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Huldra are nature spirits and mostly very beautiful with long hairs. You can recognize them by their tail, which resembles a fox or a cow.
But be careful! With their beguiling singing they lure you away from your path. Most of the time they are friendly.

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Morgan le Fay was originally a great healer, shapeshifter & enchantress, who ruled Avalon in the Arthurian legend. However by late Medieval times her character had become a sorceress, scheming to usurp her half-brother Arthur’s throne. Img: WH Margetson, 1908

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Some fairy-tale images are forever, & Doré’s 1862 wood-engravings, for The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods, are just that to me. I love the gothic arch of trees & tangled growth that the prince must face alone. Doré always cast a spell.
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Visit our blog for 8 stories of from around the world. Our audiobook app also has the tale The Cat Who Could Eat So Much.

Pictured: Puss in Boots

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A Huldra, or skogsrå, is a Scandinavian forest spirit whose back is a hollowed out tree trunk. Sometimes beautiful and kind, sometimes frightening and pernicious, in Sweden she has the tail of a fox.

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"Some black cats are witches in disguise. Some witches are black cats in disguise."
Folklore of Wales, 1909

Maggie Vandewalle

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5. The goddess Hecate is frequently associated with dogs.

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Foxes by Mirko Hanák (1921-1971) from Karel Novy’s  THE WANDERING HUNTER.  Hanák’s technique was inspired by Chinese & Japanese watercolour painting. He specialised in depicting animals from the Czech countryside when illustrating fairytales & children’s books

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1. was the 3 headed from He was the of the who prevented from leaving He was the child of and and he was once borrowed by
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Pavel Bazhov theorised mythical creatures as created to explain natural phenomena - eg Earth Cat from 'Cats Ears' is described as 'two blue flames that look like cat's ears' and represents sulfur dioxide gas https://t.co/HLGQtpCylZ

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Black Dogs are often seen as harbingers of death. The demonic dog roaming Cannock Chase, known as the ‘ghost dog of Brereton,’ has been seen stalking the roads leading to Brereton. It has been described as large & black with sharp pointed ears & glowing eyes.

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In Ainu legends, the Good & Evil deities agreed that those who saw the sun rise first would rule the world. While all faced the East, Fox-god looked West & saw the sunrise first as it was reflected from a high peak. & that's why the good spirits rule the Earth.

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"Everybody knew Bagheera, and nobody cared to cross his path, for he was as cunning as Tabaqui, as bold as the wild buffalo, and as reckless as the wounded elephant. But he had a voice as soft as wild honey dripping from a tree, and a skin softer than down.”

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The of Tom Kitten written & illustrated by is an endearing children’s about manners. It tells of a naughty kitten called Tom, his mischievous sisters Moppet & Mittens and their harassed mother Tabitha Twitchit.

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Martin Shaw writes, "Sometimes you have to sit with a story for 10 years before it knows you're serious about it." 2021 marks a decade telling the Handless Maiden I'm serious.

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Chione or Khione (from χιών - chion, Ancient Greek for, "snow") was the goddess of snow in Greek mythology, daughter of Boreas, god of the chill North wind and Winter, and his wife, Oreithyia, the lady of mountain gales.
Art - Volkan Baga

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