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Jack & the Beanstalk is the best known of the Jack tales: a series of Cornish & English stories of the stock character Jack, a lazy yet clever boy who gets wealthy through schemes or luck. Appalachian folklore also has its unique versions of the Jack tales. #FairyTaleTuesday
"Puss in Boots" is an Italian fairy tale about a conniving yet loyal talking cat who helps a poor man gain wealth, prestige, & the hand of a princess. He's so clever that he even convinces a shape-shifting ogre to transform into a mouse, & then eats him. #FairyTaleTuesday
In Greek myth, the legendary sea monster Scylla was once a lovely naiad. One story says she was coveted by the sea god Poseidon & transformed by a romantic rival. In another story, she was admired by the sea god Glaucus & transformed by the sorceress Circe. #MythologyMonday
In Greek myth, the legendary sea monster Scylla was once a lovely naiad. One story says she was coveted by the sea god Poseidon & transformed by a romantic rival. In another story, she was admired by the sea god Glaucus & transformed by the sorceress Circe. #FolkloreThursday
In Slavic myth, Lady Midday appears on hot days & approaches people working in fields to ask them questions. If they answer wrong, she kills them with a scythe or with heatstroke. #FolkloreThursday