I feel like this is why there are so many folkstories of creatures that try to wear the skin of others to draw attention to themselves.
Feels ironic that very often we derive stories of monsters from the things humans do.
Feels ironic that very often we derive stories of monsters from the things humans do.
February 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I feel like this is why there are so many folkstories of creatures that try to wear the skin of others to draw attention to themselves.
Feels ironic that very often we derive stories of monsters from the things humans do.
Feels ironic that very often we derive stories of monsters from the things humans do.
Here’s another awesome Palestinian folktale with just about the best ending ever. The European folkstories I was raised on Do Not have endings this feminist and satisfying!! (trying to avoid spoilers, it’s quick, go read it) ☺️
Since it came up in the AMA, here's my favourite Palestinian folktale. It's called The Lentil. Audiences of all ages really enjoy this one. Although I find children are far more likely to be annoyed with that stubborn-- well, you'll see.
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Palestinian Folktale: The Lentil
There was and there was not a poor couple who had between them only three lentils to eat. As the wife was cooking them a beggar came by and asked for alms. She looked at the lentils and fished one …
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October 16, 2023 at 1:25 AM
Here’s another awesome Palestinian folktale with just about the best ending ever. The European folkstories I was raised on Do Not have endings this feminist and satisfying!! (trying to avoid spoilers, it’s quick, go read it) ☺️
Fool Me: Tricksters and Their Stories.
By Ashley Oppon.
Fool Me celebrates mischief, humor, and divine imperfection through the lens of global folklore and mythology.
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By Ashley Oppon.
Fool Me celebrates mischief, humor, and divine imperfection through the lens of global folklore and mythology.
bookshop.org/a/91061/9781...
@crossedcrowbooks.bsky.social #folkstories #folklore #booksky
Fool Me: Tricksters and Their Stories
Check out Fool Me: Tricksters and Their Stories - <p>Explore the wild, wise, and irreverent world of trickster figures from every corner of the globe in this vibrant collection of tales and commentary...
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April 19, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Fool Me: Tricksters and Their Stories.
By Ashley Oppon.
Fool Me celebrates mischief, humor, and divine imperfection through the lens of global folklore and mythology.
bookshop.org/a/91061/9781...
@crossedcrowbooks.bsky.social #folkstories #folklore #booksky
By Ashley Oppon.
Fool Me celebrates mischief, humor, and divine imperfection through the lens of global folklore and mythology.
bookshop.org/a/91061/9781...
@crossedcrowbooks.bsky.social #folkstories #folklore #booksky
"The children say that the ‘devil's messenger,’ the dragon-fly, comes ‘to spy in July,’ therefore they must be careful in their actions."
- from Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales
by Marie Trevelyan (1909)
#folklore #wales #folkstories #july #dragonfly #messenger
- from Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales
by Marie Trevelyan (1909)
#folklore #wales #folkstories #july #dragonfly #messenger
July 3, 2025 at 7:48 AM
"The children say that the ‘devil's messenger,’ the dragon-fly, comes ‘to spy in July,’ therefore they must be careful in their actions."
- from Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales
by Marie Trevelyan (1909)
#folklore #wales #folkstories #july #dragonfly #messenger
- from Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales
by Marie Trevelyan (1909)
#folklore #wales #folkstories #july #dragonfly #messenger
Due to old folkstories of maneating aranea, these arachne have found themself in quite a bind if mingling among common folk. Either show their arachnid appearance in the open and earn immediate mistrust, or hide their true form and be later accused of duplicidy if found out.
October 28, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Due to old folkstories of maneating aranea, these arachne have found themself in quite a bind if mingling among common folk. Either show their arachnid appearance in the open and earn immediate mistrust, or hide their true form and be later accused of duplicidy if found out.
Excited to annouce this amazing May Day event, a day of #FolkStories and #FolkMagic #folkmusic
for #sheffieldfolk #yorkshirefolk #folkofbritain
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for #sheffieldfolk #yorkshirefolk #folkofbritain
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Crab & Bee tour: Sheffield ticket (5th May)
Step into a world of myth and magic this Mayday Bank Holiday! Join us for an afternoon of storytelling, song, theatre, and workshops in the enchanting garden space and Goddess Temple of Airy Fairy She...
