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Saturday, April 13, 2019

L is for Lychee and Death (A to Z Challenge 2019: Fruit Folktales)

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This story is a Chinese variant of a folktale type that is well-known around the world. In Spanish-speaking countries it is often called Tía...
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Friday, April 12, 2019

K is for Kantek Figs and Kundong Koong (A to Z Challenge 2019: Fruit Folktales)

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You know how hard it is to find folktales or legends about a fruit that starts with K? Try it. This legend comes from the Himalayan Lepch...
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Thursday, April 11, 2019

J is for Jujube Friendship (A to Z Challenge 2019: Fruit Folktales)

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Jujube is a date-like edible fruit that grows on a small tree or shrub. The story I found about it comes from the Hui people, an ethnic mino...
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Wednesday, April 10, 2019

I is for Indian Almonds and Idepeluochel Bats (A to Z Challenge 2019: Fruit Folktales)

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It is not exactly easy to find a fruit that starts with I (I wonder why), but I managed to track one down: The Indian almond ( Terminalia ...
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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

H is for Huckleberry Picking (A to Z Challenge 2019: Fruit Folktales)

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Huckleberry is a term applied to several different kinds of berries in North America. Once you rule Mark twain out of the Google search, the...
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Monday, April 8, 2019

G is for the Grapefruit Guys (A to Z Challenge 2019: Fruit Folktales)

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I only recently learned that grapefruit is not a naturally occurring citrus, but rather, an accidental hybrid of sweet orange and pomelo, ...
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Saturday, April 6, 2019

F is for the Fig Fiend (A to Z Challenge 2019: Fruit Folktales)

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Quick: How many figs can you eat in one sitting? A folktale from Italy tells us about a princess who loves figs more than anything. So m...
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