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There was an Owl lived in an oak, Whiskey, Whaskey, Weedle; And all the words he ever spoke Were Fiddle, Faddle, Feedle. Mother Goose’s Nursery Rhymes (1877) art by Lily Seika Jones #BookologyThursday #WyrdWednesday

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Dirk Puehl @wunderkammertales.eurosky.social · 16/04/2026

Ogre is a French word, linked to the Etruscan god Orcus. These legendary giants are famous for their unfortunate cannibalistic tendencies, foul body-odor, rotten teeth, and rancid halitosis. They dwell in deep forests and mucky swamps. #FolkloreThursday #BookologyThursday

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In Wales, dragonflies are called gwas y neidr, adder's servants, and we meet the adder today, in our 47th #darkspringtide tale, in the valley of the Eglwyseg River in Powys. Gwas y neidr collect prayers for her, those that should rather not be prayed. Read the story below.

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Ben Gazur @bengazur.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

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When ploughing your fields make sure to put a little cake in the soil as an offering to the spirits of the land. #FolkloreThursday For more food folklore pre-order my book here 👇 share.google/42hZ3kYT9rES...

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BookCat @bookcat.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

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Welcome to #BookologyThursday @bookcat.bsky.social here teaming up with #BookologyThursday & #WyrdWednesday for the topic: “Absurd Words, Nonsense Poems, and Nursery Rhymes” along with: Odd slang, Silly Archaic Insults, Onomatopoeia, and Unusual Etymologies in literature, art, and lore.

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Kerria @kerria.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Look what arrived in the mail just in time for #FolkloreThursday Willow Winsham’s latest book! Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines Can’t wait to read it!

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Kerria @kerria.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Look what arrived in the mail just in time for #FolkloreThursday Willow Winsham’s latest book! Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines Can’t wait to read it!

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Kerria @kerria.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The Scroobious Pip looked gaily round And sang these words with a chirpy sound: Snippetty Whip; Whippetty Snip;— My only name is the Scroobious Pip. ~Edward Lear's (1872) unfinished poem, completed in (1968) by Ogden Nash #BookologyThursday #WyrdWednesday

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P J Richards @pj-richards.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

🌳🦄🌳Unicorns were believed to live within the undisturbed hearts of deep forests. #FairyTaleTuesday #WyrdWednesday #FolkloreSunday

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Wyrd Wednesday @wyrdwednesday.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Good morning, lil' wyrdlings! Welcome to this week's wynderful #WyrdWednesday / #BookologyThursday crossover! The theme: “Absurd Words, Nonsense Poems, and Nursery Rhymes!” @cwreeve.bsky.social here - SHOW ME SOME WYRD 👻👻

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a cat wearing glasses is sitting on top of an open book on a table .

ALT: a cat wearing glasses is sitting on top of an open book on a table .

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The Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

'Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you're at! Up above the world you fly, Like a tea-tray in the sky.' - The Mad Hatter #WyrdWednesday #LewisCarroll

The Mad Hatter declaims to the Dormouse in one of Tenniel's illustrations for 'Alice's Adventures In Wonderland'.

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BookCat @bookcat.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

’Twas brillig, and the slithy toves Did gyre and gimble in the wabe: All mimsy were the borogoves, And the mome raths outgrabe. @bookcat.bsky.social here teaming up with #BookologyThursday & #WyrdWednesday for the topic: “Absurd Words, Nonsense Poems, and Nursery Rhymes”

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In dandelion season, when the Lilliputian lions spread magic at our feet, weave the magical golden flowers into your wedding bouquet for good luck, drink dandelion tea for psychic dreams and blow the seeds into the wind to make your wish come true. 🎨P. Cavallini (1259-1330)

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BookCat @bookcat.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

‘Then the unicorns came out of the sea.' from ‘The Last Unicorn' by Peter S. Beagle illustrated by Lily Seika Jones

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Hey! Diddle, diddle! #BookologyThursday is ‘over the moon’ as we team up with #WyrdWednesday for a wynderful collaboration to celebrate Dr Johnson’s famous dictionary with: "Absurd Words, Nonsense Poems, and Nursery Rhymes" as this week's joined topic!

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Wyrd Wednesday @wyrdwednesday.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Wyrdlings, 271 years ago #OnThisDay, Dr Johnson published his famous dictionary & even if “aardvark” was left out, #BookologyThursday’s BookCat & the Mothers of #WyrdWednesday team up, take the opportunity & give you: “Absurd Words, Nonsense Poems, and Nursery Rhymes” as this week’s joined topic!

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WillowWinsham @willowwinsham.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

I’ve just ordered a copy, it’s supposed to arrive tomorrow!! 😻

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Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines is finally here! 😻The first seeds for this one were planted way back in lockdown, so it feels extra special being able to finally share it with everyone - huge thanks to @batsfordbooks.bsky.social for making it a reality!

Cover of Curious Cats and Fantastical Felines, an orange cover with the title text and cat figures moving jumping around the words. Text reading A curious collection of cattish folklore, myth and superstitions is beside it, with a cat above and below.

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‘Then the unicorns came out of the sea.' from ‘The Last Unicorn' by Peter S. Beagle illustrated by Lily Seika Jones

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Sometimes we all need a unicorn to believe in. Sometimes we need a unicorn to believe in us. ~Claudia Bakker

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And She Never Returned by Alfonso Simonetti (1885)

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Dirk Puehl @wunderkammertales.eurosky.social · 13/04/2026

He was part of my dream, of course - but then I was part of his dream, too. ~Lewis Carroll (1871) 'Through the Looking-glass: And what Alice Found There'

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Something old had nested in the numerous caves of the Apuseni Mountains in Western Romania and the people had their own peculiar rituals to keep it up there and out of their villages. Most didn't work particularly well, though. Read more in our 44th #darkspringtide tale below. 🎨 Abigail Larson

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BookCat @bookcat.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

When a cat washes behind its ears, it is thought to be a sign of impending rain and gales. In Welsh folklore, cats are thought to bring luck good luck into the home #folklore

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Good day, dear Bibliophiles art by Rien Poortvliet

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Emily Jane Rothwell 🖤🌸🖋️ @emjanerothwell.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Sleeping in style in the world of Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows. Sweet dreams, everyone ♥️ (art Inga Moore)

A bedroom scene in the grandeur of Toad Hall complete with a four poster ancient bed and tapestries in Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows is before us -Moore’s artistic attention to texture and luxurious fabrics is second to none.

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BookCat @bookcat.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

He was part of my dream, of course - but then I was part of his dream, too. ~Lewis Carroll (1871) 'Through the Looking-glass: And what Alice Found There'

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We read to know we're not alone. ~William Nicholson Good night, dear Bibliophiles 🎨Adam Oehlers

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Dance of the Dandelion by Salvador Dali (1944)

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Mermaid and Dolphin by Arthur Rackham (1908) from Midsummer Night's Dream #ShakespeareSunday

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Dirk Puehl @wunderkammertales.eurosky.social · 12/04/2026

When a cat washes behind its ears, it is thought to be a sign of impending rain and gales. In Welsh folklore, cats are thought to bring luck good luck into the home #folklore

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The dark side of the moon. We have seen it at all now. Pink Floyd did before us. And before that? Once upon a time, a girl found and egg and what hatched from said egg... Read more about a very peculiar moon flight in our 43rd #darkspringtide tale below. 🎨 Ohara Koson

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