Orient
Witness to a Witch Trial
“I was told that every ten years, witchcraft increases and the old witches begin to lead the women astray.” […]
Berber
Eastern Europe
The Skin-skirt of the Fish-Woman
“God had created for her in the middle of her body a kind of white skin like a thick, strong cloth, which went from her waist to her knees, covering her private parts and it was like a veil attached to her waist to hide her nakedness.” […]
Eastern Europe
Skiers of Bulgaria
“In this way, he moves over the snow at speed and if it were not for their ingenious contrivance, it would be absolutely impossible to walk, for the snow lies on the earth like sand and never hardens.” […]
Orient
Traders on the Sea of Darkness
“In the Darkness there is a tree as big as a large village and on it perches an enormous creature, some say a bird.” […]