The two fairy tale kids are on the magically drawn boat, now slightly duller and with any glow. Out on the sea, the sky grows dark. Three figures have emerged from the water: strange merpeople singing a song that (in the form of glowing notes on staves) waves across the scene. Following their bodies down, we see that they're just branches on an appendage coming off the head of a giant angler fish below the water's surface; it's got glowing eyes and a lot of teeth, and is ready to eat the kids. The taller kid is falling asleep at the front of the boat. The shorter kid has used the inkbrush to draw in the book, and a BELL comes off the page, bright white with sparkly blue magic; the kid rings it, shattering the staves and notes of the siren song. A fancy scroll caption reads: "This strange lullabye weaves a web of SLEEP."

This was #4: "Sleep." #FolkTaleWeekSleep

Illustrated title card consisting of a crescent moon and stars on a dark blue background. The words "Folktale Week #4: Sleep" are above the moon.

Cartoon drawing of a little gray mouse in bed, with the moonlight shining through his bedroom window. A small shelf with a book and digital alarm clock are in the background, with the time being 10:45 on the clock. His old frayed scarf hangs above the shelf, next to a picture of him holding an award of some kind. The mouse just lays in bed, too consumed in thought to sleep.

Mouse can't sleep. He can't stop thinking about the lost letter. Will the wise old mouse be able to find out where it goes?
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The hours go by. The thoughts never cease.
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Maybe a good night’s sleep is what you need?

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Hi @folktaleweek ! Here is my contribution to the Sleep prompt. This magical creature called Baku feeds on nightmares like this little girl's. I could have used a Baku when I was little too. #kidlitart #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2023 #folktaleweeksleep

After a full day of searching in the woods, Lotti felt exhausted. As she lay down on the grass, considering closing her eyes for just a moment, she suddenly felt something hot and wet. To her surprise, the rabbit was by her side at last. They were falling! Was this truly happening? Would they end up getting cooked?

Folktale Week Day 4: SLEEP #folktaleweeksleep

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#Folktaleweek day 4! “When I reached the shore, I was so tired that I fell into a deep SLEEP”.
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Day 4 of Folktale Week
SLEEP #folktaleweeksleep

My favourite so far, but there are 3 more to go!

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Day 4 #FolkTaleWeek: Sleep

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Girl lays sleeping on straw mat. There’s a dove looking down on her from the window to her right.

“She then started to lord it over Lolabe, making her sleep on a straw mat.” - Speak Bird Speak Again Ibrahim Muhawi, Lolabe
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An elf girl wearing bunny PJs is curled up, asleep, on a pile of leaves, hand resting on a sleeping baby chipmunk. A firefly is her nightlight, and all around her are oversized baubles from the world of humans: a marble, a button, needle and thread, a pocket watch.

Closeup of elf

#FolktaleWeek Prompt 4 - Sleep
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Three months into their final year at sea, the boy made a simple mistake in navigation. An accident that could happen to even the most experienced sailor when the stars are dim and coastline unfamiliar. In trying to avoid an area of dangerous rocks he led the ship straight into the heart of an epic storm. Wind and water danced in dizzying violence, disorienting and overwhelming the senses. The sky boiled as the sea churned and a deafening roar drowned all attempts to steady the ship. Scrambling on deck, the boy fought with the ropes and sails as the wind and rain ravaged the crew. They had just begun to regain control when lightning struck. As the rigging burst into flame no one noticed the boy knocked unconscious and overboard by the splintered mainmast. He plunged deep into the water, his eyes closed as if peacefully asleep.

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Illustration of a storm at sea. Giant waves threaten an old wooden sailing ship as lightning strikes. The boy plunges through the water.

Folktale Week day 4: SLEEP

A mistake, a storm, and plunging into the depths (full text below 👇🧵 and look back at my posts for the earlier parts of the story)

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Two cats, cuddled together and sleeping. In their middle is a glowing frog. He’s important in the story, bc compass frogs are trusty pathfinder through the forest there.

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She had broken the rules. Hannah knew it, and she knew what would happen next… the moonwalker lookout for those who break the rules and puts them into a perpetual sleep.

Nachtschattenwald by Kathrin Tordasi

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