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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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"Are you afraid of poison?" asked the old woman. "Look, I'll cut the apple in two"... Snow-White longed for the beautiful apple, and when she saw that the peasant woman was eating part of it she could no longer resist ..


🎨Angela Barrett

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After a massive flood caused by the water monster who resided in Lake the sole survivors were & who rescued a pair of every animal species in their little boat - their descendants re-populated Britain ....

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"Alice in the pool of tears", by Ada Leonora Bowley (1866-1943, English)

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I'm doing some serious editing of The Tinderbox and then submitting it to magazines. Wish me luck!

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“… some watery hell, where the air grew stagnant, and no sound disturbed the slumbers of the kraken.” (Poe)

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It's hot out, so let's cool off w/
✨WATER THEME✨in
from around the world in
✨& Water Creatures✨
✨Mermaids✨Selkies✨Kraken✨
Magic Fish & MORE
"The Lure of the North," Arthur Wardle, 1912

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