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Sing Heigh Ho, The Carrion Crow
Has this ever happened to you? You’re just sitting there, shaping a cloak, when this pesky carrion crow flies in to perch on an oak branch. Fol de riddle, lol de riddle, hi ding do. So, of course, you tell … Continue reading
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Might Explain Alot
This charming little verse, from 1897, may just explain why some birds go extinct.
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Hey Granny… Surprise!
Did that really say: ‘Did you ever puts rats in the rain-barrel, to give poor old granny a scare?’ Good times!
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Nursery Rhyme: A Man of Words
I think this particular Nursery Rhyme, from 1907, illustrates the not so common adage: The weedy word dispatches the bookworm. ‘A Man of Words… and not of deeds, Is like a garden full of weeds; And when the weeds begin … Continue reading
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Dragons vs Dinosaur Bones?
This Bronze Age, 374 feet (110 m) long, 3000 year old, man-made, prehistoric Hill Figure Figure is located in Uffington England. The figure is deeply carved onto the hillside and packed with white chalk. Traditionally the figure was religiously ‘scoured’ every 7 … Continue reading
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Mushrooms and Stone Suns
My neighbor across the way has a Fairy Ring in his side yard. The circular pattern of the Marasmius Oreades is created when the mushrooms are left to grow unhindered. (Kind of like the round, moldy fuzz that forms on … Continue reading
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Imagine World Peace
My niece’s elementary school class put together a book called World Peace to send to the President. They asked their families and friends to contribute a page. She asked me to do something arty. John Lennon ‘s words came immediately … Continue reading
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Real! I Swear.
This Fairy Tale had to be scanned directly from the 1865 book to be believed. I know I wouldn’t be willful after hearing this!
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Little Red-Cap 19th c. Version
Little Red Riding Hood is a classic children’s fairy tale character. Back in 1870 she was known as Little Red-Cap and had a very different story. Quotes from Old, Old Fairy Tales. “There was once a dear little maid whom … Continue reading
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Uh Oh! He’s Wearing RED
There are many traditional fairy tales that use the color red to signify evil and danger. The Evil Queen gives Snow White a poisonous red apple. The deathly red dancing slippers already mentioned. Poor Dorothy who puts her self and … Continue reading
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