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Tesha

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4. I love the fable, it is a stirring story and makes some feel all warm and happy

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Wed Dec 25, 2024, 12:40 PM

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People needed these fables as winter closed in and days were short, but as people have advanced, their gods did not and believing these fables as fact is childish.

I still love the stories, even though I know few facts are used in them.

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