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TIMES WEST VIRGINIAN MONDAY, JULY 27, 2020 GARFIELD ROSE IS ROSE FRANK & ERNEST MUTTS THE GRIZZWELLS RHYMES WITH ORANGE BEETLE BAILEY HAGAR THE HORRIBLE REX MORGAN MODERATELY CONFUSED REALITY CHECK THE BORN LOSER This edition of Shortcuts is sponsored by Fairy Poppins. early every culture on our Just a planet has folklore about races of In European spoonful of beings that appear as miniature folklore, pixie dust helps versions of humans. These “fairies” fairies are the medicine are often depicted as beautiful This allergic to go down. creatures with magical powers cartoon is just iron. who live in harmony with nature. a myth. flipped. is Heart 6. smaller. is In contrast, the fairy folklore in Long ago, fairies Wing 5. different. is Blanket 4. were often blamed different. is Mouth 3. shorter. many countries describes fairies as dangerous is Bed 2. different. is Hair 1. creatures that will not hesitate to kidnap or for sickness, birth ANSWERS: GAME even devour a lost or helpless human. defects and death. Can you spot all six differences between these two scenes? Dozens of fairylike creatures For hundreds of years, are found in the folklore of the fairies described the Pacific region, including in European folklore N I N E T E E N T H A M D the “Menehune” of Hawaii, the did not have wings. Can you find the hidden words? O W L E R M Y E A R E E P “Duendes” of the Marianas, the This changed during Search carefully because some O F F H I O A L O T C R I “Berberoka” of the Philippines the mid-1800s, when words are backward or diagonal. N W A S R N L Y F I U S X and the “Mimis” of Australia. Victorian artists HARMONY GNOME FAIRY B I B N O G N K G A P R I began creating FOLKLORE TOOTH PIXIE O N L A N O A A L T I L E Fairylike creatures are abundant paintings of fairies BROWNIE FABLE IRON A G E B M O M O B O L R Y in the folklore of Africa, including with beautiful wings BANSHEE TROLL BOB P S B R O W N I E O F E Y the “Eloko” of Central Africa and similar to those of a NATURE WINGS ELF S H A R K G E A R T B O Y the “Tokoloshe” of South Africa. butterfly or dragonfly. GOBLIN MAGIC FLY C H A N N E L T C H E C K In European folklore, Some fairies, What do you What do you Some of the more well- get when you cross an call a fairy who rings? some of the more common types such as mermaids, the of fairies include pixies, elves, gnomes, known fairies in popular culture elf with a magician? Tinker Bell. include the Good Witch of the West “Kinnari” of Southeast Asia Fairy Houdini. goblins, trolls, banshees, brownies and the “Huldre” of Scandinavia, and leprechauns. from “The Wizard of Oz,” the Blue Fairy from “Pinocchio” and Tinker have beautiful humanlike Bell from “Peter Pan.” faces and body parts Much of animals. of the folklore associated with fairies is centered What do fairies on how to avoid the use to color their wings? danger or mischief Magic markers. that may occur when encountering one. What do you Cultures get when you cross a fairy with a skunk? around the world Stinker Bell. have had celebrations regarding the loss of baby teeth for hundreds of years, but the fable of the tooth fairy didn’t begin until the early 1900s. For more information: “The Fairy Bible” by Teresa Moorey (Sterling) or “The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Fairies” by Anna Franklin (Vega). Find your favorite past issues at: www.shortcutscomic.com Distributed by Andrews McMeel for UFS, Inc. © Jeff Harris 2020 7/27.