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Thread: In Belarus, when storytellers want to emphasise that something happened long time ago, they would say "in the old days, when people kept snakes in their houses"...

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Legend has it that there is a breathtakingly beautiful crystal glass castle atop Nanga Parbat. It is home to the fairies.
To protect their home and their secrets, those who try to scale the peak meet their death.

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In 's show 'Wait for the Moon II' is a new piece based on The White Snake fairytale by the Brother's Grimm.

I hadn't heard of this one before researching for the show, & couldn't resist the motif of the white snake, with story elements through the body of a snake.

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Few mountain beasts are as terrifying as the terrible Roc, whose home can range from China to Madagascar, the deserts and the mountains. Only the largest of beasts is its prey, but for its babies, humans are ample enough.

🖼: EJ Detmold

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- When the Aesir were tired of Loki's need of attention and never-ending tricks causing problems, he fled into the mountains where he built a castle of rocks.
From there, he kept watch in all directions and saw any approaching enemy. https://t.co/HuPjm51SII

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The Roc/Rukh is a monsterous bird that can lift elephants into the sky & makes several appearances in the 1,001 Arabian Nights.
Art by Edward Julius Detmold
Plate from The Arabian Nights, 'The Roc Which Fed Its Young On Elephants.'

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The mountain carries a meaning of transcendence, being a sacred space of wisdom & learning. In tales, the mountain is often climbed by the hero who will then meet at the summit either an old woman, a sage, or an animal - the agents of his magical initiation.

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Sugar Apple Fairy Tale illustration featuring Shall Fen Shall napping in a chair


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'Anya was not fond of the dark, or shadows, or of the sense of unease that grew whenever she let the flickering brightness dance.'
-The Shadows


https://t.co/zej4K6SvWG
by Elin Manon

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Saw people talking about the new Pokémon so I thought I'd interject.

The new set of Pokémon are all based on animals fro Momotaro, a well-known Japanese fairytale. It features a talking dog, monkey and pheasant that join the hero Momotaro on a quest to fight Oni (demons/ogres).

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(迷夢魅影) Mesmerizing Fairytale

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"..a fantasy scene for the costume party. Since Digger found the treasure chest,
he dressed as a pirate."
https://t.co/Fff20zVR24

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To live is to war with trolls in heart and soul. To write is to sit in judgement on oneself.

~Henrik Johan Ibsen, Peer Gynt
In the Hall of the Mountain King

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Everyone could use a trio of enormous dogs to serve them, like the ones in my telling of The Tinderbox.

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Romance wa Tsurugi no Kagayaki_ Last Crusader // Fairytale // PC-98 //

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『Fairytales』🧚‍♂️

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The way bookmond look liked he aged 50x during the 2 years war makes me think how it’ll be cool to have a dark fairytale like story b/in him and alys. The longer aemond stays with alys, the older he gets, while alys becomes younger and more youthful, basically its alys

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"She prayed silently, gathered the burning nettles,
and carried them home with her to the castle."

Illustration by Jan Marcin Szancer from The Wild Swans

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