Your favorite fairy tale hosts have special guest Larissa Silva along this week to explore the wild and wonderful folklore and fairies of Brazil!

rejectedprincesses.com

http://www.toptenz.net/10-figures-brazilian-folklore-dont-want-meet.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iara_(mythology)

Artwork by Amanda Figueroa

Music composed by Andy Jaworksi

Welcome to the tales of the Mediterranean, and look out for your noodle, as Jess and Sam regale you with lively discussion on the character of Megara and more adventures from Tale of Tales.

The Tale of Tales by Giambattista Basile

Artwork by Amanda Figueroa

Music composed by Andy Jaworksi

Time travel with Jess and Sam as they dust off the true story of a foxy gentleman and spend their second day with the Mediterranean Shakespeare.

http://oaks.nvg.org/rey1.html#wilca

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reynard

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Reynard-the-Fox-literary-character

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ysengrimus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nun%27s_Priest%27s_Tale

The Tale of Tales by Giambattista Basile

Artwork by Amanda Figueroa

Music composed by Andy Jaworksi

This week on Fairy Tale Menagerie, Sam and Jess enter the labyrinth of tales within tales with a surprise creature feature for a special someone’s birthday!

The Tale of Tales by Giambattista Basile

When Dreams Came True by Jack Zipes

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander

Harry Potter (Books 1-7) by J.K. Rowling

Artwork by Amanda Figueroa

Music composed by Andy Jaworksi

Fairy Tale Menagerie rides again as the ladies further investigate the Wechuge, The Great Chenoo and the legend of Lady Godiva.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Godiva

https://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-was-lady-godiva

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/anglo_saxons/godiva_01.shtml

Black Pearls: A Faerie Stand by Louise Hawes

http://www.sacred-texts.com/nam/ne/al/al50.htm

http://www.native-languages.org/wechuge.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wechuge

Artwork by Amanda Figueroa

Music composed by Andy Jaworksi

Bring your flashlight as you Wendigo-go out with Sam and Jess! This week we cover creatures of the night from the gargoyles atop the churches of Europe to the Wendigos in the frozen forest of the northern Atlantic Coast and Canada.

Gargoyles: Demons in the Sky or Grotesque Guardian Angels? by Dr Elise Thornton http://folklorethursday.com/material-culture/gargoyles-demons-sky-grotesque-guardian-angels/#sthash.eF98hjh5.dpbs

Wikipedia / Wikipedia Gargouille

Benton, Janetta Rebold. Holy Terrors: Gargoyles on Medieval Buildings. New York: Abbeville Press, 1997. Print.

Haldane, Suzanne. Faces on Places. New York: The Viking Press, 1980. Print.

http://cryptidz.wikia.com/wiki/Wendigo

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendigo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkoE_Gg-RjY

Artwork by Amanda Figueroa

Music composed by Andy Jaworksi

This week on Fairy Tale Menagerie, Jess and Sam delve into the dark forests of Russia to cover the one and only Baba Yaga!

Russian Fairytales collected by Aleksandr Afanasev Translated by Norbert Guterman

Artwork by Amanda Figueroa

Music composed by Andy Jaworksi

Direct from quarantine in the plague house Jess and Sam traverse in tale from the shores of Lake Eerie with the Storm Hag to the tree tops of Germany with Hans My Hedgehog!

Grimm’s Grimmest Edited by Maria Tartar

Hans My Hedgehog Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_My_Hedgehog

Storm Hag & Jenny Greenteeth

https://www.quotev.com/story/5416370/Ghost-Stories-and-Folklore/10

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jenny_Greenteeth

http://www.fairyist.com/fairy-types/jenny-greenteeth/

Artwork by Amanda Figueroa

Music composed by Andrew Jaworski

Frolic with Sam and Jess along the moors of Scotland! But be wary - we're after Kelpies and Redcaps this week!

Sources:

Mummified Redcap - https://curiomira.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-redcap-of-balwarie-castle.html

Following Kelpies' Hoofprints around Scotland (with Kelpie Map) by Lari Don - http://folklorethursday.com/legends/lari/#sthash.buWhuZKK.dpbs

Artwork by Amanda Figueroa

Music Composed by Andrew Jaworski

Come into the woods with Jess and Sam as they take a look at the tales “Hansel and Gretel” and “The Lady and the Lion” dedicated to the spectacular and beloved, Ylaizah and Andy, respectively.

Sources:

The Lady & The Lion as retold by Laurel Long and Jacquelin K. Ogburn

Terri Windling – Myth & Moor: Wild Marriage http://www.terriwindling.com/blog/2018/02/wild-marriage.html

Artwork by Amanda Figueroa

Music composed by Andrew Jaworski