Sun, Moon and Talia

It is a well-known fact that the cruel man is generally his own hangman; and he who throws stones at Heaven frequently comes off with a broken head. But the reverse of the medal shows us that innocence is a shield of fig-tree wood, upon which the sword of malice is broken, or blunts its point; so that, when a poor man fancies himself already dead and buried, he revives again in bone and flesh, as you shall hear in the story which I am going to draw from the cask of memory with the tap of my tongue.
There was once a great Lord, who, having a daughter born to him named Talia, commanded the seers and wise men of his kingdom to come and tell him her fortune; and after various counsellings they came to the conclusion, that a great peril awaited her from a piece of stalk in some flax. Thereupon he issued a command, prohibiting any flax or hemp, or such-like thing, to be brought into his house, hoping thus to avoid the danger.
 
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By only thinking of Höðr, I had this myth recommended to me

[@nataliegalvan7]

Yes.

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Wow

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Geez

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a ghost boy named danny gives birth to twins in norman's garden

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You skipped over so much info

[@em_san]

you left out the sexual assault

[@olgagachaphoenix9130]

Problem this version either took it out or is hinting about something else

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And the queen being his wife and not stepmother