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  V. Classic Tale Formulas                   There are certain tale formulas that are of a classic nature. They demand their own attentions as they are ancient; as old as humanity. We all know them or at least claim to know them as that is their commonality in the human sphere. The market also abuses them and bombards us with them as we know them well and thus exists a fallacy that these tales are “easy” and cheap when they are nothing of the sort. Myth:                 Probably the most abused form of classic tale formula. Myth is the most real tale in the world. Myth is both the real and the story world. It is belief, enculturated as reality. It is not just story it is reality.   Religion in all its forms is myth. We live, eat, shit, and die myth. Myth reflects world and culture. This is not some story to just t...

IV.                 Tale Formulas, Expectations, and Frames                   These exist with a lot more depth then people perceive.   Tale formulas are incredibly studied and detailed into their tiniest components.    For example:   A.117 C948.4 N731.1.1.F. 250; R13.4. S262.0.1.   It is the tale formula for the classic Japanese Kitsune Fox cycle where a young man meets a young girl. She ends up being a fox with multiple tails and eats his liver HAAAWWWTT!!!!.     There are many tale formulas.                   For what we are concerned about the string of letters and numbers are not important. Just know that there are deep layers in the stories we tell; they are shaped in connections, and the audienc...