FOLKTALE WEEK 2021
This year (2021) on November 15th until November 21st I joined this beautiful and loving challenge hosted by Folktale Week. With creative crafted prompts, I made these illustrations along with stories behind these illustrations. Please enjoy! xx
Day 1 - Moon
Title: Dancing on the Moonlight
Story:
In the middle of crowd, she was nowhere to be found
She was trying, trying, even she had reached her limits
She was holding her tears, but she kept smiling
She was in pain, but no one knew
She kept hiding,
Hiding,
Until everyone had forgotten her
In the middle of a rushing world, she was enjoying her own world
Overflowing hopes,
Wandering thoughts,
Sailing dreams
Across a new ocean,
She was being herself
Because happiness looked good on her
❤️
She was trying, trying, even she had reached her limits
She was holding her tears, but she kept smiling
She was in pain, but no one knew
She kept hiding,
Hiding,
Until everyone had forgotten her
In the middle of a rushing world, she was enjoying her own world
Overflowing hopes,
Wandering thoughts,
Sailing dreams
Across a new ocean,
She was being herself
Because happiness looked good on her
❤️
Day 2 - Dream
Title: Dream Chaser
Story:
She always did what people told to her
One day she said,
“I have a dream!”
Then people said,
“Oh, wake up, darling! You can’t achieve that dream.”
Could she achieve it?
People always said no to her dreams
But,
She always did what they told her to do
She kept wondering,
Would she be able to achieve it?
Was she capable?
Then,
She was being afraid
She was being small
Until she was thinking that what people said were true
———
One day she met a man
That man said,
“What’s your dream?”
She was silent
That man said again,
“Ask yourself what’s your dream,
Have confidence,
The protagonist of your life is you, no one, but you
Live the life you want”
She was confused,
But that man said again,
“Are you happy?
———
I know life is unfair,
The starting line is different for everyone
When we were young we learned that life is a marathon
But life is too long to fall down and give up
Why do you have much worries?
There are many things that are much more interesting than what you’re seeing
Life is actually good
———
Nothing has ever been easy for anyone
What else are you so afraid of?
——
Many people leave their own path
To follow the person next to them
Since you expect too much from your first attempt
You throw a tantrum or insist on having your way
There’s no need to worry much,
It’s never too late to do anything yet raise your dream
The world will acknowledge the dream you’ve been cherishing”
So,
She was running, and kept running
Until she achieved her dream.
❤️
One day she said,
“I have a dream!”
Then people said,
“Oh, wake up, darling! You can’t achieve that dream.”
Could she achieve it?
People always said no to her dreams
But,
She always did what they told her to do
She kept wondering,
Would she be able to achieve it?
Was she capable?
Then,
She was being afraid
She was being small
Until she was thinking that what people said were true
———
One day she met a man
That man said,
“What’s your dream?”
She was silent
That man said again,
“Ask yourself what’s your dream,
Have confidence,
The protagonist of your life is you, no one, but you
Live the life you want”
She was confused,
But that man said again,
“Are you happy?
———
I know life is unfair,
The starting line is different for everyone
When we were young we learned that life is a marathon
But life is too long to fall down and give up
Why do you have much worries?
There are many things that are much more interesting than what you’re seeing
Life is actually good
———
Nothing has ever been easy for anyone
What else are you so afraid of?
——
Many people leave their own path
To follow the person next to them
Since you expect too much from your first attempt
You throw a tantrum or insist on having your way
There’s no need to worry much,
It’s never too late to do anything yet raise your dream
The world will acknowledge the dream you’ve been cherishing”
So,
She was running, and kept running
Until she achieved her dream.
