myth-Folklore 2018 Blog

( Creation of Life ) When God was creating life on Earth, he had to decide how long each creature was going to live. "How long is to be my life?" asked the donkey.   "I will give you 30 years," replied God. "Oh no, 30 years is too long for all the burdens and loads I must bear and work I must do!" So God relented and gave him 18 years instead.  The donkey was happy with this. Next was the dog.  "Surely you want 30 years of life since you don't have to work so hard?" asked God. "Oh no!  30 years is too long!  I do all this running and my legs, teeth, and voice will wear out until all I can do is sit in a corner."  So God relented and gave the dog only 12 years and he was happy. Next was the monkey.  "Surely you want 30 years since all you do is play and make people laugh?" asked God. "Oh no!  30 years is too long!  Often sorrow is behind my jokes and I can't take that for 30 years...

( The creation of man ) God was creating all the creatures of the earth and assigning them years of life. How long shall I live asked the donkey.  I will give you 30 years said God.  Oh no, that is too many years to be carrying loads and working so hard!  So God only gave him 18 instead. God next asked the dog, surely you want to live 30 years.  Oh no, that is too long said the dog.  After so many years of running all I could do is be in a corner, without my voice to growl and teeth to bite.  So God took away 12 years and gave him 18 as well. Next was the monkey.  Surely the monkey wanted to live 30 years because he only had fun & didn't have to work.  But the monkey disagreed because 30 years was too long to have to make people laugh.  So God gave him 10 years instead and the monkey was happy. Then man went to God and said I will give you 30 years.  Oh no, that is not enough time!  I get 30 years to start...

( Rumplestiltskin from Once Upon A Time) Once upon a time, a poor miller had a daughter.  He got into a conversation with the king and told him that his daughter could spin straw into gold.  The king wanted to see this so he locked the girl into a room with a spinning wheel and full of straw and told her if she wanted to live it had to all be spun into gold by morning.  The girl cried and Rumplestiltskin appeared to her & asked what was wrong.  She told him and he said that he could spin the straw into gold for her, but what would she give him in return?  She told him she'd give him her necklace.  They agreed and he spun the straw for her. The king was so greedy when he saw the gold that he locked her into a bigger room with more straw with the same orders.  She cried again and again made the same deal with Rumplestiltskin but for her ring this time.  By morning the straw was spun into gold.  The king was still more greedy so ...