Propp Fairytale Generator

'The white bird in the sky asked me if I could pull out the needle that rendered its foot into a half-crescent shape.':

When Vladimir Propp created his theories of structural analysis in the 1930's it is unlikely that he foresaw the advent of the computing and information age, yet his concern with structure and the modularity of his construction of narrative anticipate that of computing models and languages today. Additionally, writing has increasingly become electronic writing, filtered and mediated through the interface of the computer. Thus with this in mind, it seemed only appropriate to choose the computer as the environment in which to explore both Proppian structural analysis and contemporary rewritings of tales.

'But since I had been given my gift I did not fear what stood in front of me. As his body touched mine if fell to the floor covered in a carpet of needles.'

This is so addictive. The above quotes were generated by ticking 'victory', 'difficult task' and 'first function of the donor'. Post yours in the comments if you can be arsed.

via The Book Bench