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The first Dragon Tree I saw90

The Dragon Tree's a survivor from the ancient past

My friend Bernie had been following my stories but had cause for complaint about the one I wrote about the reptiles of Tenerife. It's all very interesting, he said, but when you are writing about the Dragon...

16 comments    trees places tenerife
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Homemade Natural Remedies & Aromatherapy

Below is a directory of home remedies and aromatherapy recipes for common ailments and conditions. These tried and true, natural cures make a wonderful supplement to modern medicine, and at times outperform modern pharmaceuticals.

7 comments    health advice how to
"When Kitty washes behind her ears, we'll soon be tasting heaven's tears"89

Traditional Weather Lore of Britain

The capricious British weather provided a fertile basis for the development of weather lore in centuries past. Observations of natural phenomena, mixed with a pinch of superstition, gave rise to a rich...

19 comments    britain folklore weather lore
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Real Monsters in the Philippines Facts and Sightings

Philippines is not new when dealing with vampires, werewolves and among others, but the monsters that you would know in this article are more feared. Some say that it is just a folklore, just like what other...

60 comments    home education pictures
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The Vampire Legends of New Orleans

New Orleans is an eerie place. It's so Gothic in one sense, so dangerous in another. Altogether, it's highly mysterious. I have gone on a vampire tour in the French Quarter, so I felt it mandatory that I...

30 comments    travel history horror
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philippine folklore: or the stuff filipino nightmares and fantasy are made of

Philippine folklore, as in other cultures, is predominantly about heaven and hell, good and evil. A duality that is present in most things. And similarly, it too has survived a long history of dominations and...

62 comments    culture sociology folklore
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Tricky Monkey and Fierce Tiger

TRICKY MONKEY AND FIERCE TIGER      This is a story from a land called Tropic.  There the sun always shines brightly all year long.  There are only two seasons – dry season and rainy...

12 comments    asia land indonesia
A monkey figure named Anggodo from Indian epic of Ramayana82

A Very Special Invitation

A monkey figure named Anggodo from Indian epic of Ramayana The narrators and musicians are sitting in front of the screen. The musicians and percussion are sitting behind the narrators. A figure from...

8 comments    java theatre indonesia
Lizzie Borden was a 33 year old "spinster" when when her father and step-mother were murdered with a hatchet.78

The Lizzie Borden Murders

"Lizzie Borden took an ax And gave her mother forty whacks And when she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one" The story of Lizzie Borden is one of the most horrific in our time. Her father...

28 comments    movie house hub challenge
This is not Mule Creek but, one similar.79

Lost Confederate gold, The Mule Creek Theory

If you grew up in the mid to late sixties you would know it was a different era. For some of us it was more of an innocent time; especially for those of us that lived in a small town where you literally knew...

7 comments    history short stories soldiers
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