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In Japanese folklore, kitsunes are believed to possess great intelligence, long life, and magical powers. Foremost among these is the ability to shapeshift into human form; a fox is said to learn to do this when it attains a certain age (usually a hundred years, though some tales say fifty). Kitsune usually appear in the shape of a beautiful woman, a young girl, or an old man, but almost never an elderly woman. Supernatural powers commonly attributed to the kitsune include, in addition to shapeshifting, the ability to generate fire or lightning from their tails or to breathe fire (known as kitsune-bi, literally "foxfire"), the power to manifest in dreams, the power to fly, and the ability to create illusions so elaborate as to be almost indistinguishable from reality. Some tales go further still, speaking of kitsune with the ability to bend time and space, to drive people mad, or to take such nonhuman and fantastic shapes as a tree of incredible height or a second moon in the sky. And that's just what I do every day. You should see what I do in my spare time....

Sunday, July 01, 2007

Tithing the Cat

Things to Do:
  1. Catch up on my reading
  2. Finish my current knitting projects
  3. Learn to cross stitch
  4. Actual work... *sigh*
  5. Morning tithe to the cat

A tithe (from Old English teogoþa "tenth") is a one-tenth part of something, paid as a (usually) voluntary contribution or as a tax or levy. Historically tithes were given in kind, taking the form of agricultural products, trade goods, or occasionally labor. Paying a morning food tithe to Lord Figaro greases the proverbial wheels lest he decide to be a pain in the neck in his lordly rage. Although, the cereal milk tithe is not one that he receives as often as he would like due to his vassal's lactose intolerance. Still, as long as it's offered, it keeps him happy.

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posted by Sionnach, the Celtic Kitsune | 1:39 PM

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