The Turtle and the King
Someone/thing is mistaken for an evil or scary creature.
An authority sends for that thing to be captured.
The prisoner is brought before the king and servants.
Servants start coming up ways to kill the prisoner.
Upon hearing a method that would not kill them and would be pleasant, the prisoner begs the ruler not to pick that option.
The authority picks that option and the prisoner happily goes free.
Takes place in some area where people can gather.
The main character must be something ordinary, like a normal person.
The person who suggests the benign punishment in the story was afraid of the thing they suggested.
The initial accusation is due to some sort of a misunderstanding and jumping to conclusions.
Similar to witch trials, except instead of the witch being burned, she outwits them into letting her go.
The prisoner is the Witch.
The king is a mayor of some sort.
Servants could be townsfolk.
Two townsfolk could have seen the supposed witch doing something totally normal, but mistake it for something bad.
The punishment suggestion could be something like "Throw her in the river! Everyone knows witches melt/dissolve in water!" - potential The Wizard of Oz Reference
- I feel like using melt makes the villagers sound dumber.
Someone/thing is mistaken for an evil or scary creature.
An authority sends for that thing to be captured.
The prisoner is brought before the king and servants.
Servants start coming up ways to kill the prisoner.
Upon hearing a method that would not kill them and would be pleasant, the prisoner begs the ruler not to pick that option.
The authority picks that option and the prisoner happily goes free.
Takes place in some area where people can gather.
The main character must be something ordinary, like a normal person.
The person who suggests the benign punishment in the story was afraid of the thing they suggested.
The initial accusation is due to some sort of a misunderstanding and jumping to conclusions.
Similar to witch trials, except instead of the witch being burned, she outwits them into letting her go.
The prisoner is the Witch.
The king is a mayor of some sort.
Servants could be townsfolk.
Two townsfolk could have seen the supposed witch doing something totally normal, but mistake it for something bad.
The punishment suggestion could be something like "Throw her in the river! Everyone knows witches melt/dissolve in water!" - potential The Wizard of Oz Reference
- I feel like using melt makes the villagers sound dumber.
Burning at the Stake
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