A Swedish fable:
A fox saw a hen in a field, and thought of making a meal of her. Yet before he did so, he recited a prayer of thanksgiving. By the time he had finished, the hen had flown up on to a roof, and he could not reach her. Then the fox exclaimed: “That’s taught me to eat first and give thanks afterwards!”
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According to Swedish folklore recorded in Benjamin Thorpe's 1852 book 'Northern Mythology,' Trolls celebrate Christmas Eve with plenty of music, dancing and drinking. It was said to be dangerous for Christians to be about while these festivities were going on. #FairyTaleTuesday
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In the Swedish story of ‘The Evil One and Kitta Grau,’ a frustrated devil is unable to cause any strife between a newlywed couple, so he offers a woman named Kitta Grau a “splendid pair of shoes” if she can get them to fight. When she fulfills this task, the disgusted devil declares Kitta to be worse than him. #FolkloreSunday
📷: Alex Hudson
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In a Swedish folktale, three tailors jokingly promise a girl they will give her a new dress if she could bring Torre Jeppe, the undead specter that haunted the local church, to them. However, when the brave girl did as she was asked, the terrified tailors quickly offered her a second dress to take him away.
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I am reading ”Wärend och Wirdarne” by Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius. It’s about 1800s folklore, tales and legends from Wärend, Småland, Sweden.
A farmworker once almost sliced a toad with a scythe. Some time later he was invited to dine with Vättarna, a homestead spirit. But he was terrified, a stone hold by a string of hair hang above his head. A vätte-girl then said ”Now you know how afraid I was when you nearly killed me!”
Vättar turn themselves into toads during the day. #swedishfolklore
@nadinestorying that's really interesting! thank you! on this topic, the Swedish word for nightmare is "mardröm". The last part, "dröm" has the same roots as Englishs "dream". "Mar" refers to "mara", a mythological creature that was said to bring nightmares. The term was "att ridas av maran", lit "to be ridden by the mara". Interestingly, a common vision during sleep paralysis is a monster sitting on your chest.
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