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February BasilCockWatch
a year ago
I know I said I was going to ease back on the miniatures, but check out this beast of a fellow from The Hidden Fortress. Bawk yeah, he's ready to run over with those giant feet and give you a good pecking.
But there's a much softer side, in evidence here from Moss and Moonshine's shop: Aphrodite the Albino Cockatrice Chick. Isn't she the most adorable little puffy fluffball? Tail needs a bit more development, it kinda looks like a rat, there...but a few more sheds and I'm sure it'll look beautiful.
An audio story, The Basilisk's Stare, which was originally broadcast in in 2020 (I may have missed it--I'd have to consult the old journals).
A printable page for coloring while you listen! It has the typical reflective shield trick. The end turns into a commercial from the smug--er, the bright young lady for her father's armor. "Everyone says it's the shiniest around. The basilisk would too--if he could talk, that is!"
I hadn't realized basilisks made it into the world of Game of Thrones. I don't know if the show caught up to that yet, but that would be a reason to watch at least one episode.
A song titled Cockatrice by a group called Globz. They seem to have a few tracks out there named after various creatures or animals, maybe it was just our turn this month? Don't know.
Another poem, this time from the mysterious Bigguy:
The cockatrice regards the mirror
The gaze thrice distilled poison.
He sees not
mere ugliness, though he wishes he could.
He sees evil in
his countenance.
It is as toxic as
The fury he, scatter-shod,
Casts about his roiling body.
He can feel the harm he does,
His caustic gaze devours flesh and
He wants to close his eyes, but
The ache of lonesome decades
Drags them back open.
He used to cry oaths of penitence to the stars
As though that shame meant something.
Now he wishes that
He believed in
What he believes in,
And that
She loves him half
As much as he hates himself.
And finally a poetic reading (for the kiddies--convert them young!)
But there's a much softer side, in evidence here from Moss and Moonshine's shop: Aphrodite the Albino Cockatrice Chick. Isn't she the most adorable little puffy fluffball? Tail needs a bit more development, it kinda looks like a rat, there...but a few more sheds and I'm sure it'll look beautiful.
An audio story, The Basilisk's Stare, which was originally broadcast in in 2020 (I may have missed it--I'd have to consult the old journals).
A printable page for coloring while you listen! It has the typical reflective shield trick. The end turns into a commercial from the smug--er, the bright young lady for her father's armor. "Everyone says it's the shiniest around. The basilisk would too--if he could talk, that is!"
I hadn't realized basilisks made it into the world of Game of Thrones. I don't know if the show caught up to that yet, but that would be a reason to watch at least one episode.
A song titled Cockatrice by a group called Globz. They seem to have a few tracks out there named after various creatures or animals, maybe it was just our turn this month? Don't know.
Another poem, this time from the mysterious Bigguy:
The cockatrice regards the mirror
The gaze thrice distilled poison.
He sees not
mere ugliness, though he wishes he could.
He sees evil in
his countenance.
It is as toxic as
The fury he, scatter-shod,
Casts about his roiling body.
He can feel the harm he does,
His caustic gaze devours flesh and
He wants to close his eyes, but
The ache of lonesome decades
Drags them back open.
He used to cry oaths of penitence to the stars
As though that shame meant something.
Now he wishes that
He believed in
What he believes in,
And that
She loves him half
As much as he hates himself.
And finally a poetic reading (for the kiddies--convert them young!)
Roque
~rockfang
bluecollarhog
~bluecollarhog
That cockatrice chick is so adorable