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March 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Excited to annouce this amazing May Day event, a day of #FolkStories and #FolkMagic #folkmusic
for #sheffieldfolk #yorkshirefolk #folkofbritain
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for #sheffieldfolk #yorkshirefolk #folkofbritain
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Story told by a 5 year old in 1975, from the book Folkstories of Children, p.113:
Once upon a time there was a once upon a time
and there was a once upon a time
and then the once upon a times ate the once upon a time monsters
the end
Once upon a time there was a once upon a time
and there was a once upon a time
and then the once upon a times ate the once upon a time monsters
the end
June 30, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Story told by a 5 year old in 1975, from the book Folkstories of Children, p.113:
Once upon a time there was a once upon a time
and there was a once upon a time
and then the once upon a times ate the once upon a time monsters
the end
Once upon a time there was a once upon a time
and there was a once upon a time
and then the once upon a times ate the once upon a time monsters
the end
why is it so hard to find someone who isnt blank-faced whenever i talk about culture stuff... like does no one else asides from me find the tools, folkstories and their old ways of life fascinating?? how its still ingrained in practices today??
how that's genuinely so cool?
how that's genuinely so cool?
September 13, 2024 at 1:42 AM
why is it so hard to find someone who isnt blank-faced whenever i talk about culture stuff... like does no one else asides from me find the tools, folkstories and their old ways of life fascinating?? how its still ingrained in practices today??
how that's genuinely so cool?
how that's genuinely so cool?
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#children #spring #folklore #folkstories #storytelling #periwinkle #fairies #flowerfairies
#children #spring #folklore #folkstories #storytelling #periwinkle #fairies #flowerfairies
Paintbrush of the Fairies...Periwinkle
"In the language of flowers, the periwinkle is the symbol of pleasures of memory and early friendship." Sharon Lovejoy Periwinkle or C...
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April 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
soonshin and bari were actually not supposed to be their names. i designed them and their stories before they had names and instead gave them generic codenames for the time being. i used real korean figures and folkstories that guided their main inspirations. (5/14)
September 7, 2025 at 3:21 AM
soonshin and bari were actually not supposed to be their names. i designed them and their stories before they had names and instead gave them generic codenames for the time being. i used real korean figures and folkstories that guided their main inspirations. (5/14)
folkstories and fairytales arent JUST public domain, they are by the nature of their existence shared public storytelling that is endlessly iterative with each retelling. people can and should keep making new snow whites and cinderellas and sleeping beauties. forever. its canon!
anyway. pmo.
anyway. pmo.
September 23, 2025 at 3:52 AM
folkstories and fairytales arent JUST public domain, they are by the nature of their existence shared public storytelling that is endlessly iterative with each retelling. people can and should keep making new snow whites and cinderellas and sleeping beauties. forever. its canon!
anyway. pmo.
anyway. pmo.
Nights Master by Tanith Lee is the fantasy book I fight for.
No worldbuilding fluff but a rich vista of demons and curses, talismans, villains to heroes and back to villains again. Grim, horny, folkstories so cement I was waiting for Wishbone to pop up and narrate. Top tier
No worldbuilding fluff but a rich vista of demons and curses, talismans, villains to heroes and back to villains again. Grim, horny, folkstories so cement I was waiting for Wishbone to pop up and narrate. Top tier
July 14, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Nights Master by Tanith Lee is the fantasy book I fight for.
No worldbuilding fluff but a rich vista of demons and curses, talismans, villains to heroes and back to villains again. Grim, horny, folkstories so cement I was waiting for Wishbone to pop up and narrate. Top tier
No worldbuilding fluff but a rich vista of demons and curses, talismans, villains to heroes and back to villains again. Grim, horny, folkstories so cement I was waiting for Wishbone to pop up and narrate. Top tier
Cyffrous iawn! Very exciting indeed...
#ShermanTheatre #Cardiff #Access #AccessibleTheatre #ShoutAboutAccess #TheMab #Mabinogion #FolkStories #Welsh #Cymraeg #FolkTales #WelshHistory
#ShermanTheatre #Cardiff #Access #AccessibleTheatre #ShoutAboutAccess #TheMab #Mabinogion #FolkStories #Welsh #Cymraeg #FolkTales #WelshHistory
A few pics from the latest R&D sessions for The Mab. It was so good to see some old friends and some new faces. This week we’re at the Sherman Theatre. It’s always a joy to work with the incredibly talented bunch at @takingflightco.bsky.social ♥️🎭
November 26, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Cyffrous iawn! Very exciting indeed...
