The Sky is Falling!: Mass hysteria in folktale types 20C and 2033
“Myths which are believed in, tend to come true” –George Orwell
Just in case…
Have you ever done something "just in case"? As you read through the tales below you'll see how easy it is to panic and go along with the crowd ...just in case.
The title quote by George Orwell is insightfully relevant to these tales. Even if the sky is not falling, nor the Earth crumbling, the character's ardent belief that they are, puts them in great danger and maybe even inadvertently causes their demise.
