Great story! The idea of the fae in disguise as an old beggar or otherwise distasteful creature is a fun archetype that turns up in some surprising places (It's in Star Wars at least 2x)
This story was obviously built from the same cloth as Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Both are based in the story archetype of rebirth.
This type of story stems from religion (think of the story of Christ's resurrection), though the archetype is used differently in stories like the one I wrote. In this case, rather than literal rebirth or resurrection, a character changes their behavior, being "reborn" as a better person.
Some notable examples of this are seen in Beauty and the Beast and Groundhog Day. (Of incidental interest is Bill Murray's starring roles in both the latter movie and Scrooged.)
A Christmas Carol it sounds like to me. Beggar elf instead of the spirits. You could make a series out of beggar elf. Who does she go to next? Great story!
Rumplestiltskin? I'm sure I've misspelled that. King Midas? Regardless, I love this story. A wonderful message to start my day 🧚♀️🌈🦋🥰
Glad you liked it. This is a rebirth archetype story. It's in the same category as A Christmas Carol!
Great story! The idea of the fae in disguise as an old beggar or otherwise distasteful creature is a fun archetype that turns up in some surprising places (It's in Star Wars at least 2x)
It's a fun trope that's used often, sometimes subtly and missed by many.
This story was obviously built from the same cloth as Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Both are based in the story archetype of rebirth.
This type of story stems from religion (think of the story of Christ's resurrection), though the archetype is used differently in stories like the one I wrote. In this case, rather than literal rebirth or resurrection, a character changes their behavior, being "reborn" as a better person.
Some notable examples of this are seen in Beauty and the Beast and Groundhog Day. (Of incidental interest is Bill Murray's starring roles in both the latter movie and Scrooged.)
The Christmas Carol ~Scrooge, Spirits, and Tiny Tim
There are several Grimms Fairy tales about greed and babies~ Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin
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I'm so glad you were able to fix that! And yes, it's an easy one to guess. I'm going to make a separate comment about the story archetype.
A Christmas Carol it sounds like to me. Beggar elf instead of the spirits. You could make a series out of beggar elf. Who does she go to next? Great story!
Thank you, Chuck. And yes, it's an easy one. I'm going to make a separate comment on the archetype.
Great story! May we all grow in our generosity 🤸
Thanks, Connie!
Scrooge! That’s my guess, but your story was really good too!
Not hard to figure this one out. A separate comment on the archetype is coming.