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Mythical & magical creatures!!!
I'm obsessed with them. So I'm wondering, what's everyone's favourite creature?
I like kelpies and firebirds. Kelpies are water spirits from Scottish mythology that usually take horse form and lure people into swamps to drown and eat them. Firebirds (from Slavic folklore) are slightly different than phoenixes, but popular culture has kind of combined the two.
(Also, I saw a strange creature once that I can't for the life of me explain what it was. I'll tell the story if you want once this thread comes up.)
Let's talk!
submitted by Flamarestii
(March 5, 2022 - 3:11 pm)
(March 5, 2022 - 3:11 pm)
I like firebirds, unicorns, and dragons. They show up in my stories all the time!
YES DO TELL THE STORY!
(March 5, 2022 - 3:53 pm)
(March 6, 2022 - 11:32 am)
It's been a while- sorry about that. Okay, now for the story!
So, some background info here: walking distance from where I live there is a place people are turning back into prairie like it used to be, so I like to go there because there's lots of native birds to see. I was following a deer trail one day a little ways in, and I saw it all at once, but there was an opening in the grass. There was a pool of water, and at the edge, bending over to drink, it looked like, there was a creature. It was completely black and not normal looking, kind of ragged, I don't know how to explain it. I was so surprised that I almost slipped in the mud at the edge of the pool, and it heard me then and slunk off into the grass. I mean, it could have been a dog, but I don't think there are any strays around here and it didn't seem dogish. I honestly don't know.
(March 14, 2022 - 5:31 pm)
hi, my favorite mythical animal is a dragon.
(March 16, 2022 - 6:49 pm)
Cool! Do you think fire or ice-breathing is better?
(March 17, 2022 - 4:54 pm)
hmmmmm......
i don't really know...
i guess ice-breathing (technical term frostbreath) is... COOLER
hahahaaa oldest joke in the book :)
(March 18, 2022 - 12:57 pm)
Ha. Ha. Ha.
By the way, cool drawing. Jokes on you.
Personally, I think if you were walking along and then, wow, you met a dragon! a fire one would be more terrifying than a frostbreather, that is, if you didn't faint for actually seeing one in the first place.
This poses an interesting question: what do you think you would do if you saw a mythical creature? Scream, faint, pull your phone out and take a selfie with it? Would all your dreams come true?
(March 20, 2022 - 7:51 pm)
Hm well I guess it depends on the creature. If it was a dragon... scream and run away. Or hide. But if it was a gnome or something maybe I'd stop and talk. After staring at it and poking it with a long stick or something.
I'd like all my dreams to come true. Except the nightmares. Sadly, I don't think that's going to happen.
(March 20, 2022 - 9:44 pm)
I think it depends on the mythical creature for me too. if it was something like a Neaman Lion or a drakon, scream and run away. (sorry if i read too much Percy Jackson) if it was a Wings of Fire dragon... it really depends on the dragon. if it was a SilkWing or RainWing, pull out phone and take a selfie.
anything else... idk what to do.
(March 21, 2022 - 9:32 am)
I'd probably stand there.
Like, for awhile.
Let the other creature make the first move, right? I don't wanna run and risk losing this opportunity or being chased (don't take off and run from animals, kids! They will chase you! They are faster than you!) but if I do anything wrong they could, like, take my head off or something. Play it by ear, I guess.
(March 21, 2022 - 10:28 am)
My favorite mystical creature is a mermaid. I think they are so mysterious, and beautiful.
(April 10, 2022 - 4:06 pm)
(November 25, 2022 - 9:39 pm)
(January 1, 2023 - 9:46 pm)
Unicorns, winged horses, mermaids, maybe firebirds!
Iffy says bifwp!
(January 3, 2023 - 10:03 pm)