Brownies mythical creature

But why is it the mouse, of all animals, that is the medium of the development? We cannot give any compelling reasons for this, ...

Arthur Spiderwick’s Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You – Tony DiTerlizzi

Jonathan Swift. Words, words and deeds; words of all sorts, words for all needs.

Of course there are Brownies.

This is what's written in Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You about Pixies. Tricksy by nature, pixies particularly delight in tormenting humans. For this reason, they can be found living in suburban and rural areas, and sometimes even in the parks of cities, any greensward, basically, where people are frequent. Ranging between two feet and the height of a human child, pixies (also known as piskies) make their homes in the hollows of logs, lean-tos formed by…

The Domovoi is a supernatural creature found in Slavic mythology. These are household sprites that attach themselves to a family and serve as their guardian. As benevolent spirits, the Domovoi would do everything in its power to serve its family.

If you’ve ever heard the expression “wailing like a Banshee“, you’ll probably understand to some extent what that means. Banshees originated in Irish folklore around the 8th century, they were “born” as a result of the “keeners”, who were women that were hired to mourn outside of the house of someone who was expected to die. As this tradition died out itself, their legend lived on in the form of Banshees. Banshees are said to appear before someone dies in their designated family, they’ll…