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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 


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