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Who would be
A mermaid fair,
Singing alone,
Combing her hair
Under the sea,
In a golden curl
With a comb of pearl,
On a throne? –Alfred, Lord Tennyson

🎨Warwick Goble

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2022-02-22

The Cù-Sith: The Cù-Sìth was feared due to the belief that it was a harbinger of death – much like the Grim Reaper. So while the Cat Sìth would steal the souls of the dead, the Cù-Sìth would take the soul to the afterlife.

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2022-02-22

There's a tale from the Solway Firth of a mermaid who fell in love with a sailor whom she rescued when his ship ran aground. She slipped a gold ring on his finger and promised to return, but after many years, he died, alone.


art: Arthur Rackham

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2022-02-22

In Japanese myth, eating the flesh of a ningyo (a mermaid-like creature) grants longevity. In the fairy tale "Yao Bikuni," a fisherman's daughter eats ningyo & lives to be 800. But catching a ningyo is bad luck, so sailors usually throw them back into the sea.

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2022-02-22

Just submitted a application , now off to bed with new inscribed gift copy of enchanting new book -one hour left until

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2022-02-22

Little Red Riding Hood by Kate Pfeilschiefter

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2022-02-16


'Red Riding Hood' illustration by Henriette Willebeek le Mair (1889-1966, Dutch)

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2022-02-16

This is the final week of "Bee: The Princess of the Dwarfs" If you're new to the or haven't been keeping up with the first 18 chapters 👀 now's the time to catch up!

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2022-02-16

She heard giggling and sniggering all around her. She walked past the place where her brothers turned to stone. Mocking laughter echoed all around her. In that laughter she heard her brothers voices calling.
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2022-02-16

"A few weeks later, in the wood,
I came across Miss Riding Hood.
But what a change! No cloak of red,
No silly hood upon her head.
She said, “Hello, and do please note
My lovely furry wolfskin coat."

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2022-02-16

In a tale from Wales a door in a rock near a lake could sometimes be opened. A man entered and a secret passageway brought him to a fairy island. The fae treated the man well until he stole a flower. When he left the flower disappeared and he lost his senses.

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2022-02-16

Little Red Riding Hood, Walter Crane. 🐺

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2022-02-15

Kidnapped to the lands of Kif, Prince Behram falls in love with the fairy queen, Gul bano, and best friends with Deo Safeyd. A wedding, mutiny, war and victory follow as they travel to each other’s realms.

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2022-02-15

An Irish girl, Margaret, escapes a sea-serpent, fights the Giant of the White Doon, and saves her sweetheart Simon, the son of the King of the Eastern World. https://t.co/SXXcUr5BLf

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2022-02-15