sâmbătă, 8 martie 2014

Bedtime stories, Get-up stories



...''Your lady mother is coming to your chamber: 
The day is broke; be wary, look about.''
''Then, window, let day in, and let life out.''
''Farewell, farewell! one kiss, and I'll descend.''
He goeth down...

... he sights the train falling and streaks forward with the speed of greased lightning. His steely muscles stand out like taut cords as he catches the falling train with upthrust arms and forces it back to an upright position ...

... after feeding the 5000, he sends his disciples ahead of him in a boat to cross the Sea of Galilee. Several hour later in the night, the disciples encounter a storm. He comes to them, walking on the water...

... this boy's had his name down ever since he was born! He's going to the finest school of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the world, and he'll be under the finest headmaster that Hogwarts has ever seen...

... after six fruitless years of seeking the ultimate meaning of life, he sat cross-legged under the pipal tree and entered a deep meditation. During the course of the night he attained enlightenment...

...when Ak, Master Woodsman of the World, exposes him to the misery and poverty of children in the outside world, he strived to find a way to bring joy into the lives of all children, and eventually invented toys as a principal means...

... he spent several years in the desert with the bedouins. Once there came two angels, clothed in white, with a gold basin full of snow. Then they laid upon him, and, splitting open his breast, they brought forth his heart. This likewise they split open and took from it a black clot which they cast away. Then they washed his heart and his breast with the snow...

Romeo, Superman, Jesus, Harry Potter, Buddha, Santa Claus, Mohammed.
Kids need stories to go to sleep lighthearted. Adults need them to get up and begin the new day.