Not a story but a puzzle. Can you guess what is it? On the night hills a strong hunter makes his way through the forest. Nearby is a farm and he doesn't want danger coming to the livestock. He waits for predators, and then it comes. A large wolf lingers in the distance watching, but it's aware of the hunter and keeps away. Hunter is very interested in courting one of the beautiful maidens that live close by in the cottage but they always manage to keep away, because they're shy of him. He waits for them in the hope to marry one of them.
Any guesses? Here's more then. In the farmyard sits an inventor, working on wooden wheels and metal chariots. He keeps animals such as a mother goat, who provides healthy nutritious milk. Also there is a great bull with big horns and a raging temper. That bull would be big enough to keep the wolf away, but the hunter must protect everyone. Further off in the woods is a fox with a bright red coat with a shimmering white tail. It's tail brings frost and the northern lights including a large shining crystal snowflake.
Still not guessed it? There are twin brothers, handsome and strong, that are sons of a swan maiden. Their mother is a type of Valkyrie or magical lady with wings. The boys are adventurous, funny, connected to sailing and voyages. One of their sisters is the most beautiful woman in the world and a man loved her so much that it caused much disaster. Close by is the king, a warrior and a princess in a castle, Not far away is an elderly man, either a wizard or a farmer.
This is not a story. Let's summarise it. In the upper realm, we've got the muscular and skilled hunter making his usual appearance. Across in the field is an inventor with a nanny goat and a strong powerful bull, hiding the pretty girls from the gaze of the hunter. Lurking nearby in the woods is a large wolf, and not far away is the fox with a shining white tail next to a bright crystal snowflake. We have also twin brothers on their expedition. But closer is the king, with the warrior and a princess, far off is the grandfather.
You may ask, but what, who are where are they all? The answer is: stars.
First of all the skilled hunter is Orion. The inventor is Auriga who made the four-horse chariot. The nanny goat is Capella who flashes colour. The powerful bull is Taurus. The pretty girls are the Pleiades or Seven Sisters. In mythology, they used to hide from Orion. The large wolf is constellation Canis Major and the star Sirius. The fox is Canis Minor and the crystal snowflake is Polaris the North Star. The twin brothers are Gemini and their mother is Leda. Closer to us on the earth is the king, who is Jupiter. The warrior is Mars. The princess is Venus. The castle where they live is the solar system. The grandfather is Saturn. Who is the most beautiful woman, sister of the twin boys? Helen of Troy, the sister of Gemini twins or the Dioscuri brothers.
Did you find my fairy tale version of the stars cool? This is how it is right now in the northern hemisphere sky.
Storm Valkyrie



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