| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from Old Indian Legends by Zitkala-Sa: magic arrow."
Out they hurried, all the bears, and disappeared into the
woods.
Singing and laughing, the badgers returned to their own
dwelling.
Then the avenger left them.
"I go," said he in parting, "over the earth."
THE TREE-BOUND
THE TREE-BOUND
IT was a clear summer day. The blue, blue sky dropped low
over the edge of the green level land. A large yellow sun hung
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Phantasmagoria and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll: But still it's true as true can be -
As sure as your name's Tibbs," said he.
I said "My name's NOT Tibbs."
"NOT Tibbs!" he cried - his tone became
A shade or two less hearty -
"Why, no," said I. "My proper name
Is Tibbets - " "Tibbets?" "Aye, the same."
"Why, then YOU'RE NOT THE PARTY!"
With that he struck the board a blow
That shivered half the glasses.
"Why couldn't you have told me so
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The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from Twilight Land by Howard Pyle: "In the name of the red Aldebaran, I command thee to appear!"
said he, and in a moment the Genie stood before him.
"What are my lord's commands?" said he.
"I would have thee enter this casket again," said the Emperor
Abdallah.
"Enter the casket!" cried the Genie, aghast.
"Enter the casket."
"In what have I done anything to offend my lord?" said the Genie.
"In nothing," said the emperor; "only I would have thee enter the
casket again as thou wert when I first found thee."
It was in vain that the Genie begged and implored for mercy, it
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