For Hero's Journey, I read Troll Bridge by Terry Pratchett.
The Hero's Journey goes a little like this...
THE ORDINARY WORLD.
THE CALL TO ADVENTURE.
REFUSAL OF THE CALL.
MEETING WITH THE MENTOR.
CROSSING THE THRESHOLD.
TESTS, ALLIES AND ENEMIES.
APPROACH.
THE ORDEAL.
THE REWARD.
THE ROAD BACK.
THE RESURRECTION.
RETURN WITH THE ELIXIR.
The Troll Bridge Story lines up with the Hero's journey almost perfectly. At first I was not sure where the story was going. Though, the story of a troll under a bridge is pretty well known, it took a change when he did not kill him or take his treasure, but Cohen, the barbarian, gave him money to help his family.
THE ORDINARY WORLD - Cohen and his horse were traveling through, living their life as they know. In the cold icy air.
THE CALL TO ADVENTURE. - They see the road no one has traveled, where the troll is. He remembers what his father says, and must go defeat the troll.
REFUSAL OF THE CALL - Cohen knows he has to do it, or his father would roll over in his grave.
MEETING WITH THE MENTOR - His horse convinces him that he has to do it.
CROSSING THE THRESHOLD - They go down the road and to the bridge.
TESTS, ALLIES AND ENEMIES - They meet the troll.
APPROACH - The troll see's that it is Cohen, and wants him to kill him, to impress his family.
THE ORDEAL - Cohen doesn't want to hurt the troll, he just wants to take his treasure, but the troll describes his life and introduces him to his family. They have no treasure and their bridge is falling apart.
THE REWARD - Cohen ends up giving the troll, Mica, gold pieces.
THE ROAD BACK - The horse is disappointed that Cohen helped the troll and didn't defeat him.
THE RESURRECTION - Cohen did a good thing, and he didn't die that day.
RETURN WITH THE ELIXIR - Everything returns to where it started, in the cold icy air.
This was a very good short story. I could clearly see a very nice short film adaptation, with trolls, and icy cold weather. Along with a talking horse and an old worn down barbarian.
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