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THE SNOW QUEEN'S MIRROR created by a Hobgoblin, makes anything good in the world appear bad & all that is evil & worthless seem attractive. If a fragment enters a person's eye they will see only faults, if a splinter enters the heart it will turn to ice 🎨T.Pym

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It is believed that Andersen's "Snow Queen" was written after his rejected proposal. However, others believe the Snow Queen was inspired by the death of Andersen's father where he told his young son that an ice maiden was there to fetch him.
🖼️Boris Diodorov

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"I can't see anything. This is terrible! Am I a fool? Am I unfit to be the Emperor? What a thing to happen to me of all people!"
- The Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen (translation by Jean Hersholt)

Image: owlcation

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The Princess and the Pea
The story tells of a prince who wants to marry a princess but is having difficulty finding a suitable wife. One stormy night,a young woman drenched with rain seeks shelter in the prince's castle. She claims to be a princess.

🎨J.Szancer

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Cinderella was adapted by Charles Perrault in 1697, under the name Cendrillon. He added features to the story: a pumpkin, a Fairy Godmother, and glass slippers.
His Fairy Tales book published in 1912 featured the beautiful works of Edmund Dulac.

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Hans Christian Andersen's "The Tinderbox" is about a tinderbox that summons three large dogs with gigantic eyes to fulfill a soldier's every whim. Though initially criticized for its lack of morals, the tale eventually became Denmark's first animated movie.

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Hans Christian Andersen’s "The Little Mermaid" was inspired by the novella Undine (1811), in which a water spirit marries a knight to gain an immortal soul. She gets pulled back into a river by relatives, then returns to kill her husband for marrying another.

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Catskin is an English Cinderella tale. A young girl runs away wearing a coat of cat’s fur. She ends up toiling in a castle kitchen, but by her own cat-like ingenuity & magic, (no fairy godmother), goes to a series of balls in sumptuous gowns, & marries a lord.

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In Arthurian legend, the Lady of the Lake gave Sir Pelleas a magic necklace after he helped an old woman cross a river. The necklace was enchanted so that its wearer would be loved unconditionally by everyone he, or she, encountered.

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“The Wonderful Healing Leaves” a story from this week’s read “How Many Spots Does a Leopard Have?” by Julius Lester is full of magical items! Healing leaves, flying carpets, special rings and more!
Read here: https://t.co/hCQr6B3DEn

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Crystal balls & Aztec mirrors were used for scrying. During the Victorian era from 1837-1901 Crystallomancy was popular. Crystal gazing worked best when the Sun was at its most northern decline. The Crystal ball would become cloudy right before a vision.

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The golden-apple tree, guarded by the dragon Landon and the Hesperides, was a gift from Zeus to Hera. The coveted apples appear in a number of mythical stories including Atalanta, Hercules' Twelve Labours, and the famous Judgment of Paris.
🖼️ Walter Crane

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“And the Cloak . . . the true magic of which, is that it can be used to protect and shield others as well as its owner …”

The invisibility cloak, passed down to the eldest male of each new generation of Potters and lent to Dumbledore.

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As a mother's womb, the oven can bake new life but it can also reduce it to ashes w/ its fire just like Hansel & Gretel's witch. Since it holds both the power of life & death, we must tend to our inner oven & fire in a way that creates & does not annihilate.

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The Three Little Pigs Fun Facts
"The smart little pig never went out without putting on his little piggy pants." The https://t.co/vt3Zs9LJo2 How to draw them:
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Both and wrote novels which featured magic rings.

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The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Anderson was originally published in 1844. It is one of the most beautiful winter tales. Perfect for a hot summer’s day read.


Honor C. Appleton, illustration for the Snow Queen book, 1884, Pook Press publishing house

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