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nd the tar will keep it in place. Give me some straw and some tar." "Help yourself," said the ox. So the bear began to tear at the ox, and his great paws stuck fast, and he pulled and he tugged, and he tugged and he pulled, and the more he pulled and tugged, the faster he stuck, and he could not get away. Then the ox dragged the bear to

- The Straw Ox

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Growing up, I didn't have any computer, and no one but a few academics had really conceived of a practical 'internet'. So like generations, indeed, the entire history of our race which came before me, I took inspiration and fancy from the old stories of dragons, fairies, trolls and such. From the myths of the Norse and the old Greek tales to the ancient Egyptian and Asian stories translated and retold time and time again before finally being immortalized in print.

I turned out to be a giant fan of science fiction writing as I got a little older and wanted to think about the future. But there's still something about a good fairy tale that can rope you in and give you a taste of the thoughts and values of another time which are so deeply embedded in these often simple stories.

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