Phaeton and Eros

This is a story of a guy named Phaeton. He is the son of the sun, Apollo, but nobody believes him and they bully him. He then decides to embark in a journey to find his father who he found in his temple. Apollo tells him that he will grant him one wish and Phaeton asks for the sun chariot. Apollo gives him advise for when driving but Phaeton is to excited about driving too pay attention. Phaeton drives carelessly and is attacked by the constellations who make him lose control, burn the earth, and die.

This moral of this story is to pay attention and follow the instructions of parents or teachers because if you don't, there will be too much chaos for you to handle. Carefulness is a simple necessity and can't be forgotten. Even in a lot of excitement, you have to calm down and listen. This story had to be the one to be modernized the most because it is being told to a therapist and involves themes like being bothered in school and wanting to ride a vehicle.

The other story is of Eros and Psyche. Psyche is very beautiful and this makes Aphrodite angry making her send Eros to kill her. What she didn't expect is that Eros fell in love with Psyche and they were able to marry with one condition: she can't see him. They are able to do this for quite a while before Psyche's curiosity makes her see him in his sleep and they are both separated. Psyche is forced to do many tedious jobs for Aphrodite with the sole reason to be with Eros again which is not in vain. Zeus stops Aphrodite and lets Eros reunite with Psyche and made Psyche a goddess.

This story actually does not have trees. Surprising. Wait, she spread seeds. Never mind. This story is the stereotypical fairy story with the happy ending which does not match with the rest of the play. Even the play says so. "Q: Like in fairy tales? A: Like in all fairy tales."(74) This story also supports the phrase curiosity killed the cat because Psyche's curiosity made her lose her love. I actually kind of enjoyed the change of pace in this story and the Q&A format.