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Cursed by an evil fairy & transformed into a 'beast', only true love could restore the prince to his former self. 'Beauty and the Beast' may have been written specifically to prepare young girls in 18th century France for arranged marriages. 💍

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Hand Christian Andersen’s ‘The Wild Swans,’ illustrations by Susan Jeffers.

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The Six Swans fairytale by The Brothers Grimm is about a princess who comes to the rescue of her six brothers who have been turned into swans. Illustrated here by Warwick Goble

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There's a rich seam of outstanding in Carroll's beloved "Alice" books to explore, but this original remains a firm favourite, with it's unbridled whimsy
- by John Tenniel, in 'Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There' by Lewis Carroll

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Six years of silence, six little shirts of star-flowers, and an escape from death by fire... The Six Swans is a tale from the Brothers Grimm about six brothers that are changed into swans by their evil stepmother. Read the full tale: https://t.co/Yg2YRMnKw9

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"Puss in Boots" is an Italian fairy tale about a conniving yet loyal talking cat who helps a poor man gain wealth, prestige, & the hand of a princess. He's so clever that he even convinces a shape-shifting ogre to transform into a mouse, & then eats him.

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DARK FAE
In Scottish the fairies of the Unseelie Court are the ugly, cruel fae that haunt the bad places of the world. The Queen of the Unseelie Court is Madb, the "Queen of Air & Darkness"-Her consort is known as the Erlking & may also be called Madoc

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in & for 🎨"Macbeth & the Witches" From Act IV, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare's Macbeth, by Thomas Barker of Bath, 1830
🎨"Macbeth & Banquo Meeting the Witches on the Heath" by Théodore Chassériau, 1855

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DARK FAE
In Celtic ANKOU is the fairy embodiment of death who was a condemned prince who lost a bet w/Death & has to collect souls forever in a horse-drawn cart. A cold wind signaled the coming of Ankou to inform the dying person their demise was near.

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Gustaf Tenggren did a lot to popularize the imagery of trolls, witches, and other anti-social fairy tale beings in the 20th century. https://t.co/CcdLgTgQcR

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Three glorious dark-fae pieces for inspiration in triplicate today...
🎨baklazans @ wattpad, artist unknown, and Taissia Abdoullina

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Incredible illustrations for ‘Hansel and Grethel’ by Arthur Rackham.

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This week's theme is love.
I think this image says it all. ❤️

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The disturbing Korean The Fox Sister. With 3 sons, a father prays for a daughter & gets a fox demon! When she gets caught eating the hearts out of cattle, he refuses to believe it! Exiling his sons, his gets everyone eaten alive!

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“Togetherness” by Sulamith Wülfing for

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In Irish tales, the Gancanagh is an addicting love-talker fae. Irresistably appearing as a man, puffing his famous 'gean-cánach' pipe. He excretes a dangerous toxin, leaving all who encounter him fatally consumed! Pining & battling others to death for his

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'You have suffered and endured, and raised yourself to the spirit world by your good deeds ...' The Little Mermaid, a famous fairy tale by Hans Christian Anderson, is a story of unrequited love.

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