#ShermanTheatre #Cardiff #Access #AccessibleTheatre #ShoutAboutAccess #TheMab #Mabinogion #FolkStories #Welsh #Cymraeg #FolkTales #WelshHistory
#ShermanTheatre #Cardiff #Access #AccessibleTheatre #ShoutAboutAccess #TheMab #Mabinogion #FolkStories #Welsh #Cymraeg #FolkTales #WelshHistory
tomie de paola had a great christmas book full of songs and folkstories that i loved as a kid; i also really adored LUCY'S CHRISTMAS. also the madeline christmas book is super weird and for that reason i love it
December 12, 2023 at 7:46 PM
tomie de paola had a great christmas book full of songs and folkstories that i loved as a kid; i also really adored LUCY'S CHRISTMAS. also the madeline christmas book is super weird and for that reason i love it
I’m an ethnic indigenous Igorot on my matriarchal great grandmother’s side of the family. This is my first time reading about their folk stories from the Cordillera mountains
#gerryreads #folkstories #mythology #folklore @lorepodcast.bsky.social
#gerryreads #folkstories #mythology #folklore @lorepodcast.bsky.social
March 11, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I’m an ethnic indigenous Igorot on my matriarchal great grandmother’s side of the family. This is my first time reading about their folk stories from the Cordillera mountains
#gerryreads #folkstories #mythology #folklore @lorepodcast.bsky.social
#gerryreads #folkstories #mythology #folklore @lorepodcast.bsky.social
Nice to see that Steeleye Span On Track is currently sitting at number 22 on Amazon's Music Encyclopaedias chart!
Buy from @burningshed or wherever you get your books!
#steeleyespan #folkrock #70srock #acousticrock #pleasetoseetheking #harkthevillagewait #folklore #folkstories
Buy from @burningshed or wherever you get your books!
#steeleyespan #folkrock #70srock #acousticrock #pleasetoseetheking #harkthevillagewait #folklore #folkstories
September 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Nice to see that Steeleye Span On Track is currently sitting at number 22 on Amazon's Music Encyclopaedias chart!
Buy from @burningshed or wherever you get your books!
#steeleyespan #folkrock #70srock #acousticrock #pleasetoseetheking #harkthevillagewait #folklore #folkstories
Buy from @burningshed or wherever you get your books!
#steeleyespan #folkrock #70srock #acousticrock #pleasetoseetheking #harkthevillagewait #folklore #folkstories
Panchatantra Story The Dog who went Abroad
#panchatantra #moralstory #dogwhowentabroad #chitranga #indianfables #shortstories #animalstories #ancientindia #storytime #lifelessons #speechesnstories #animatedfables #wisdomtales #folkstories #vishnugupta
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#panchatantra #moralstory #dogwhowentabroad #chitranga #indianfables #shortstories #animalstories #ancientindia #storytime #lifelessons #speechesnstories #animatedfables #wisdomtales #folkstories #vishnugupta
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Panchatantra Story The Dog who went Abroad
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August 2, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Panchatantra Story The Dog who went Abroad
#panchatantra #moralstory #dogwhowentabroad #chitranga #indianfables #shortstories #animalstories #ancientindia #storytime #lifelessons #speechesnstories #animatedfables #wisdomtales #folkstories #vishnugupta
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Another #OnePlaceStudy in Scotland has been registered by one of our members! Gary Allanach is studying Glen Nochty in Strathdon Parish, Aberdeenshire—a place with a relatively small population, but a deep history and some fascinating stories, legends and folkstories.
Glen Nochty One-Place Study - Allanach Family History
Glen Nochty One-Place Study About this study A one-place study is one which considers people and families in their physical and social context in any location across the globe. This could cover any ar...
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August 1, 2023 at 10:17 AM
Another #OnePlaceStudy in Scotland has been registered by one of our members! Gary Allanach is studying Glen Nochty in Strathdon Parish, Aberdeenshire—a place with a relatively small population, but a deep history and some fascinating stories, legends and folkstories.
