Category: Legends
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Simba
Simba: an East African word for lion. Simba: a character in the movie The Lion King (which I haven’t seen). Simba: The cat who thinks she’s a dog. Simba owns my brother. She made sure that he rescued her a few years ago, one December. He named her Simba in reference to the month, not…
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Ginny Greenteeth
Walk not upon the duckweedFor an evil temptress waitsShe appears by stagnant pondsLooking for anyone, young and old,To meet a grisly end Ginny Greenteeth, Ginny Greenteeth,The hag with the long green hairWhose offered hand of friendshipOnly brought about despairShe tempted tramps and beggermenWith a warm fireside to restYet when they slept, she’d quarter themSo evil…
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The Legendary Sandman
I toss.I turn.I flail… I wail.I wait; I try counting sheep. I stretch.I rest.I try my best.But I just will not go to sleep. I hope and prayAt the end of the dayThat slumberCatches soon… Yet somehow, I realise,I’m not in bedBut I’m walking on the Moon. My coat is greenAnd I’ve lost a…
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The Boggart
When milk turns sour and the time’s not right,And objects vanish from out of sight,When noises sound in the dead of night,The imp’s playing its game. When doors are locked without a key,When four socks washed change to three,When papers shuffle without a breeze,There’s only one to blame. When laughter’s heard and no-one’s there,Or an…
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Messy Nessie
Hidden from viewFor the past year or twoIs the monster of the lochBut I stood on the shoreAnd heard an almighty roarWhich gave me a terrible shockI turned ‘round with gleeAs I expected to seeThe legend of the lakeBut the man in the suitWas a real fruit-loopAnd hardly a convincing fake
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