❤️
Day 3 - Awakening
Title: Grow Inside Out
Story:
She only had herself
She had lived through different phases
She had many different versions of her
But she stayed with this version
And she only chose to show this version
This version was
Neither perfect
Nor awful,
This version was
Her best version
She could show to everyone
——
Her different versions
Were still there
Somehow she was afraid to show it
Because some people
Couldn’t truly accept herself
Everyone set expectations too high
While she wasn’t extraordinary
She was only an ordinary girl
Who was always trying to give her best
But some people closed their eyes
Not seeing her efforts
She always thought the others first,
But she never set the first priority to her
Because of that
She was also afraid
That her different version
Could hurt anyone
——
She looked back to see
Her grows,
She was amazed
Because every storm has passed
And she could do it
She only had herselves,
She believed she was strong
And any storms in front of her
She trusted herself
To pass it all
She had lived through different phases
She had many different versions of her
But she stayed with this version
And she only chose to show this version
This version was
Neither perfect
Nor awful,
This version was
Her best version
She could show to everyone
——
Her different versions
Were still there
Somehow she was afraid to show it
Because some people
Couldn’t truly accept herself
Everyone set expectations too high
While she wasn’t extraordinary
She was only an ordinary girl
Who was always trying to give her best
But some people closed their eyes
Not seeing her efforts
She always thought the others first,
But she never set the first priority to her
Because of that
She was also afraid
That her different version
Could hurt anyone
——
She looked back to see
Her grows,
She was amazed
Because every storm has passed
And she could do it
She only had herselves,
She believed she was strong
And any storms in front of her
She trusted herself
To pass it all
Day 4 - Feast
Title: Happy Ending
Story:
“Is this finally happy ending?
I feel this is like a dream— everyone is here”
She was with people she knew
Yes,
She was with her friends
Her loving & supportive friends,
Her beloved person were with her too
——
Loneliness,
That was her only friend all this time
She looked around,
There was no one,
Just wind that blew her face
Was there
“Is there anyone who is really waiting for me?
Is everyone safe at their place?”
She had no clue
So she just stood and sit,
Over and over
Waiting with no clarity
——
When they were really there,
She was wondering,
If that was a dream or reality?
Because she still felt loneliness inside her heart
She just murmured,
“I’ll be happy after all
With or without them”
I feel this is like a dream— everyone is here”
She was with people she knew
Yes,
She was with her friends
Her loving & supportive friends,
Her beloved person were with her too
——
Loneliness,
That was her only friend all this time
She looked around,
There was no one,
Just wind that blew her face
Was there
“Is there anyone who is really waiting for me?
Is everyone safe at their place?”
She had no clue
So she just stood and sit,
Over and over
Waiting with no clarity
——
When they were really there,
She was wondering,
If that was a dream or reality?
Because she still felt loneliness inside her heart
She just murmured,
“I’ll be happy after all
With or without them”
Day 5 - Bird
Title: Close to You
Story:
He was almost perfect
Even The Moon couldn’t beat him
She was envy of him
He almost got everything he wanted
But she got nothing
She wondered
Why everyone could get close to him
She wanted to get close with him
But how?
He was almost perfect
Until she thought she was worthless
He was like a star
So close yet so far
All she wanted was
To be visible
To him
Even The Moon couldn’t beat him
She was envy of him
He almost got everything he wanted
But she got nothing
She wondered
Why everyone could get close to him
She wanted to get close with him
But how?
He was almost perfect
Until she thought she was worthless
He was like a star
So close yet so far
All she wanted was
To be visible
To him
Day 6 - River
Title: River in Flows
Story:
She got too many thoughts
And too many problems
Until she was absorbed
In her zone
She wanted some strength
So that she could find a road
To get her back
But,
This river kept bringing her
To somewhere she didn’t know
Should she go this way
Or that way?
She had no clue,
Where was she going
While she was near at something,
Her dreams were slowly being far away
But she still saw her dreams
When she wasn’t sleeping
As if she was alone in this large world
No one tried to look into her heart
In this wide world too
She was small to be recognized
Was this sadness endlessly be here
Was this loneliness going to end
Would someday a sunlight come
To warm her heart
She was being herself
And she understood
That she couldn’t just
Become herself
And too many problems
Until she was absorbed
In her zone
She wanted some strength
So that she could find a road
To get her back
But,
This river kept bringing her
To somewhere she didn’t know
Should she go this way
Or that way?
She had no clue,
Where was she going
While she was near at something,
Her dreams were slowly being far away
But she still saw her dreams
When she wasn’t sleeping
As if she was alone in this large world
No one tried to look into her heart
In this wide world too
She was small to be recognized
Was this sadness endlessly be here
Was this loneliness going to end
Would someday a sunlight come
To warm her heart
She was being herself
And she understood
That she couldn’t just
Become herself
Day 7 - Sky
Title: Up
Story:
She imagined herself
To be free
“Dear future self,
I hope you’re gonna be okay,
And be happy always”
And just like that——
These stories are over
To be free
“Dear future self,
I hope you’re gonna be okay,
And be happy always”
And just like that——
These stories are over
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