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It has been so long since they took him - when he first displayed the Sight - that the Boy can’t remember a time before the Water. Centuries, he has Ben imprisoned, dragged up to answer sorcerers’ questions. But he has his wiles. He will be free of Abner yet. 1/2

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2022-02-02


“What will you give me?” asked the fish. “If you set me free.”
“Set *me* free,” said the girl. “Make me a fish like you.”


(I don’t know the artist. If someone does, please add it in the comments).

5 20
2022-01-25



Thus spoke Raven,
“I know the fish in the dreams of the chief's daughter.
She dreams of salmon that live far away.
The Haida are my friends.
I will fly far, I will fly swift
I will bring the Haida, salmon!”

https://t.co/sg3G3SV79R

9 21
2022-01-18

Huginn and Muninn. Odin’s birds.

9 49
2022-01-17

“Come fairies, take me out of this dull world. For I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame.”
-W.B Yeats, The Land Of Heart's Desire

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2022-01-12


FAIRY PORTAL
..in pathworking, you can enter the fairy realm, through well, hill, sea, cavern, rock opening, wooded glade. Watery places symbolise the fluidic nature of time and space within the fairy realm..#FairyTaleFlash

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2022-01-11


FREYA
..of Norse Mythology, goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, rides a chariot, pulled by two cats, accompanied, by the boar Hildisvini..

9 33
2022-01-04


GRIFFIN🦁🦅
..mythical creature of Middle Ages origin, half lion, half eagle. In legends, and folklore, they guard the gold of the Kings, and other priceless possessions, a powerful and majestic beast..#FairyTaleFlash

10 22
2022-01-04


PEGASUS
..in Greek Mythology, the winged horse, that sprung from the blood of the Gorgon Medusa, as she was beheaded, by Perseus, credited with creating a number of springs, with the stamp of his hoof..#FairyTaleFlash

10 22
2022-01-04

Winter solstice

Cakes and mulled wine

A walk in the woods

And all will be fine



(🖼= Eyvind Earle)

8 26
2021-12-21

An icy heart versus the power of true love. "The Snow Queen" reminds us that only selfless love is steadfast, warm and enduring. Tho winter reigns for a while, Spring will always conquer her.


🎨Adrienne Segur, Nada Strelkina

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2021-12-15

For Christmas cards and seasonal advertising, Krampus long captured the European imagination. It seems he has a way with the ladies...?

7 30
2021-12-08

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When I see these, I think:
Krampus has beautiful eyes in the 1st postcard
& I want to hitch a sweet ride w/Krampus & St. Nick in the 2nd postcard.

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2021-12-08


FRAU PERCHTA
.. of Austrian and Bavarian tradition, the female counterpart of Krampus, depicted as a crone, with an iron beaked nose, she prowls the streets around Yule time, a sinister figure, whatever you do..do NOT cross her..#FairyTaleFlash

7 20
2021-12-07

“Sina, beautiful one, forgive me! My true shape is human. I am the King of Fiji. I transformed in this eel to swim from Fiji to your home island to woo you. Now I see form I took took frightens you and I am sorry!
https://t.co/aaiFrYuaNm

6 26
2021-11-30

In Grimm's "Simeli Mountain" two brothers, one rich, one poor have different experiences with the treasure of 12 Wildmen that is magically enclosed in a mountainous cave.

🎨Eric VanAllen

7 19
2021-11-24

Maria Makiling lives on Mount Makiling. She walks the forest after a storm fixing broken branches, repairing the bird nests and broken wings of butterflies. Wherever she walks the sun shines birds sing, flowers bloom https://t.co/3Y8vDLSkSC

6 16
2021-11-24

The Roc is a monsterous bird that can lift elephants into the sky & makes several appearances in the 1,001 Arabian Nights.
Art by Edward Julius Detmold
Plate from The Arabian Nights, 'The Roc Which Fed Its Young On Elephants.'

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2021-11-23