67. A Court of Absent Fae-thers (sun's out, buns out!)

Continuing her accidentAl series of "explaining the folkloric origins of A Court of Thorns and Roses," Janey is telling us the story of that mythical fae player, Tam Lin. Max is going to tell us about the time the Sun's milkshake brought all the boys to her yard, and why rattlesnakes are the chihuahua's of the snake world. Enjoy!

Janey’s Sources - Tam Lin

• Wikipedia Entry for "Tam Lin"
• “Tam Lin” by Pamela Dean 
• “This Halloween-set medieval Scottish ballad is incredibly pro-choice” by Constance Grady (Vox Article) 
• The Carterhaugh School of Folklore and the Fantastic (Home Page)  
• Folk Alley Sessions: Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer - "Tam Lin (Child 39)" (Youtube)

Max’s Sources - (Not Actually) "Orpheus" 

•  "The World Treasury of Fairy Tales & Folklore: A Family Heirloom of Stories to Inspire and Entertain" by Professor William Gray with Joanna Gilar and Rose Williamson 
• Originally from "Tales of the North American Indians" by Stith Thompson 
• About "Little People of the Cherokee," from FirstPeople.us 
• About the Uktena in Cherokee stories

And thank you to Keith! KEITH! Who is one day going to "eat the moon", whatever that means! (: