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Color illustration of Ananse. A colorful umbrella shields him from the sun. Caption. All the stories belonged to Nyame, the Sky God.

Color illustration. Shepherd boy with flock of sheep. Caption. But everyone said, "Charlie needs a new cloak."

Color illustration. Boy in hat and cloak holds a shepherd's crook. Spanish caption. En verdad que necesitaba una capa nueva.

Digital illustration of a girl holding a shepherd's crook and looking out over rolling green hills.

Digital illustration of a girl holding a shepherd's crook and looking out over rolling green hills.

2 hexagonal maracas in the shape of turtles with brightly colored designs on their shells. 2 strings adorned with feathers and beads hang from the base of the maracas. Caption. You can see I've decorated it with beads and feathers.

The sculpture, of a dragon sprawled, at the steps of Kinh Thien palace. Caption: Remains of Kinh Thien Palace.

Still image from: Fate and Fabled: Mountains

Still image from: Fate and Fabled: Prometheus

Cartoon of blue, yellow and orange parrot, flying with wings extended. Behind, the sun rises in an orange sky.

Closeup of a giant clock with decorative hands and Roman numerals for numbers. Caption. But a special place for Harry Potter.

Woman signs in front of a color illustration of a woman wearing a bonnet and apron carrying a wicker basket. Story text appears on screen.

Cartoon. Hippo opens its jaws, creating sound waves that send nearby fish swimming away. Caption. And opens his huge mouth ever so wide and says.

Cartoon. Hippo catches fish with mouth open wide. Spanish caption. Entonces podrías comer todos mis pececitos.

Color illustration. Low angle of John Henry swinging a mallet out in front of him and standing beneath a cloudy sky. Caption. John Henry, well, he was a mighty laborer.

Illustration of a person in a covered wagon driving through an area forested in a variety of trees. Caption: inspired John Chapman to travel in that very direction himself.

Painting of Merlin dressed in medieval clothing reaching his hands out to a woman holding a baby in her arms. Caption. Merlin told her it was for the boy's own safety.

Cartoon of a boy with his mouth gaping open as he lifts a glowing sword. Title card reads, "King Arthur, The Story of How Arthur Became King. Sir Thomas Malory."

Still image from: Learn How to Make Sushi Candy Cupcakes!

Still image from: Little Red and the Missing Granny

Animation of Medialuna standing in a bedroom with Petunia on her head as she holds a letter and looks toward Chacabuco. Spanish caption. Mirá, me mandaron una carta.

Animation of Medialuna smiling with her arms outstretched. She looks toward a smiling Chacabuco who holds up 2 objects. Petunia looks on from the side. Spanish caption. Sííííííí.

Animation of Medialuna frowning at Chacabuco and Petunia who stand at the edge of a fire pit beneath a hanging pot. Spanish caption. ¡Hacé algo, Chaca!

Animation of a smiling Chacabuco holding 1 arm out and wearing a blonde wig with long eyelashes. Spanish caption. Es solamente un dragón que come sapos.

Animation of a jaguar in a headdress looking off camera with its mouth open. Spanish caption. Es una flauta mágica.

Animation of the red dragon, Ferucho, who grimaces as he approaches a green cave in a colorful forest. Spanish caption. Soy Ferrucho, el dragón.

Animation of Gualichu looking down at open gifts on the edge of a fire pit in a room full of witches. Spanish caption. Gracia, mucha gracias a todas.

Animation of Medialuna looking out at a green expanse surrounded by colorful trees beneath a starry sky. Spanish caption. Para encontrarse todos lo ven.

Animation of Medialuna sitting on a branch next to a jaguar. Stars fill the night sky in the background. Spanish caption. Yo soy muy parecida a una gata, pero soy una yaguareté.

Animation of Medialuna with Petunia on her head and Chacabuco in front of her as they all face a smiling Ferrucho. Spanish caption. ¡Ah! Ahora me acuerdo por qué perdí mi nombre.

Animation of Locoto in a red hat and cape as he leans forward to look through a telescope. Spanish caption. Ahora voy a medir la posición del sol y le la luna.

Animation of Locoto in a red hat and cape with a worried expression on his face. He stands next to a transparent blue vat full of purple liquid in a room stacked with books. Spanish caption. ¡Hay que avisarles a todos para que empiecen as buscarla!

Animation of Chacabuco smiling as he looks toward an apparition of himself smiling broadly with eyes closed. Spanish caption. Amarillo, rojo y verde, un sapo muy especial.

Animation of Medialuna closing her eyes and holding 1 arm out as she leans forward to give Chacabuco a kiss on the cheek. Spanish caption. Sound of a kiss. Mua.

Animation of Ferucho, the red dragon, as he approaches a green cave in a colorful forest. Spanish caption. Soy Ferucho, el dragón.

Animation of Gualichu opening a book and looking warily at Medialuna who is dressed in a costume made of leaves. Spanish caption. Estoy viajando a ver a mi tía Luna Llena.

Animation of 2 Chacabucos sitting next to each other, 1 frowning and the other smiling. Spanish caption. Abra cadabra, pata de cabra.

Animation of Gualichu holding a pink and yellow piece of fruit in a forest at night. Spanish caption. Pero primero tengo que darle un mordisco yo.

Animation of Medialuna holding up drumsticks above a blue drum. Petunia looks up to her from the ground. Spanish caption. Medialuna singing. Gotas, gotitas del cielo.

Animation of Chacabuco reclining with his eyes closed and 1 arm extended upward. Spanish caption. ¡Ja, ja, ja! ¡Aaah, me contagia la risa!

Animation of a smiling Medialuna floating toward a brightly lit window with Petunia by her side. Spanish caption. Medialuna and Petunia speaking together. ¡Guau! ¡Que lindo!

Animation of a broom head resting against a brown wall next to a wooden table. Spanish caption. Pis de tortuga, cataplasma que te arruga.

Animation of Gualichu and 2 other witches as they each point to the left at the person next to them. Spanish caption. Everyone speaking. Los zapatos voladores.

Animation of the witch, Gualichu, and another witch in a headdress surrounding a fire pit inside a hut. Gualichu holds Petunia above the fire as the other witch looks at an open book . Spanish caption. Sound of liquid transferring. ¡Glu, glu!

Animation of Gualichu bending slightly forward and glancing to the side. Spanish caption. ¿Qué es esa música?

Still image from: Monstrum: Baba Yaga--The Ancient Origins of the Famous ‘Witch’

Blonde woman wearing a black shirt and a wooden necklace holds up her hands as she talks. Behind her is a background of a cartoon forest in low, brownish light.

Still image from: Monstrum: Basilisk or Cockatrice? The Mysterious King of Serpents

Still image from: Monstrum: Big Grays

Cartoon of a man with a wide-brimmed hat standing on the bow of a large red ship while holding a rifle at the ready.

Still image from: Monstrum: CTHULHU

Split screen. On the left is a digital cartoon of 3 shirtless cyclops forging objects out of metal in front of a fire. On the right is another cartoon cyclops wearing a dark red toga holding a shepherd's staff next to a goat in a cave.

Still image from: Monstrum: Death Worms--Fact or Fiction?

Still image from: Monstrum: Don’t Let Them In! The Urban Legends of Black-Eyed Children

Dark red background with a silhouette of a large bridge. On it appears a paperback book with the title, "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson. It has an drawing of a person holding a pole at the edge of a cliff above people falling into flames below.

Digital image of a wall made of slats with light peeking through a large patched portion in the center.

Still image from: Monstrum: Egyptian Mummies

Closeup of a digital page from the Weekly World News with a headline that reads, "Chupacabra Captured," above the image of an animal in a cage.

Still image from: Monstrum: Fire Cat or Fire Cart? The History of Japan’s Kasha

Closeup of a portrait of Mary Shelley beside the superimposed silhouette of a shrouded figure with 1 forearm extended.

Black and white illustration of Godzilla baring its teeth and gripping an object. The word, "Kreeeonk!" cuts diagonally across the bottom right corner.

2-page view of a book filled with writing in Hebrew. Text on screen reads, "Torah."

Still image from: Monstrum: Hellhounds

Color illustration of a grimacing dragon walking through a hazy forest.

Cartoon of a bearded man wearing a tan hat with long ties hanging loose by his ears talking to another man in a dark hallway with a large window.

Cartoon of the back of a man with a white turban holding a jar with smoke coming out. He is looking at the silhouette of a large, bearded genie with glowing white eyes. The genie holds up its right forefinger.

Cartoon of a woman in dark clothing looking away. A man wearing a red tunic with white flowers looks toward her. There's a thick white line in the background between them.

Cartoon of a person with medium-length black hair in a leather hide with fringe on the arm looking at something hidden behind jungle plants. It is raining.

Still image from: Monstrum: Leprechaun--From Gold-Loving Cobbler to Cultural Icon

Woman faces camera and parts her lips as if speaking in front of a muted woodland backdrop.

2 sepia-tone images. The left is a sketch of 3 women wearing striped dresses and fancy shawls with 2 men looking on from afar. The right is a photo of a woman with long, dark hair in a long dress leaning an arm across the back of a small chair.

Black and white image. Crowd of men in suits with slicked hair and fedoras hold pencils and notebooks. A woman writing in a notebook sits next to them on their left.

Fresco of a nude Perseus holding up the head of Medusa. Fresco is surrounded by an ornate gold frame.

Scene from a film showing a person in dim light bringing a weapon overhead to strike at something. There's a border around the scene to make it look like film, with text that reads, "28 Days Later, 2002."

Blonde woman wearing a black shirt with part of a skeleton costume stands outside in front of a large mural depicting a battle between Native Americans and European settlers.

