European folklore is full of strange humanoids said to inhabit far-off lands, such as headless people with their faces in their chests, one-legged people who hop everywhere, people with ears so huge they use them as blankets, and people who run quickly despite having backwards feet.

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The vegetable lamb of Tartary is a plant-animal of European folklore said to inhabit the Middle East. The plant produces sheep as its fruit, which remain connected to it by an umbilical cord and so can only eat foliage that grows nearby. Likely inspired by the cotton plant.
🎨 Henry Lee

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In the original English ballads, Robin Hood robbed from the rich but he didn't give to the poor - he kept the money. Robin was a folk hero not because he actively helped the poor but just because he harassed the greedy people who the poor wished they could harass.
🎨 H. M. Brock

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In European folklore, mandrake root was used to create magical amulets or potions. However, the plant was said to scream if pulled from the ground, and any who heard the scream died. Thus, sorcerers would tie the mandrake to an animal so that the animal could uproot it.

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