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More flowers for red valerian not only deters witches (sorry, witches) and attracts lovers, it also attracts rats. This is useful: some say the Pied Piper of Hamelin’s ratcatching success was down to the valerian roots in his pocket rather than his music.

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2022-03-03

All hail the Yule Goat. A recurring theme in Scandinavian winter traditions is goats. Since Thor rode a magic chariot pulled by immortal goats, is it possible Santa's related to Thor? Chariot = sleigh, goats = reindeer? 🤯🎄🐐
Art: "Julbocken" by John Bauer

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2021-12-24

A for

“My First is a human male, my Second is to move,
my Whole is a delicious Indian fruit.
What am I?”

(First + Second = Whole answer)

Reply with answer.
Solution tomorrow.

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2021-04-08

The answer to this week's on

Straw-berry

Fastest off the mark:

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Well done! https://t.co/NzlESSOKJs

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2020-08-15

For

Irish Tales of Terror, edited by Jim McGarry.
Welsh Tales of Terror, edited by R. Chetwynd-Hayes.
Cornish Tales of Terror, edited by R. Chetwynd-Hayes.
Scottish Tales of Terror, edited by Angus Campbell (a synonym of R. Chetwynd Hayes).

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2020-04-30

CAT SPELL Isobel Gowdie, who confessed to being a witch in 1662, gave explicit accounts of the rhyme by which she shifted into a cat

I shall go intil a cat
with sorrow & sych & a black shot
and I shall go in the devil's name
Ay while I come home again

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2020-03-20

Some In Japanese folklore, the Iso onna are Siren-like vampires that sit by the sea waiting for fishermen. They appear as beautiful women in need. They drain the blood of their victims through their hair, which always appears wet. https://t.co/9nDHUyI8nB

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2020-02-06

For The Yule Goat, Krampus demons, and other goat folklore (with art by John Bauer and others). https://t.co/NZild53tXd

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2019-12-12

A Scandinavian tale for Maiden Swanwhite and Maiden Foxtail features a mermaid who rules over all who drown in the sea. https://t.co/0gDA74ykQh Image: Illustration by Walter Satterlee from Elfin Land

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2019-06-14

Also for tales of fairy changelings, with art by Arthur Rackham & others. https://t.co/LSUemApy0f

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2019-05-23

Some gardening lore for a child who eats primroses will see a fairy. And, a primrose fed with bull's blood will have red flowers. Roll on Spring, so we can try both of these! (Image: Elizabeth Gordon c.1910)

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2018-03-01

New for Appreciation Week and Wolf, Mermaid, Emu, Antelope, Boar, and Camel. https://t.co/oGreY10q4l

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2017-10-19

A poem for "The Girl Who Married a Reindeer": https://t.co/DpAq0hzd6L (Art by Edmund Dulac)

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2016-03-25