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Flemish Folktales Retold: 36 Illustrated Folktales from Flanders

Book by Signe Maene · 2 quotes · Alone, Amphibians, Shapeshifting

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All Alone Amphibians Shapeshifting Sorceress And Magic Spiders Toads Witches Woods

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“Now, my spiders and I endlessly weave the lace that adorns the trees without ever being disturbed, and the spiders whisper to those who stare at the trees: don't go into the woods, don't go into the woods. The sorceress's eyes are pretty, but dead.”

Woods Witches Spiders Sorceress And Magic

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“I told myself that I possessed the rare kind of beauty only toads have, and I wanted to become one of them. I wanted my skin to be poisonous. I wanted to feast on slugs and ants with my sticky tongue, and above all, I wanted to be left alone.”

Alone Toads Amphibians Shapeshifting

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