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Al-Miraj is a mythical rabbit with a unicorn horn, said to live on a mysterious island in the Indian Ocean called Jazirah al-Tennyn, or Sea-Serpent Island. The island natives gave one to Alexander the Great as a reward for slaying a dragon. #LegendaryWednesday
João Pestana is the Portuguese version of the Sandman, and the subject of many lullabies and nursery rhymes. Though he helps children sleep by sprinkling magic dust in their eyes, he also personifies sleep, as he shyly tiptoes in when all is silent, but flees at the slightest noise. #WyrdWednesday
"The Three Princes and Princess Nouronnihar" is the tale of three sons of a sultan competing for a princess's hand by finding rare magic items. The eldest brother finds a flying carpet, the middle an ivory scrying tube, and the youngest an apple that cures any disease. #FairyTaleTuesday
"Little Mangy One" is a Lebanese folktale about three goat siblings named Siksik, Mikmik, and Jureybon. The first two get devoured by a hyena, but Jureybon gores the hyena with his horns and cuts open his belly to free his brothers. #FairyTaleTuesday
In the Portuguese tale "The Rooster of Barcelos," a falsely accused man is brought before a judge during a banquet. He sees a roasted rooster on the table and says, "It's as certain I'm innocent as that rooster will crow when they hang me." The rooster does crow, saving his life. #WyrdWednesday
The karkadann, whose name comes from the Arabic word for rhino, is a unicorn-like creature said to live on the plains of India, Persia, and North Africa. This vicious, carnivorous beast is said to have black, scaly skin and a curved, conical horn it uses to impale prey. #LegendaryWednesday
In the Portuguese folktale "The Miller's Cloak," a pious miller wraps himself in a cloak and braves a thunderstorm to attend church. When he gets home, he takes off his cloak to dry it by the fireplace and realizes it's miraculously dry, a sign of divine blessings. #WyrdWednesday
Shadhavar are legendary unicorn-like creatures, said to live in Byzantium, that appear in medieval Muslim bestiaries. They have one long horn with 42 hollow branches. When the wind passes through the branches, it creates beautiful music that other animals will sit and listen to. #LegendaryWednesday
"Nennillo and Nennella" is an Italian fairy tale about two siblings abandoned in a forest by their father and stepmother. After they get separated, the boy, Nennillo, gets taken in by a prince while the girl, Nennella, gets adopted by pirates. #FairyTaleTuesday
