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Folk Tales
"Folktales" is a general term for different varieties of traditional narrative.
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We are the voices in the shadows,
Between the light and shade,
Betwixt life and restful death,
In the dark periphery of the unseen.
We’re here,
At the edges.
We are the villainous punished,
The innocent murdered or abandoned,
Our lives ended by foul means, or unspeakable deeds.
We are your lovers long gone; your siblings forsaken.
Can you hear us?
At the edges
From the Foreword of Cautionary Tales - by Emmanuelle de Maupassant
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From that Sunday on Preacher Franklin added a new song to the service called , 'I Am Better Than You' and it went like this:
Many years I wandered lost and scared,
Through troubles and toils my wickedness flared
Then in my darkness I realized what I needed to do
Now I do all the right things and I am better than you.
Chorus:
Better than you, yes I am better than you
My life has a purpose and I can tell you what to do
Better than you, yes I am better than you
If you are a scared miserable lose
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― The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf: The Complete Story
― The Little Boy Who Cried Wolf: The Complete Story

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