Topic: Food

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Blash de Manfre, the Water Spouter

Blash de Manfre rendered himself famous for drinking water in large quantities and discharging it from his stomach converted into various sorts of wine, simple waters, beer, oil and milk.

EuropeEngland

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Marriott the Glutton

Marriott was a lawyer who piqued himself on the brutal qualification of a voracious appetite, and a powerful digestive faculty.

EuropeEngland

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The Bunyip

They looked at each other with horror, cold shivers running down their spines; for though they had never beheld it, there was not a man amongst them who did not know what it was—the cub of the awful Bunyip!

OceaniaAustralia

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The Food that Belonged to All

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Father Badger persisted that it was more blessed to give than to keep for one's self and that food belonged to all.

North AmericaNative American TribesGreat Sioux Nation

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The Further Adventures of Paupukewis and the Wolves

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Paupukewis was so tricky himself that he thought the old Gray Wolf was going to hurt him in some way. So he kept one eye uncovered, and watched.

North AmericaNative American Tribes

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The Punishment of Curiosity

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Turesh screamed and struggled; and, when she was inside the hut, she turned into a wriggling, writhing dragon. The sky darkened, the thunder crashed, the dragon vanished, and the hut was consumed by lightning.

East AsiaAinu People

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The Story of the Three Bears

And then Goldenlocks lay down upon the bed of the Little, Small, Wee Bear; and that was neither too high at the head nor at the foot, but just right. So she covered herself up comfortably, and lay there till she fell fast asleep.

EuropeEngland

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