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In the French tale "The Goblin Pony," three boys ignore their grandmother's warning not to go out on Halloween night. They decide to ride a black pony who, unbeknownst to them, is a shapeshifting goblin in disguise. The goblin runs into the sea & drowns them. #FairyTaleTuesday
In the Tlingit vampire legend, a flesh-eating giant is defeated by a brave warrior, who chops up & burns the body. The ashes turn into a cloud of mosquitos, & the man hears the giant's voice declaring, "I'll eat you people until the end of time!" #FairyTaleTuesday
Uttu, the Mesopotamian goddess of weaving, taught mortal women to weave, ushering in a new era in which humans less often froze to death or burned in the sun. Her name means woven in Sumerian & resembles the Akkadian word for spider, ettūtu. #MythologyMonday
In the French tale "The Goblin Pony," three boys ignore their grandmother's warning not to go out on Halloween night. They decide to ride a black pony who, unbeknownst to them, is a shapeshifting goblin in disguise. The goblin runs into the sea & drowns them. #FairyTaleTuesday
In apocryphal Old Testament texts, Adam's first wife was the redheaded Lilith, who was cast out of the Garden of Eden for believing she & Adam were equals. Red hair became associated with demons & witchcraft, but Lilith has since been embraced as a feminist icon. #WyrdWednesday
In the German tale "The Golden Bird," a talking fox helps a prince capture a rare bird. After the prince succeeds & marries a princess, the fox instructs him to chop off his head & feet. The fox then transforms into a man, the princess's missing brother. #FairyTaleTuesday
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Allison Gross is a Scottish folk ballad of an ugly witch who tries to seduce a man with gifts, including a silk shirt, pearls, & a golden cup. When he rejects her, she turns him into a wyrm. Then on Halloween, the Fairy Queen rides by & frees him from the spell. #FairyTaleTuesday
In "The Butterfly" (1861) by Hans Christian Anderson, a butterfly seeks a flower for a wife. He courts several flowers through spring & summer, but can't decide which to marry. Come autumn, he's too old to marry, & the flowers have lost their fragrance. #FairyTaleTuesday