'Crept along with cold and hunger, a very picture of sorrow, the poor little thing' . . . sentimental romance of Hans Christian Anderson's 'Little Match Girl'. See, the dead body of the blonde child smiles, surrounded by her spent matches.

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'Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales' illustrated by Hatsuyama Shigeru in 1925

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The illustrations from The Nightingale in this and the first tweet are by François Crozat.

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... intelligence to the one he loves most. Prince Ricky of the Tuft meets two princesses; the elder one is beautiful but not smart. One day that princess meets Ricky, who is now in love with her, in the forest. (2/4)
(art by Honor C. Appleton)

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This charming image is from Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen (1845) a fairy tale concerning the epic journey of a girl, Gerda, who must rescue her friend Kai from the Snow Queen's ice palace.
Gerda and the Reindeer - Edmund Dulac

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A Light exists in Spring
Not present on the Year
At any other period –
When March is scarcely here

A Color stands abroad
On Solitary Fields
That Science cannot overtake
But Human Nature feels…

Emily Dickinson

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-Spring Art-🌿
I have the most beautiful Morning Glory vine growing by my house.
Every year I imagine among all the many blooms and buzzing bees around it there is also faerie folk in their midst! 🐝🧚‍♀️ 🍃
So, this year I thought I would paint it. 🎨

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A favourite Quebec tall tale for
Legendary hunter Dalbec was in the woods one spring making maple sugar when a bear came by. Dalbec hid inside an empty barrel and, at the right moment, grabbed its tail. It ran off, carrying Dalbec and the barrel with it.

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🌹🌹🌹My Eternal Favorites : Snow White, Disney Ills. Others, American ills. Kinuko Y. Craft 🌹🌹🌹

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Our for is "A Riddling Tale" from Grimm's Household Tales, in which a husband successfully frees his wife from being enchanted to be a flower during the day and a woman at night by recognizing her from three identical flowers.
Art by Gina Biggs

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"Dragonfly wings buzzed from it's shoulders, colours constantly changing like oil on water. It's tiny face flashed him a warm, friendly toothpaste smile, welcoming eyes, feline amber under the small curling horns at it's brow.
“Hello my Duncan”

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The Hawthorn is an eternal symbol of spring & fertility. It is also said to be sacred to the fae who will seek revenge on anyone who damages a lone Hawthorn. Also known as the May tree, blossoms & boughs were collected at sunrise on May Day for the celebrations

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Happy anniversary !

Spring Fairy pictures by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite

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Bears symbolize resurrection & renewal: the she-bear hibernates during winter but then awakens in spring in time to bring new cubs into the world. As such, bears teach us to move in cycles & to accept periods of rest that are crucial for incubating new life.

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Narcissus Poeticus, the daffodil of poets, arrives in late March. In Greek myth the self-obsessed Narcissus was turned into a white daffodil by Nemesis, & Persephone, goddess of was abducted by Pluto while she was gathering narcissi. Img: CMB/Waterhouse

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FAIRY RINGS Upon entering an elf ring or sorcerer’s circle of mushrooms you will become invisible & be made to dance around until you die of exhaustion. Fairy rings can uncannily appear in graveyards🎨W. H. Sullivan; graveyard ring

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