Storytime: What is your favorite?

Storytelling is an art, and its an art where all sorts of lessons can be taught. Largely it is up to the listener as to how he will interpret the stories though.

My favorite types of stories have always been Greek Mythology and other Folklore. Their deceptive simplicity and directness do it for me.

The stories are always so simple and yet so profound. Some people like things very complex, but once these veils are lifted away there remains the core themes of these very basic stories.

Although I can not name a lone story to tag as my favorite, I am very partial to stories concerning redemption and change.

What types of stories do you all enjoy hearing/reading

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"You must eat bitter before you can taste sweet"- Iron & Silk
"I see no virtue where I smell no sweat"
"Arm yourself because no one else here will save you" - Chris Cornell

You would really enjoy Aesop's Fables if you are not already familiar with them.

Peace-
Cam

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Rock On!
Cam
"Raise up your mind....."

Mutiny on the Bounty.

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Faith itself, compelled by the Holy Spirit, possesses an inner dynamism that necessitates deeper understanding. ~Thomas Weinandy O.F.M.

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
by Harlan Ellison

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Is that all they are called Aesop's Fables

I'll have to check those out. Thanks!

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"You must eat bitter before you can taste sweet"- Iron & Silk
"I see no virtue where I smell no sweat"
"Arm yourself because no one else here will save you" - Chris Cornell

http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/Aesop/Aesops_Fables/

I had thought "the tortoise and the hare" was one of Aesop's Fables, but I didn't see it on here...

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Si hoc non legere potes tu asinus es

Wraith... You really have never heard of Aesop's fables

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If you understand, things are just as they are; if you do not understand, things are just as they are.
-Zen proverb

From the pine tree
Learn of the pine tree.
And from the bamboo
of the bamboo
-Basho

It's "The Hare and the Tortoise" and yes, it's an Aesop Fable.

Try here

http://www.aesopfables.com/

Peace-
Cam

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Rock On!
Cam
"Raise up your mind....."

Actually I guess I have read some of them X, just didn't know the collection went by that name.

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"You must eat bitter before you can taste sweet"- Iron & Silk
"I see no virtue where I smell no sweat"
"Arm yourself because no one else here will save you" - Chris Cornell

“	Originally Posted By: Lugaldamhara It's "The Hare and the Tortoise" and yes, it's an Aesop Fable.	”

1000 pardons....

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Speaking of Greek lore,I read a very interesting anecdote about Plato.
Plato once had a rival philosopher named Diogenes.Diogenes was called the founder of modern cynicism.One day Diogenes went to visit Plato at his school.He was disgusted to see the elaborate,pricy carpeting lining the floor in the front hall.It was a gift donated by one of Plato's many admirers and/or students.
Diogenes knew that PLato's philosophy emphasized on a Buddha-like lifestyle,and he steered away from idle wealth and material gain,so when he saw Plato's school decorated so lavishly,he swaggered in front of Plato and several onlookers,and scrapped and stomped his shoes on the carpet.To do so was an insult in those days,and Diogenes knew it.
"Thus do I trample on the pride of Plato!",he shouted.
Plato walked up to Diogenes and responded,calmly,
"You do so with greater pride."

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To love Benevolence without loving Learning leads to foolishness.
To love Sincerity without loving Learning will bring conflict.
To love Wisdom without loving Learning will lead to vagaries.
To love Forthrightness without loving Learning will make one rash.
To love Strength without loving Learning will make one wild.
To love Courage without loving Learning will invite disaster.
-Confucius

Sometimes I just write my own

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You are not where you have been and you are not where you are going you are only here.

Damn your originality Aqira!!!

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"You must eat bitter before you can taste sweet"- Iron & Silk
"I see no virtue where I smell no sweat"
"Arm yourself because no one else here will save you" - Chris Cornell

The Chinese legends that my Sifu tells in class are very entertaining. "Tell us again Sifu"!!!

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"I say, if you want to find out where the road goes, get in the fast lane and hit the gas." Calvin and Hobbes

I remember the stories my Karate Instructor used to tell...they were great, but they also gave us a chance to catch our breath.

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"You must eat bitter before you can taste sweet"- Iron & Silk
"I see no virtue where I smell no sweat"
"Arm yourself because no one else here will save you" - Chris Cornell