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The earliest known reference to the modern Tooth Fairy is a 1908 "Household Hints" article in the Chicago Daily Tribune by Lillian Brown. It states that "many a refractory child will allow a loose tooth to be removed if he knows about the Tooth Fairy. If he takes his little tooth and puts it under the pillow when he goes to bed, the Tooth Fairy will come in the night and take it away, and in its place will leave some little gift."

Toothiana the Tooth Fairy inspects Jack Frost's teeth in the animated movie "Rise of the Guardians."

20/02: The alpha male is a misconception perpetuated in popular media that our featured creator works against in her wolf books. What's a misconception that bothers you in popular media?

Okay, I am going to limit myself here for stories "loosely inspired" by German/European .

- What's the deal with all the "Disney Princess" protagonists - i.e. viewpoint characters that come from an aristocratic background? Where are the peasant heroes and heroines who win the day thanks to their daring and wit?

- What's the deal with all the "ancestry powers" - i.e. the notion that you are special and have special powers primarily because your ancestors were special and had special powers? In German folklore, all the people who had "innate powers" had them due to the particular time of their birth, _not_ because their ancestors were magical!

- Likewise, German …

This just came through my feeds. For folks heading to Between The Worlds / Sacred Space worth noting.

https://www.thebanner.com/community/public-health/mumps-measles-vaccinations-infections-4DQODQEXBFHKTHOJCFP7DJ5EVQ/

I really like The Cleveland Clinic's pages for clear medically based explanations...

-How long does the MMR vaccine last?
Most people who receive the MMR vaccine are protected for life against measles and rubella. While the vaccine is also effective at protecting against mumps, some people may lose immunity to the disease over time. You may need an additional dose during a mumps outbreak.

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/procedures/mmr-vaccine

Also worth noting that Walmart, Walgreen's, CVS, & GoodRX, all have information about ***free or low cost*** vaccinations for those who have concerns.

Stay safe & healthy out there folks!

I know I have ranted about this before, but: now I am running across entire websites with "folktales" that don't exist, referencing sources that also don't exist.

Why is it a problem, you ask? A story is a story?

No. Not if it is assigned to an actual existing culture. If it is claimed to represent the heritage of an indigenous tradition. Oral tradition is endangered already in many ways. We don't need AI to enshittify this.

Check your sources.

Brigid is associated with blacksmiths, spring, and cattle, among other things, and stories like blinding herself to repel men's unwanted attention. The three-armed cross here represents both the triple goddess and the trinity. Lá Fhéile Bríde shona daoibh 🌸

Prints: https://www.ciaraioch.com/artprints/p/brigid-a4-fine-art-print

Drawing of Brigid in greyscale, holding a three-armed cross, with a drawing of a flaming anvil over one shoulder and a drawing of horns and flowers over the other one.

1/20. Figuratively speaking, do you travel with the caravan or solo over the hills?

I have a few fellow folklorists I talk with. But ultimately, "translating old German folk tales into English" is an _extreme_ niche. In fact, I don't think anyone else is doing that right now.

Though I'd love to connect with other translators from other countries and cultures, if they are out there.

Summary of Iya the Camp-Eater, retold by Zitkala-Ša (Yankton Dakota) in Old Indian Legends (1901):

Hunters found a baby in the woods and brought him back to their chieftain. He gave the baby to his daughter to raise despite voices of caution that the baby might be an evil spirit: The chieftain found it cowardly to leave a child to die in the wilds out of excessive caution. He ordered a feast and dance to name his new grandson Chaske.

In the night the chief's daughter, sitting with her sleeping child, heard the sound of a camp from his open mouth. The chieftain realized the baby was Iya the Camp-Eater, only powerful in the night, and had the village flee with their teepees so quietly that Iya never woke.

In the morning Iya, enraged at finding the village gone, threw off his …