Cartoon of a bearded man wearing a brown jacket, black hat, and long pants running through mist toward a body of water.

Blonde woman wearing a jean jacket and black shirt talking in front of a cartoon background depicting the silhouettes of skinny, leafless trees surrounded by mist in low light.

Black and white image of a male statue holding Kraken's tentacle. A black and white illustration of a man being attacked by Kraken appears under the image. A brown book with gold foil lettering that reads, "The Toilers of the Sea" sits to the left of the image.

Still image from: Monstrum: Siren Head

2-page view of the title page of an old book. Text on the page reads, "An Arabian Tale from an unpublished manuscript, with notes critical and explanatory." A cursive signature appears next to the text.

Blonde woman wearing a gray and white striped sweater talks in front of a cartoon background depicting snow falling on a meadow with snowy mountains behind it.

Blurry image of a black and white illustration. Boy turns back on a path surrounded by vegetation. A line of figures walks forward on the path ahead of him.

Map of the Mediterranean Sea, with red lines connecting many of the cities around the coasts of the Sea. Some drawings of monsters from folklore appear on the Sea. Text on the screen reads, "Egyptian Trade, circa 1400 B, C."

Scrap of a painting that depicts Medea grasping her children while holding a dagger in 1 hand. Title bar reads, "Medea About to Kill Her Children. Eugéne Delacroix, circa 1862."

Shadowy silhouette of a bald figure with both hands up and fingers spread out in front of an eerie blue background.

Blonde woman in light pink sweater with a black necklace talks in front of a cartoon background depicting a dark, misty street lined with buildings and a gas lamp.

Sepia-tone photo of rows of soldiers with wide-brimmed hats marching while holding rifles on their shoulders. Each row has a commanding officer marching with it.

Closeup of a gray and white cat with green eyes and long white whiskers.

Still image from: Monstrum: Tikbalang

Blonde woman wearing a blue and white striped shirt talks in front of a cartoon background depicting dirt hills with 1 small tree.

Blonde woman wearing a royal blue shirt talks while standing in front of a large wooden bookshelf filled with books and monster decor.

Still image from: Monstrum: Werehyena--The Terrifying Shapeshifters of African Lore

Sepia-tone photo of a man holding a handgun coming through an open door. In the room is a woman looking scared and another man looking at the man with the gun.

Blonde woman wearing a light pink shirt and long earrings holds up her hands as she talks. Behind her is a background of a cartoon forest with snow falling in low, gray light.

Still image from: Monstrum: Yara-ma-yha-who--Australia’s Regurgitating, Blood-Sucking Monster

Animation. African teenage girl reaches for a comb in her hair with eyes closed. Caption. Mufaro knew nothing of how Manyara treated Nyasha.

Color illustration of a smiling Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox with two children on his back. A woman next to them carries a picnic basket and holds her bonnet as she looks towards them. Caption. Paul Bunyan and his family are walking.

Watercolor painting of a man dressed as a monk facing out and putting his hands up to block a door behind him. Caption. But they had little to do with one another.

Woman is signing in front of a color illustration of 2 people wearing conical hats walking on a rocky outcropping. Story text appears on screen.

Cartoon. Closeup of a wolf's face with eyes looking towards camera and its mouth slightly open as if speaking. Caption. The wolf clan tells us it's a land far to the north.

Cartoon. Closeup of a wolf's face with eyes looking towards camera and mouth slightly open as if speaking. Caption. During the season of the falling leaves.

Cartoon. Closeup of a wolf's face and neck. Wolf's eyes look slightly to the side and its mouth is gently open in a calm expression. Caption. Much higher.

Wide angle view of a section of a mountain range and slopes covered in snow and ice. Caption. Cub as narrator. What are glaciers?

Cartoon. Closeup of a freshly cut tree that was growing on a snowy slope. Sound of crashing.

Person holding a fossil of a spiral shaped animal. Caption: Hildoceras bifrons is an extinct species of ammonite

Closeup of a man with white hair and mustache in gray collared shirt. Caption. That's how I'll decide who gets the face.

Cartoon image of a Chinese man with a stick carrying a bundle. Another character bows in front of the man. Caption. He had enough money for a steamship ticket.

Old man sits at a table covered in apples, holding an apple in 1 hand and a white kitchen towel in the other. Caption. Sound of mumbling.

Color illustration of people wearing rabbit and elephant masks standing in front of a door to a house. A person wearing a frog mask crouches in the distance. Caption. Who's in Rabbit's house? Demanded the elephant.

Color illustration. African man glances to one side at a mosquito whispering in his ear. Caption. She goes about whining in people's ears.

Cartoon. African man glances to one side at a mosquito whispering in his ear. Spanish caption. Todavía sigue todo el mundo enojado conmigo?

Image of the chest of a person in a military uniform with a tan bullet-proof vest holding a black handgun held close projected across a grid of screens in a dark room with blue laser lights. Caption. There's a 10 72 on the scene.