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2021-01-19

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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Circe is an enchantress in Greek mythology. Daughter of the god Helios & the goddess Hecate, she was renowned for her vast knowledge of potions & herbs. Along with a magic wand or staff, she would transform her enemies, or those who offended her, into animals.

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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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2021-01-19

A young child knows about death from an early age and reading to or with them
about the greatest story ever told is loving and heartwarming.
https://t.co/fvLehoQU53

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2021-01-17

A young child knows about death from an early age and reading to or with them
about the greatest story ever told is loving and heartwarming.
https://t.co/fvLehoQU53

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2021-01-16

Costume Party!
"..a fantasy scene for the costume party. Since Digger found the treasure chest,
he dressed as a pirate." https://t.co/stJuNDLruM

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Costume Party!
"..a fantasy scene for the costume party. Since Digger found the treasure chest,
he dressed as a pirate." https://t.co/stJuNDLruM

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2021-01-14

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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2021-01-13

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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(or Garm) was a dog or wolf in who was guardian of the World Tree & sometimes associated with being a Hound of .....
"Now Garm howls wildly
Before Gnipa Cave.
Chains will snap
And the wolf will run."

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2021-01-12

5. The goddess Hecate is frequently associated with dogs.

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2021-01-12

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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2021-01-12

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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