Panchatantra Story The Dog who went Abroad
#panchatantra #moralstory #dogwhowentabroad #chitranga #indianfables #shortstories #animalstories #ancientindia #storytime #lifelessons #speechesnstories #animatedfables #wisdomtales #folkstories #vishnugupta
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#panchatantra #moralstory #dogwhowentabroad #chitranga #indianfables #shortstories #animalstories #ancientindia #storytime #lifelessons #speechesnstories #animatedfables #wisdomtales #folkstories #vishnugupta
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Panchatantra Story The Dog who went Abroad
YouTube video by Speeches N Stories
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August 4, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Panchatantra Story The Dog who went Abroad
#panchatantra #moralstory #dogwhowentabroad #chitranga #indianfables #shortstories #animalstories #ancientindia #storytime #lifelessons #speechesnstories #animatedfables #wisdomtales #folkstories #vishnugupta
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#panchatantra #moralstory #dogwhowentabroad #chitranga #indianfables #shortstories #animalstories #ancientindia #storytime #lifelessons #speechesnstories #animatedfables #wisdomtales #folkstories #vishnugupta
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I really love that the games are making a gimmick of taking real urban legends and mixing them up, instead of inventing monsters and curses like a lot of Jhorror does.
If anyone didn't know, the nine "Seven Mysteries of Honjo" are all real folkstories.
If anyone didn't know, the nine "Seven Mysteries of Honjo" are all real folkstories.
February 20, 2026 at 8:47 AM
I really love that the games are making a gimmick of taking real urban legends and mixing them up, instead of inventing monsters and curses like a lot of Jhorror does.
If anyone didn't know, the nine "Seven Mysteries of Honjo" are all real folkstories.
If anyone didn't know, the nine "Seven Mysteries of Honjo" are all real folkstories.
👩💻📓📲Recently…link in bio #ukraine #diversity #democracy #veterans #severance #fairytales #folkstories #autism #mentalhealth #bobdylan #petebuttigieg #popeleo
July 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
👩💻📓📲Recently…link in bio #ukraine #diversity #democracy #veterans #severance #fairytales #folkstories #autism #mentalhealth #bobdylan #petebuttigieg #popeleo
The Sly Minds of Cunning Men
😵💫
A folktale from India showcasing corruption, portrayed through the Emperor Akbar and his trusted courtier, Birbal
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#AkbarBirbal #folkstories #India #fiction #Mughals
😵💫
A folktale from India showcasing corruption, portrayed through the Emperor Akbar and his trusted courtier, Birbal
medium.com/@weareji/the...
#AkbarBirbal #folkstories #India #fiction #Mughals
The Sly Minds of Cunning Men
Corruption will always thrive — a tale of medieval India
medium.com
March 14, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The Sly Minds of Cunning Men
😵💫
A folktale from India showcasing corruption, portrayed through the Emperor Akbar and his trusted courtier, Birbal
medium.com/@weareji/the...
#AkbarBirbal #folkstories #India #fiction #Mughals
😵💫
A folktale from India showcasing corruption, portrayed through the Emperor Akbar and his trusted courtier, Birbal
medium.com/@weareji/the...
#AkbarBirbal #folkstories #India #fiction #Mughals
"As a rule, the healer who used charms was the seventh son or seventh daughter in a direct line without alteration of sex. They could heal all kinds of hurts with a stroke of the hand."
- from Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales
by M. Trevelyan (1909)
#charms #wales #folklore #healers #generations
- from Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales
by M. Trevelyan (1909)
#charms #wales #folklore #healers #generations
July 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
"As a rule, the healer who used charms was the seventh son or seventh daughter in a direct line without alteration of sex. They could heal all kinds of hurts with a stroke of the hand."
- from Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales
by M. Trevelyan (1909)
#charms #wales #folklore #healers #generations
- from Folk-Lore and Folk-Stories of Wales
by M. Trevelyan (1909)
#charms #wales #folklore #healers #generations
Cool. So it's not my field but the connection between women's depictions in literature/folkstories and "reality" is always a guess of kinds when you don't have more solid evidence about everyday things. 1/
November 22, 2023 at 2:33 PM
Cool. So it's not my field but the connection between women's depictions in literature/folkstories and "reality" is always a guess of kinds when you don't have more solid evidence about everyday things. 1/
I made a tiktok and a reel about it!
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@cmrosens/vi...
Insta: /cm.rosens
So you can hear my voice :P
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@cmrosens/vi...
Insta: /cm.rosens
So you can hear my voice :P
Basic Eldritch Girl on TikTok
This is the story of a #vampire four poster bed in #Cardiff in the 19thC, a tale collected by Marie Trevelyan in 1909 for her #folklore and #folkstories of #Wales book which is available on IA. The #E...
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September 19, 2023 at 4:40 PM
I made a tiktok and a reel about it!
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@cmrosens/vi...
Insta: /cm.rosens
So you can hear my voice :P
TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@cmrosens/vi...
Insta: /cm.rosens
So you can hear my voice :P