Bugbears, Major Oak, and the Crocotta
08/23/22 • 33 min
Welcome back visitor! Today we head into Sherwood forest where we visit one of the oldest oak trees in England, Major Oak. Then we'll head into the Harenna Forest in Ethiopia and the Dehing Patkai Rainforest of India. Hopefully we won't run into any bugbears on the way!
Today's lunchbreak is a short story titled "The Gnarly Oak" written by Thomas Strewler.
-Sources Cited-
Buchan, Ella. “The Last Beekeepers of Ethiopia's Harenna Forest.” BBC Travel, BBC, https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20180123-the-last-beekeepers-of-ethiopias-harenna-forest.
Greenberg, Mike. “What Was the Crocotta?” MythologySource, 28 June 2021, https://mythologysource.com/what-was-the-crocotta/.
Nayak , Niranjan. “Dehing Patkai - the Rainforest of Assam in Peril - Econe.” ECONE, https://www.econe.in/post/dehing-patkai-the-rainforest-of-assam-in-peril.
Nottinghamshire County Council. “History of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood and Major Oak.” Nottinghamshire County Council, https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/culture-leisure/country-parks/history-of-sherwood-forest-robin-hood-and-major-oak.
Richard. “What Is the Crocotta .” Mythology Planet, 24 June 2021, https://mythologyplanet.com/what-is-the-crocotta-indian-mythology-beast/.
“Sherwood Forest-Where Legends Grow .” Sherwood Forest, https://www.visitsherwood.co.uk/.
Welcome back visitor! Today we head into Sherwood forest where we visit one of the oldest oak trees in England, Major Oak. Then we'll head into the Harenna Forest in Ethiopia and the Dehing Patkai Rainforest of India. Hopefully we won't run into any bugbears on the way!
Today's lunchbreak is a short story titled "The Gnarly Oak" written by Thomas Strewler.
-Sources Cited-
Buchan, Ella. “The Last Beekeepers of Ethiopia's Harenna Forest.” BBC Travel, BBC, https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20180123-the-last-beekeepers-of-ethiopias-harenna-forest.
Greenberg, Mike. “What Was the Crocotta?” MythologySource, 28 June 2021, https://mythologysource.com/what-was-the-crocotta/.
Nayak , Niranjan. “Dehing Patkai - the Rainforest of Assam in Peril - Econe.” ECONE, https://www.econe.in/post/dehing-patkai-the-rainforest-of-assam-in-peril.
Nottinghamshire County Council. “History of Sherwood Forest, Robin Hood and Major Oak.” Nottinghamshire County Council, https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/culture-leisure/country-parks/history-of-sherwood-forest-robin-hood-and-major-oak.
Richard. “What Is the Crocotta .” Mythology Planet, 24 June 2021, https://mythologyplanet.com/what-is-the-crocotta-indian-mythology-beast/.
“Sherwood Forest-Where Legends Grow .” Sherwood Forest, https://www.visitsherwood.co.uk/.
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The Loveland Frog Man
Put on your hiking boots and long sleeved shirt and pants; we're heading into the wetlands of Loveland, Ohio. Today we're on the search for the Loveland Frogman and we'll discuss the anatomical similarities it shares with regular frogs. How far do you think this cryptid can jump? Welcome to Supernatural Park!
Sources:
Dalea, Natalie. “The Strange Case of the Loveland Frog, Ohio's Amphibian Cryptid.” Theportalist.com , 29 July 2020, https://theportalist.com/the-loveland-frog. \
Posted by blogger in Charleston Terrors, and Tim Bertelink. “The Loveland Frogman – Ohio's Most Famous Cryptid.” The Loveland Frogman – Ohio's Most Famous Cryptid - Charleston Terrors , 19 Apr. 2021, https://charlestonterrors.com/the-loveland-frogman-ohios-most-famous-cryptid/.
“The Loveland Frogman.” Sinisterhood , created by Christie Wallace , and Heather McKinney, episode 133, https://www.sinisterhood.com/shownotes/episode-133-the-loveland-frogman.
The Loveland Frog.” Skeptoid , https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4473.
Staff, WLWT Digital. “The Legend of the Loveland Frogman.” WLWT , WLWT, 5 Oct. 2021, https://www.wlwt.com/article/the-loveland-frogman/37871711#.
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Dragon Turtles, Kun Peng, and Jiaoren
Welcome back visitor! Today will be easy as it requires no hiking. Just enjoying a nice, relaxing ride on a dragon turtle, who has kindly offered to take us to the South China Sea. We'll be looking for the jiaoren, the Chinese mermaids who cry pearls instead of tears. And we may just run in to an unexpected surprise on the way!
Sources Cited:
Alan Rankin Last Modified Date: August 26 & Alan Rankin Date: August 26, 2022. What is a dragon turtle? All Things Nature. Available at: https://www.allthingsnature.org/what-is-a-dragon-turtle.htm [Accessed September 6, 2022].
Creative, J.L., Jiaoren. Westport Winery Garden Resort - Jiaoren. Available at: https://www.westportwinery.com/oceans-daughter-distillery/spirit-list/duckleberry-grunt.html [Accessed September 6, 2022]
Hansen, C., 2014. Zhuangzi. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Available at: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/zhuangzi/ [Accessed September 6, 2022].
jamespederson5, 2021. Mythic creature of the day: Jiaoren. Mythology Worlds. Available at: https://www.mythologyworlds.com/post/mythic-creature-of-the-day-jiaoren [Accessed September 6, 2022].
Peng symbolizes great aspiration, indomitable will-SSCP. (n.d.). Retrieved September 6, 2022, from http://www.csstoday.com/Item/5510.aspx
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