In the Moroccan tale "The Boy Magician," a boy taken hostage by a magician escapes & returns to his impoverished mother. He then uses the magic he learned to shapeshift into a pair of saluki hounds & then a white mule so his mother can sell him for money. #FairyTaleTuesday

In a folktale from Guam, a girl named Sirena lives by the Hagåtña River, where she often goes swimming instead of doing chores. Her frustrated mother says if she loves the water so much, she should be a fish. These words curse Sirena, turning her into a mermaid. #FairyTaleTuesday

In the Libyan tale "The Iron Pestle & the Girl With the Donkey's Head," a young woman, Jamila, finds a pestle in the woods, which shapeshifts into a ghoul & abducts her. Later, when she escapes his castle, the ghoul casts a spell to give her a donkey's head. #FairyTaleTuesday

In Indonesian myth, someone who uses black magic to become rich must sacrifice their humanity to do so. They transform into a boar demon called Babi Ngepet to magically steal riches from other people's houses, then return home & shift back into human form. #WyrdWednesday

The 1697 Bargarran Witch Trials began when bedridden 11-year-old Christian Shaw claimed witches made her vomit items like hairballs, animal bones, & coals. After the accused were hung, a hole was found in her wall, through which she snuck the items into her room. #WyrdWednesday

According to legend, a French merchant stole the Hope Diamond from a Hindu idol & sold it to King Louis XIV in 1669. Now in a museum, the diamond is believed to be cursed, as past owners have died by murder, suicide, torture, lynching, or decapitation. #WyrdWednesday