| Myth & Magic |
| Unicorns |
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| Groups: A group of unicorns is called a blessing. Rhinos are in the same family as horses, and are thought to have inspired the myth of the unicorn. |
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| The animal world is well represented in Shakespeare's works. Over 3,000 references to some 180 difference species of animals--both real and imaginary--have been identified in the plays. Everything from simple country wildlife to more exotic species, as well as the mythical unicorn, phoenix, and dragon. |
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| The unicorn lived in a lilac wood...and she lived all alone. She was very old...though she did not knew it She was no longer the careless color of sea foam but rather the color of falling snow on a moonlit night. Her eyes were still clear and underwearied and she still moved like a shadow on the sea. She did not look anything like a horned horse as unicorns are often pictured being smaller and cloven-hoofed and posessing that oldest, wildest grace that horses have never had that deer have only in a shy thin imitation and goats in dancing mockery. Her neck was long and slender making her head seem smaller than it was and her mane fell almost to the middle of her back as soft as dandelion fluff and as fine as cirrus. She had pointed ears and thin legs with feathers of white hair at the ankles and the long horn above her eyes shone and shivered with its own seashell light even in the deepest midnight. She had killed dragons with it and healed a king whose poisoned wound would not close and knocked down ripe chestnuts for bear cubs. On a moonlit night when your heart is weary...come back for more... |
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