maimoncat

[maimoncat]

[maimoncat]

Somewhere in Tyria the boys enjoy the spring

[maimoncat]

Valentine ☕

[maimoncat]

Magnus Vasa and the Mermaid

This month on Writing in Margins: Swedish royalty, folk songs, and fatal mermaid attacks.

Read more

[maimoncat]

They look so scary 😭 can’t believe these things are in my house

[maimoncat]

the kitten's gene is the dominant gene

He's happy they look like their pretty and soft cat dad. Also they purr.

[maimoncat]

Youtube just suggested me this:

[maimoncat]

Omg yes, narinder took his kids with him when he was cast out, his room kinda fits with bruno's with all the sand and all, the 3 of them would be chilling there acting telenovelas

Narinder = Tío Bruno It's canon now... I don't make the rules.

It's a very quick drawing, but I had to do it, omg.

[maimoncat]

is yellow cat (Feryn?) Nb?

Yess!! Feryn wears them pronouns proudly ^w^

[maimoncat]

grey wagtail

character from The Wildercourt, the graphic novel I'm very slowly but very persistently working on

[maimoncat]

Actually, since I've got some tales from d'Aulnoy translated in italian, I'll write down how the different translators (Carlo Lorenzini, Elena Giolitti, Paola Verdecchia, Maria Vidale) adapted these names

La fée Benigne = la fata Benigna (Giolitti, da "il ramoscello d'oro")

La fée Carbosse = la fata Gobbarella (Verdecchia, "il serpentino verde")

La fée du Désert = la fata del Deserto (Giolitti, "il nano giallo)

La fée Ecrevisse = la fata Gambero, la Fata della Fontana (Lorenzini, " la cervia nel bosco")

La fée Fanfrelouche = la fata Fanfalucca (Vidale, "Bubbola")

La fée Magotine = la fata Bertuccina (Verdecchia, "il serpentino verde")

La fée Merluche = la fata Merluzza (Vidale, mentioned as a joke in "l’arancio e l’ape)

La fée Protectrice = la fata Protettrice (Verdecchia, "il serpentino verde")

La fée Soussio = la fata Sussio (Lorenzini e Giolitti, "l'uccello turchino", "l'uccello azzurro"); la fata Sustilia (Vidale, "l'uccello azzurro")

La fée Souveraine = la fata Sovrana (Giolitti, "Il piccione e la colomba")

La fée Trusio = la fata Trusilla (Vidale, "l'arancio e l'ape")

La fée Tulipe = la fata Tulipano (Lorenzini, "la cervia nel bosco")

La fée Violente = la fata Violenta (Lorenzini e Giolitti "la gatta bianca")

Speaking of the Lilac Fairy, it is quite interesting to see that the fairy godmother of Donkey Skin only receives a name in the prose version of “Donkey Skin”, whose author is actually unknown - in all of Perrault’s tale (that we can truly attribute to him), the fairy godmothers (and the fairies in general are unnamed).

The very opposite of madame d’Aulnoy, who had the habit of naming most of her fairies, good or bad.

In fact, if you a want a complete list of the names of her fairies here you go:

# La fée Amazone (The fairy Amazon, good fairy)

# La fée Bénigne (The fairy Benign, good fairy)

# La Reine des Bois (The Queen of the Woods, good fairy)

# La fée Cancaline (wicked fairy)

# La fée Carabosse (wicked fairy)

# La fée du Désert (The Fairy of the Desert, wicked fairy)

# La fée Ecrevisse (The Crayfish Fairy, good then bad fairy)

# La fée Fanfreluche (The fairy Trinket, wicked fairy)

# La fée Gentille (The fairy Kind, good fairy)

# La fée Grenouille (The Frog fairy, good fairy - well, in truth she is just half-fairy, but still works)

# La fée Grognette (The fairy Grumbling, wicked fairy)

# La fée Lionne (The fairy Lioness, wicked fairy)

# La fée Magotine (wicked fairy)

# La fée Merluche (The fairy Hake, good fairy)

# La Reine des Météores (The Queen of Meteors, wicked fairy)

# La fée Protectrice (The fairy Protectress, good fairy)

# La fée Ragotte (wicked fairy)

# La fée Souris (The fairy Mouse, good fairy)

# La fée Soussio (wicked fairy)

# La fée Souveraine (The fairy Sovereign, good fairy)

# La fée Tourterelle (The fairy Turtledove, good fairy)

# La fée Trufio (good fairy)

# La fée Tulipe (the fairy Tulip, good fairy)

# La fée Violente (The fairy Violent, wicked fairy)

And that’s not counting six more nameless fairies that appear throughout the fairytales.

So a total of… 24+6= 30 fairies in total for Madame d’Aulnoy. 

Against… Twelve unnamed fairies for Perrault. 

[maimoncat]

[maimoncat]

Sì

[maimoncat]

I was playing Pokémon with my 9yo nephew and I said something abt how “oh this is a legendary Pokémon I don’t think it has a gender” and he said “well wait isn’t dragon type a gender??” Like you know what dude fuck it sure is

[maimoncat]

CHAT HOW DO YOU DRAW THIS SQUID?! Seriously kallamar is odd,, HOW DO YOU DRAW HIM,, I NEED HELP

[maimoncat]

Chapter 4 of Better the Wool is now up!

Narinder doesn't manage to evade a family reunion this time.

[maimoncat]

Chapter 10: Yours, Teddy Bear

Omg guys, this chapter made me feel sick. BIG WARNING: It's exactly about who you are thinking, and it's an uncomfortable chapter. Please read with caution.

Those who don't know: There are mildly explicit passages, stalking behaviour, obsession, victim blaming and other unpleasant themes, so please exercise caution before reading!!!!

Happy (?) reading!💙