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We set around the kitchen fire an' has the mostest fun
A-list'nin' to the witch-tales 'at Annie tells about,
An' the Gobble-uns 'at gits you
Ef you
Don't
Watch
Out!
—James Whitcomb Riley
Little Orphant Annie (1885)
#FaustianFriday✨
All the world will be your enemy…But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
—Watership Down, Richard Adams✨
#FairyTaleTuesday #BookChatWeekly
Gothic butterfly
by David Aguirre Hoffmann
#ofdarkandmacabre
#dontgointothewoods✨
Listen as the fox slowly and deftly unbinds his whole pack of tricks—his flattery and fine words, his warm and sugary russet charm, his bold-faced blandishments.
Anne Louise Avery, Reynard the Fox
#FairyTaleTuesday✨
The pomegranate is a lucky fruit. Always make a wish before you eat it, and soon it will come true.✨
from Encyclopedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences
#SuperstitionSat
The mythical griffin is portrayed with the head, wings and talons of an eagle and the body of a lion. It is associated with strength and courage.
engraving by Israhel van Meckenem (1445-1503) #WyrdWednesday✨