Everyone is afraid of something, whether it's something silly like a clown or something ferocious like a snake. However, there are some people who are brave and determined enough to overcome their fear, like Kyle Hargreaves. In the informational text, "What are you afraid of?" the author discusses how Kyle overcomes his fear of mascots by gradually exposing himself to them. After Kyle realizes that his fear is irrational and that the mascots can't hurt anyone, he eventually overcomes it. Similarly, in the folktale “Conquering Fear” a fearless and determined boy named Miobe also conquers his fear of facing monsters. The European folk tale “Conquering Fear” is the story of Miobe, a young boy determined to conquer his unknown fear. . The night Miobe leaves for the world to conquer his fear, he sleeps under a large umbrella where he is surprised by the howling of a pack of wolves. Instead of running away from the wolf pack, he decides to walk in the direction of their howls. As the sun rises, he finds himself in a village whose people see a ferocious creature living on a mountain near them. After Miobe sees the same figure, he realizes that he is looking at his own fear. To complete his journey, he goes to kill the monster and discovers that the monster everyone was terrified of is actually a toad. Bring the toad back to the village and show the "monster" to the village. The villagers then state, "Miobe brought us the monster." Its name is fear. In essence, they are explaining that after Miobe set out to conquer the infamous "monster" and managed to destroy it, Miobe destroyed their own fear of fear. In the European folktale, Miobe essentially fights a monster, also known as his own fear. In the... middle of the paper... Additionally, Kyle also battled a monster, or his own fear, during half of the treatment. During the treatment, other mascots joined the basketball game. Kyle was getting more and more anxious towards the end of the match, but he didn't let his phobia take over. Because Kyle remained calm throughout the treatment, he was able to completely combat his fear and phobia. In other words, by the end of the treatment, his fear had dissipated. To summarize, Miobe and Kyle were both able to conquer their fear, fighting it with determination and without fear. During his journey, Miobe never strayed from the path of his fear, so he managed to defeat it. Additionally, because Kyle never let the phobia take over during treatment, he was also able to conquer his fear. Remember that the only thing to be afraid of is fear itself.