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In the Norwegian fairy tale "East of the Sun & West of the Moon," a peasant girl marries a cursed prince who's been turned into a white bear. To break the curse, the girl travels to a hidden castle, where the prince's stepmother is forcing him to marry a troll.

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2020-03-31

Image of Edward the Martyr & his stepmother. He was killed at Corfe by... well, some say his stepmother. Whatever the truth, Alvar finds that more than one person now needs his protection. Civil war is looming...
https://t.co/lCWGP4gF5F

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2020-03-25

With no companions inside, she began to tire of singing to stone walls & took to filing her teeth. Winter's short days went. Her pistol gaze kept but that appetite grew & grew—& so, Snow White finally had Stepmother's heart.

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2020-03-23

me: [trying to sleep]
hey remember how yeong-gi is terrified of his father, half-brother, and stepmother and is actively touch-averse because of them, even pushing away people he cares about (like shin-ae)

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2020-03-22

Through courage & her magical doll's help, Vasilisa moves from subservience to independence when she survives a visit to the witch Baba Yaga; her evil stepmother & stepsisters get their comeuppance thanks to the witch's infernal coals. Art: Kinuko Yamabe Craft

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2020-03-06

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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2020-02-25

Did you know that the Loving Cup ceremony involves a guard for the person drinking to avoid a repetition of the fate that befell King Edward the Martyr who succumbed to the machinations of his evil stepmother Ælfthryth at Corfe Castle, Dorset in 978AD

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2020-02-21

New purchase:
"Stepmother" by Robert Coover w/illustrations by the inimitable

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2020-02-14

Here's our first preview from the new issue of Storytime. It seems that this wicked stepmother and stepsister have been turned to ice! But how did it happen? Find out in this tale from the Czech Republic, The Twelve Months, with stunning illustrations from Eugene Smolenceva

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2020-01-04

I have the servant version as well. I just need to look for more ideas on the stepmother, stepsisters, and Fairy Godmother (if I pick that to be Himiko)

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2019-12-30

Second revamped Oc, my favourite wicked Stepmother

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2019-12-16

In Chinese folklore, when Wang Hsiang's stepmother craved fish in winter,he lay naked on an ice pond to melt a hole out of which carp jumped. When Men Tsung's mother craved stewed bamboo shoots in winter,he searched the snow until he found a fresh-grown shoot.

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2019-12-12



"There's always a woman somewhere, child; a princess, a witch, a stepmother, a mermaid, a fairy godmother, or one as wicked as she is beautiful, or as beautiful as she is good."
~Jeanette Winterson


1. Alice Helena Watson
2. Willy Pogany

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2019-11-12

[4]
"Oh? Who do we have here? Is that your new friend, honey?"
"Mamaaa! This girl needs job! Get the outfit ASAP!!"

Just to be clear, lurantis is braixen's stepmother.

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2019-10-16

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



In Irish mythology, Fionnula was the daughter of Lir of the Tuatha Dé Danann. She and her 3 brothers were changed into swans by her jealous stepmother, Aoife, and condemned to wander the lakes and rivers of Ireland for 900 years.
Img Kate Bedell

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2019-10-14

“I, uh ... there have been some problems with your stepmother...”

“I know, Dad.”

➞ BATMAN

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2019-10-04

ปาดน้ำตา เจอเรื่องสนุกช่วงสอบ ขอไว้อาลัยให้กับการสอบที่กำลังจะมาถึง เรื่องนี้ชื่อ A Stepmother's Märchen นางเอกแต่งงานตอนอายุ 16 สามีตาย ทิ้งลูกชาย 2 คนและแฝดชายหญิงอีกคู่ให้ดูแล เด็กๆพวกนี้เป็นลูกของภรรยาเก่าสามี  เธอไม่ได้รับการยอมรับจากพวกเขา นางเอกไม่เข้าใจ

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2019-09-24

Kinda funny when I first saw Winter's Rest by it kind of reminded me of Snow White with the pose and roses and it turns out this set she got to illustrate Snow White's evil stepmother with the iconic apple. This set is everything kid me loved.

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2019-07-21