myths

Hi everyone, I'm looking for stories, fairytales, myths or legends [to wit stories that are way out of copyright] that involve a grand/marvellous/magical yet unwanted gift. Anything spring to mind? Thanks! :)

Debunking Myths for Better Writing a collection of links to titbits of fact A few days ago @Robinne Weiss created a thread that linked to a blog post of hers about Writing Venomous Creatures. The article contains lots of useful information and is exactly the kind of thing you might find...