Week 12 Reading,: Celtic Fairy Tales, Part A

 These notes are based off The Horned Women from Celtic Fairy Tales by Joseph Jacobs (1892).

• This is another story that would fit in with my storybook
• Again, this isn't super scary or unsettling, but it's "strange"
• I also think I could add in a story that's more on the goofy side, so it's still weird, but also a bit funny!
• So, a rich lady is staying up at night
• I would make this a teen girl (or maybe a couple of stereotypical teens)  
• Suddenly, there's a knock on the door, calling out for the woman to open up!
• I don't know why you would answer this lol
• Maybe in my story (modern teens would never), the teen can be tricked into opening the door
• The witch with one Horn enters
• I guess the lady of the house thinks that other women set it up for her
• Now they work on carding wool ( I think this is getting wool ready to use)
• Maybe I could make them prepare charm bracelets or something 2000's
• Soon enough, there's a second knock at the door
• This time, it's the witch with TWO horns (I wonder if the horns mean anything)
• Also, the woman "felt herself obliged to rise and open to the call" is something mysterious controlling/influencing her behavior? 
• This keeps happening and by the end there are 12 witches in the house. 1-12 horns on their heads
• At this point, weird things really start happening! 
• The witches do not talk to her, but sing (casting a spell?)
• Can I make up a silly spell or song?
• The woman feels weird and weak, she wants to call for help, but she can't
• Then the witch start to boss her around
• make a cake
• take a sieve and bring water
• They seem to be making her do sometime of ancient ritual
• She says a spell after collecting all the things
• I would make this a modern collection of things and rituals (like collect dr.pepper or something)
• After the witches hear the call, they leave and go to Slievenamon (witches house? main camp?)
• The spirit of the house wants to help the lady! So, he gives her tips that will help her break their spells
• sprinkle water (feet-water) outside the door
• blood cake (this one is complicated lol)
• witches woven cloth half in/half out of chest
• secured the door with crossbeam
• Again, I would change up some of these things in my own story
• maybe light a special salt candle or something lol
• The witches return and they are angry!
• They demand to be let in, but all the magic relics work!
• Eventually, the witches flee back to Slievenamon
• They curse the spirit of the well, that helped the mistress
• The mistress ends up with an object (mantel) dropped by one of the witches and it's kept in the family for many generations!
• I think I could create my own version of hocus pocus from this story! Multiple witches that need to be defeated by a group of kids. It would be great, and people would have a frame of reference that would help them understand the story a bit better. 
• The witches would need horns of course. 

Image Information:

The Sanderson Sisters from Disney's Hocus Pocus 

From: Walt Disney Studios

Found on: advocate.com