(Sort of) The Story
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(Sort of) The Story
124. UglyMeanLady Says What? (That seat's for Papa John)
Janey’s Sources - The Japanese Woman
- “Mexican Ghost Tales of the Southwest” by Alfred Avila
- Full text for free
Max’s Sources - Meredydd and the Wyvern
- “Celtic Tales: Fairy Tales and Stories of Enchantment from Ireland, Scotland, Brittany, and Wales” illustrated by Kate Forrester
- Full text of “The Wyvern” from “Wonder Tales of Ancient Wales” by Bernard Henderson and Stephen Jones
- “The Gwiber / Wyvern of Coed y Moch” from a Nannau history site written by Ian King
- “Cadi & the Cursed Oak” by Kara Gebhart Uhl - a fiction novel set in the same area as the story, with folkloric themes! (A thousand thanks for the Welsh pronunciation guide, without which this story would be much phlegmier)
- Pronunciation guide for “Cadi & The Cursed Oak” by Kara Gebhart Uhl, provided by Dr Iwan Wyn Rees
BONUS: Video of a Welsh man charming a seagull to dance
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE (based on I am doing my best)
Spelling in text | Pronunciation (US English approx) | IPA
- Meredydd | Meh-RED-ith | /məˈɹɛdɪθ/
- Llywelyn | LOO-ell-en or loo-ELL-en | /ɬəu̯ˈɛlɨ̞n/
- Nannau | NANN-aye | /ˈnanaɨ̯/
- Elwyn | ELL-win | /ɛlwɪn/
- Coed-y-Moch | KOYD-uh-mawch | /ˈkoːɨ̯d ə moːχ/
- Cynwych | Ken-WIYKH | /kɪnɡ ‘wɨːχ/
- Moel Othrum | MOYL OTH-rum | /moːɨ̯l ‘oðɹʊn /
- Wyvern | WAI-vurn | /ˈwaɪvə(ɹ)n/
- Hafodfraith | HA-vod VRYE-th | /ˈhavɔd vrai̯θ/
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