| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from A Hero of Our Time by M.Y. Lermontov: Kazbich's Karagyoz. What a mettlesome horse
it was, and how handsome! A perfect chamois!
In fact, judging by his account, there simply
wasn't another like it in the whole world!
"The young Tartar's beady eyes began to
sparkle, but Pechorin didn't seem to notice the
fact. I started to talk about something else,
but immediately, mark you, Pechorin caused the
conversation to strike off on to Kazbich's horse.
Every time that Azamat came it was the same
story. After about three weeks, I began to
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The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from Kenilworth by Walter Scott: unblushing, or rather his ever-blushing petitioner. "I have a
wife as curious as her grandmother who ate the apple. Now, take
her with me I may not, her Highness's orders being so strict
against the officers bringing with them their wives in a
progress, and so lumbering the court with womankind. But what I
would crave of your lordship is to find room for her in some
mummery, or pretty pageant, in disguise, as it were; so that, not
being known for my wife, there may be no offence."
"The foul fiend seize ye both!" said Leicester, stung into
uncontrollable passion by the recollections which this speech
excited--"why stop you me with such follies?"
Kenilworth |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus by L. Frank Baum: gracefully. "Now I will watch while you paint."
He brought the paints the Ryls had given him from the cupboard and
colored the image to resemble the real Shiegra.
The lioness placed her big, padded paws upon the edge of the table
and raised herself while she carefully examined the toy that was
her likeness.
"You are indeed skillful!" she said, proudly. "The children will like
that better than cats, I'm sure."
Then snarling at Blinkie, who arched her back in terror and whined
fearfully, she walked away toward her forest home with stately strides.
4. How Little Mayrie Became Frightened
The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus |
