- Orkney Folktales: A Close Tongue Keeps a Safe Head - https://t.co/zJHqfET8u3

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According to some Scandinavian folktales witches could create 'troll cats' from human hair and nails. It's said that they looked like a ball, a rabbit, a hare or a regular cat. They stole milk and cream and brought it back to the witch that had created them.

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Blue Fire is based on a Korean folktale. Woodcutter's daughter marryies a rich guy to save her family from financial ruin. Come 2 find out the guy is a phantom in disguise. Didn't like the ending so I wanted my beauty & the beast rewrite

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SLJ STARRED REVIEW! for . . .
THE MUSICIAN by Liu Xuefeng, illus. by Gunter Grossholz
"This traditional tale, told here in English for the first time, belongs on the folktale shelf of every library."

A beautiful story of the power of friendship and music.

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Indonesian Folktales Series
- Lutung Kasarung -

A sister’s jealousy, a cursed princess, a magical monkey

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In THE MAGIC ACORN, Sorrel’s grandfather tells him a folktale about the first squirrel who lost a magic acorn, and how lost acorns end up growing into magnificent trees. Now Sorrel feels much better about his own lost acorn.

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The hoop snake is a creature from lumberjack folktales is one that chases its pray by biting onto its own tail and rolling towards them.

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Day 16: Folklore. I'm trying to switch to traditional media for the rest of the month. Based on the Momotaro folklore, I've drawn "Momoko", the female version of the hero with a naginata spear.

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Just one of the lovely in The Crane Maiden (1968). The artist is ❤️#illustration

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DAY 13: SELKIES
In Scottish mythology, selkies or selkie folk meaning "seal folk" are mythological beings capable of therianthropy, changing from seal to human form by shedding their skin. They are found in folktales and mythology originating from the Northern Isles of Scotland

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would u like some OC trivia?

jinichi is loosely based off urashima taro, the protag from a japanese folktale. they are both called to a magical kingdom where time passes much slower than in our world!

their design is similar, too 😉

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Vietnamese woodblock folk prints often feature historical figures, social commentaries and popular folktales. This print depicts the wedding march of a rat couple and their guests, all nervously hoping the big cat will leave them alone.

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During The Oatley Academy's Painting
Drama Course, I created this piece depicting the Russian
folk tale called The Soldier and Death. Character Designs
are done by the amazing !

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Not me making queer fanfiction about a Chinese folktale and Avatar the Last Airbender 👀🌈

Anyways happy Hope the ancestors don't hate me for this lmao

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