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Mooooooood

Someone in a weaving discord I'm in saw this much-jpg'd image on Facebook. They enjoyed it and crossposted it. I enjoyed it and asked if there was a source. Alas, unattributed. We would never know.

Not so! By their magical librarianship and citation-hunting powers, @ginneke tracked the image first to Pinterest, then a long-defunct blog, then a connection with the 1960s fairytale retellings of Amadel Williams-Ellis illustrated by one William Stobbs. He had the correct whimsical art style - a hit! Another server member suggested a likely candidate tale of Baba Yaga involving a cat and a loom.

Unfortunately, these books have never been digitised, not even the tables of contents, so there was no way to know whether they might be correct. And my various libraries had never heard of the books. However, for about £7 each on ebay they were within my shenanigans budget - I was invested now.

I ordered two, mostly at random. Leafed all the way through both of them, got nearly to the end with some delightful other creatures but not yet the Loom Cat...

..... and then all of a sudden there it was! In a Baba Yaga story in Round a the World Fairy Tales exactly as predicted! Success in tracking down an 80-year-old untitled children's book illustration via several people and much joy. I'm very satisfied and will put the full Baba Yaga tale in a reblog.

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marylander trying to describe a tornado: imagine a crab cake

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if possible, i'd love to see a deer in your style,, 🍰🍓✨ (treats that are definitely not a bribe)

i got carried away and made an alien deer

edit: omg i had my laptop screen way too dark. this looks way different on mobile haha

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Happy Doggust!! Day 1: Mutt. TGIF everyone. :')

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honestly i think im good without that thanks

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cats don’t understand what it means when you give them kisses ):

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its important to have a game on your wishlist that keeps going on sale every couple of months and you still never buy it

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that pistachio completely sealed in its shell is scared and alone, like a miner trapped by rubble. you need to free it by any means necessary. get the gun from your dad's cabinet

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i just found out that the pope died on team fortress 2 this world is a beautiful wonderful place

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hey, don't cry. marbled polecat, ok?

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POV: You are a container of food

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snoopy but puppy

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She’s so graceful