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For theme of heroines and heroes I give you plucky Irish Margaret who escapes a sea-serpent, and fights and kills a giant while the prince falls asleep: https://t.co/z3VOQcAmEC

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2021-05-06

We're so excited! 🌊🦭⛵️🧜🌊
NEW book is released today from :
'#TreasuryOfFolklore –  &
by and , illustrated by !
https://t.co/r1bztZv2CT

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2021-03-04

This theme is games! Some of these motifs in our tales include A1495: Origin of outdoor games, A163.1.1: Gods play chess, E577: Dead people play games, and H14433: Fear test - playing game with reassembled dead man.
Artist unknown.

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2021-02-26

For theme of the underworld and underground, some jottings form my sketchbook. I'm fascinated by the way the British landscape is peppered with reminders of our anicient connection to what lies beneath.

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2020-10-15

For harvest theme: the folklore of food (with art by Walter Crane and many others). https://t.co/gQ1DbaIZcV

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2020-09-17

For theme of "quests" this week, here's a post on the quest of "orphan heroes," from Remus & Romulus to Mowgli and Harry Potter. https://t.co/M8DqE5vik5. Art by Danielle Barlow and others.

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2019-04-25

For theme of food & feasting, "The Folklore of Food": https://t.co/pirEnuMPEZ, with art by Walter Crane and others.

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2018-08-02

To share for weather theme - a delightful Czech animation: 'Sněhulák' (Snowman) (1966) dir. Hermína Týrlová.

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2017-11-16