Introduction to Dragon Curse and Fox Spirit
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Introduction to Dragon Curse and Fox Spirit The title for my stories is the ‘The Dragon Curse and Fox Spirit’ .Why I intent to use The Dragon Curse and Fox Spirit as title is because this story is about the princess who break her vowed with her father and turned into dragon at night and the prince who have been caused by a witch into a fox spirit at night and have to complete 9 mission to be able becoming human form permanently. What is Dragon? A dragon is a legendary creature, typically with serpentine or reptilian traits that features in the myths of many cultures. There are two dins tint cultural traditions of dragon in Middle Eastern countries like European and Greek. The other one is at East Asian countries like Chinese, Japan and Korea. The word ‘dragon’ entered the English language in the early 13th century from old French word which is ‘latindraconem’. Before dragon are descriped look like a big serpent, but since the Middle Ages, the dragon has become common to describe them with leg, resembling a lizard. The dragon that most shown in modern time is with the body like lizard or snake that have four leg and can emit fire through their mouth. What is fox spirit ? A fox spirit are know in many Asian country and have different name like Huli Jing in Chinese mythology, Kitsune in Japanese mythology and Kumiho in Korean mythology . Stories depict them as a intelligent being and has magical abilities that increase with their age and wisdom. In Chinese mythology, the fox change into human form by absorbing the essence of the moon and sun and by conducting a rites of worship during full moon. Most fox spirit in stories is usually appear as a extremely beautiful woman and for the male fox spirit that is very rare is either as erudite and handsome men or wise old man. The relationship between our story and research is that the princess that have been curse into a dragon is that they are proud with themselves and very cruel to everybody else and as for the prince which is the fox spirit are very handsome men and will do anything to become human. We also like to experiment the combination of fox spirit and dragon together. Statement of problem - Some say Dragon exist, but there no evidence on their existence - There many type and appearance of the dragon depending on the legend and myth place - Not all dragon is evil and cruel , but some are good heart and nice Aim and Objective - To design a character from my research study - To sculpt action figure from my research study - To make people have interest about Dragon and Fox Spirit - So that this legend and myth on their country will continue to be known by future generation - To educate people to appreciate their legend and myth on their country Limitation - The study of our research on Dragon and the Fox Spirit is base on their attitude . For dragon , it is very evil and mean but for the fox, it is very smart and nice Delimitation - Synopsis = The Dragon Curse and Fox Spirit Princess Lily is the daughter of King Edward who ruled the Great Kingdom that is really big and rich compare to the other kingdom.Princess Lily is the most beautiful woman in the kingdom.Only one look and it can make ten man to fall in love with her.Because of her beauty , she become so proud that she treat other people badly especially people that she think uglier than herself.Because of that other people hate her. So many time her father tried to change her attitude but it all failed, finally the king forced her to take vowed that she must change her attitude and treat people fairly and with kind. He also told her that if she break her vowed she will be human during daytime and turn into a dragon during night.Even with the vowed and threat, she still break the vowed and her suffer begin. Can she change her destiny or not? At the same time, at Aurora Kingdom that located far away from the Great Kingdom, the is a young man that have the same fate with Princess Lily.He is Prince Peter the only son of King Adam and Queen Ruby that ruled the kingdom.He is so handsome that he can make every girl to fall in love with him.Opposite with the princess, he is so nice and treat other people with kind and it make people to like him.But because of his attitude he have been cursed by a witch that think the prince only fake his attitude.The witch cursed the prince to change into human during the day and nine tail fox during night.The witch told him that if he want to break the curse he complete nine difficult and dangerous mission.Will the prince manage to complete all the task? To make make the gone Princess Lily have to make a guy to fall in love with her without knowing who is she truly are.Because of that she have to travel to other kingdom because all the man in the kingdom know who is she and her condition.After finish doing eight of the nine mission, the prince only have one last mission and it is the most difficult where he must find a woman that really like him for who really is and not because the fact that he is a really good looking man and a prince. With the help of fate, both of them meet and instantly fall in love with each other but both feel to shy to confess their feeling.For few weeks they become friend without telling their feeling and cursed to each other.After collect all the courage that their have, finally their make a decision to tell they feeling to each other.But can they accept the truth about each other?Can they make the cursed that torture them disappear?Will them finally live happily ever after with each other or the curse will stay with them forever? Where Did Dragons Come From? In honor of the Year of the Dragon, we take a look at some potential inspirations for the dragon myth Dragon statue A dragon statue in Ljubljana, Slovenia (Wikicommons) By Joseph Stromberg SMITHSONIAN.COM JANUARY 23, 2012 Around the world, people are celebrating the Chinese New Year and the start to the Year of the Dragon. This got us wondering: Where did the myth of the dragon come from in the first place? Scholars say that belief in dragons probably evolved independently in both Europe and China, and perhaps in the Americas and Australia as well. How could this happen? Many have speculated about which real-life animals inspired the first legends. Here’s our run-down of the likeliest suspects. A picture of Stegosaurus Dinosaurs. Ancient people may have discovered dinosaur fossils and understandably misinterpreted them as the remains of dragons. Chang Qu, a Chinese historian from the 4th century B.C., mislabeled such a fossil in what is now Sichuan Province. Take a look at a fossilized stegosaurus, for example, and you might see why: The giant beasts averaged 30 feet in length, were typically 14 feet tall and were covered in armored plates and spikes for defense. A picture of Nile Crocodile The Nile Crocodile. Native to sub-Saharan Africa, Nile crocodiles may have had a more extensive range in ancient times, perhaps inspiring European dragon legends by swimming across the Mediterranean to Italy or Greece. They are among the largest of all crocodile species, with mature individuals reaching up to 18 feet in length—and unlike most others, they are capable of a movement called the “high walk,” in which the trunk is elevated off the ground. A giant, lumbering croc? Might be easy to mistake for a dragon. A picture of Goannas The Goanna. Australia is home to a number of species of monitor lizards, also referred to as Goannas. The large, predatory animals have razor-sharp teeth and claws, and they are important figures in traditional Aboriginal folklore. Recent studies even indicate that Goannas may produce venom that causes bite victims’ wounds to develop infections after an attack. At least in Australia, these creatures may be responsible for the dragon myth. A picture of Whales Whales. Others argue that the discovery of megafauna such as whales prompted stories of dragons. Ancient humans encountering whale bones would have no way of knowing that the animals were sea-based, and the idea of such gargantuan creatures might well have led people to assume that whales were predatory. Because live whales spend up to 90 percent of their time underwater, they were poorly understood for most of human history. The Human Brain. The most fascinating explanation involves an unexpected animal: the human. In his book An Instinct for Dragons, anthropologist David E. Jones argues that belief in dragons is so widespread among ancient cultures because evolution embedded an innate fear of predators in the human mind. Just as monkeys have been shown to exhibit a fear of snakes and large cats, Jones hypothesizes that the trait of fearing large predators—such as pythons, birds of prey and elephants—has been selected for in hominids. In more recent times, he argues, these universal fears have been frequently combined in folklore and created the myth of the dragon. Review : Scholars say that belief in dragons probably evolved independently in both Europe and China, and perhaps in the Americas and Australia as well.