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My mother she killed me,
My father he ate me,
My sister, little Marlinchen,
Gathered together all my bones,
Tied them in a silken handkerchief,
Laid them beneath the juniper-tree,
Kywitt, kywitt, what a beautiful bird am I!

Illust. Warwick Goble

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2019-10-29

Now at Samhain the Unseelie Court rides forth as the walls between the worlds grow thin. These are the merciless faery folk of Autumn and Winter who, unlike their summer cousins, may cause harm to humans - anything from simple mischief to dark malevolence. 1/

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2019-10-29

The Dullahan a tale of dark fae and woe for Halloween. He rides the Irish countryside looking for souls to collect carrying a jack-o'-lantern as a light. If he stops and calls out your name your bound to drop dead.
🎨 BobKehl on deviantart.

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2019-10-29

The Grimm The Stolen Farthings follows a child who haunts two farthings. Meant for the poor but hidden for herself before she died, it is only when her mother and father find them and give them away that she haunts no more.



Art: Zac Retz

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2019-10-22

When meets Pinocchio is frankly terrifying. He's set alight, enslaved to a puppet master, lynched by ruffians, swallowed by a fish & plunged alive into a pot before becoming a real boy.
Ills Folkyard from my treasured 1914 Dent edition

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2019-10-16

Not to be confused with Babayaga, is the bogeyman, Babaroga! With a giant horn protruding from her forehead, Babaroga is the hag who snatches misbehaving children through cracks in the ceiling. Shoving them in a bag, she drags them to her cave to be devoured!#FairyTaleTuesday

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2019-10-15

Snow White’s stepmother, the Evil Queen is described as being "knowledgeable in the dark arts of witchcraft" and possesses a magic mirror. Beautifully illustrated here by Trina Schart Hyman.

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2019-10-15

Serafina Pekkala Finnish (Pullman’s His Dark Materials) sees herself as subject to fate, yet argues that all people must act as if they possess free will. She becomes Will Parry & Lyra Belacqua's guardian helping them throughout their journey.

🎨Sivcova

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2019-10-08

In Italian folklore, Befana the Christmas Witch is an old hag who brings gifts to children on Epiphany Eve (the night of Jan 5) Being a good housekeeper,she sweeps the floor before she leaves. To some the sweeping meant the sweeping away of problems.
🎨MTonin

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2019-10-08

October has arrived! 🎃
There's a lot of prompt lists out there, but every year I just draw what comes to me. 🙃

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2019-10-02

On this very spooky first day of October, be sure to leave a trail of breadcrumbs to find your way home. And no matter how delicious that candy house appears, beware the witch of the wood!

Art: Arthur Rackham

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2019-10-01

Another favorite is Baba Yaga! Living deep amid the forest in a turning chicken-leg hut; fortified by magical skulls. Known to help strays, she gets around on a flying pestle & mortar; using a broom to sweep away her tracks.

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2019-10-01

In the land of permafrost, resides the Snow Queen's castle of ice; where she holds captive 1of 2 best While one is trapped, the other goes on a fantastical search. Soaring with the northern lights & encountering great creatures at the ocean's depth!

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2019-10-01

illustration for "The Ring of Seven" ('Stories from the Arabian Nights"), by Anton Pieck (1895-1987, Dutch)

image via Aeron Alfrey at https://t.co/XsutGwPXfM

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2019-10-01

"Mr and Mrs Vinegar lived in a vinegar bottle..."
Today we're bringing an English Fairy Tale for - Mr and Mrs Vinegar. Click the link to read the full story: https://t.co/9naFJbF3mU

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2019-10-01

An illustration of Snow White and Rose Red, with a knife instead of scissors, for 🌹❄️

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2019-09-25

Wolf & the 7 Young Goats. In this the wolf sees a mother goat leave her 7 kids at home. With the help of a Baker, wolf tricks the kids into opening the door; swallowing them whole! Mother goat finds wolf & saves her kids. Stitching him up with rocks.

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2019-09-25

From https://t.co/kilbtjUGM3 comes this political cartoon. The text on the site says it depicts: "Red Riding Hood as the people of Ireland, wolf as the landlords...and the “brave Irish woodman” as the hero coming to save the Irish from the villainous landlords.

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2019-09-24