| The first excerpt represents the past or something you must release, and is drawn from The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum: just as they had been painted yellow in the country of the Winkies
and blue in the country of the Munchkins. The Quadlings themselves,
who were short and fat and looked chubby and good-natured, were
dressed all in red, which showed bright against the green grass
and the yellowing grain.
The Monkeys had set them down near a farmhouse, and the four
travelers walked up to it and knocked at the door. It was opened
by the farmer's wife, and when Dorothy asked for something to eat
the woman gave them all a good dinner, with three kinds of cake
and four kinds of cookies, and a bowl of milk for Toto.
"How far is it to the Castle of Glinda?" asked the child.
The Wizard of Oz |
The second excerpt represents the present or the deciding factor of the moment, and is drawn from The Spirit of the Border by Zane Grey: localities--one near Goshhocking, a Delaware town; and one on the Muskingong,
the principal river running through central Ohio. He had, with his helpers,
Young and Edwards, journeyed from time to time to these points, preaching,
making gifts, and soliciting help from chiefs.
The most interesting feature, perhaps, of the varied life of the missionary
party was a rivalry between Young and Edwards for the elder Miss Wells.
Usually Nell's attractiveness appealed more to men than Kate's; however, in
this instance, although the sober teachers of the gospel admired Nell's
winsome beauty, they fell in love with Kate. The missionaries were both under
forty, and good, honest men, devoted to the work which had engrossed them for
years. Although they were ardent lovers, certainly they were not picturesque.
The Spirit of the Border |
The third excerpt represents the future or something you must embrace, and is drawn from The Blue Flower by Henry van Dyke: ever a grave man, and said, "Now must we call this knight, La
Queue de Fer, by reason of the tail at his back."
But Martimor was half merry and half wroth, and crying
"'Ware!" he dressed his spear beneath his arm. Right so he
rushed upon Sir Lancelot, and so marvellously did his harness
jangle and smite together as he came, that the horse of Sir
Lancelot was frighted and turned aside. Thus the point of
the fir-tree caught him upon the shoulder and came near to
unhorse him. Then Martimor drew rein and shouted: "Ha! ha!
has Iron-Tail done well?"
"Nobly hast thou done," said Lancelot, laughing, the while
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