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Medieval Unicorns
‘Medieval knowledge of the fabulous beast stemmed from biblical and ancient sources, the creature variously represented as a kind of wild ass, goat, or horse. By A.D. 200, Tertullian had called the unicorn a small fierce kid-like animal, and a symbol of Christ. The predecessor of the medieval bestiary, compiled in Late…
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Misty falls in love
Are unicorns real? ‘Along with mermaids and dragons, unicorns are among the world's best-known mythical creatures. From early artistic representations by Albrecht Durer and medieval tapestries to kitschy New Age posters and kids' T-shirts, unicorns are universally beloved. We all recognize the striking image, but the story…
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Unicorn horns
Why would anyone want to capture or kill a unicorn? For its horn, of course. The unicorn's horn was greatly valued for centuries. It had a variety of magical powers (most of them related thematically to its purity), including purifying rivers and lakes and neutralizing poison. The latter quality was much prized by kings…
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Tiffi sees two beautiful unicorns
One day as Tiffi is heading into town she decides to take a shortcut to visit the panda bears in Bamboo Forest. Much to her surprise when she gets there she isn’t sure if she is seeing things or not. She sees the two panda bears up in the trees and two beautiful unicorns. She rubs her eyes and reopens them to see if she…
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Some of the characters meet up in the park
It’s a beautiful day outside. The sun is shining and it’s not too hot outside. Although you can feel the seasonal changes beginning. Chewy contacts Tiffi asking her what she’s doing. “Hi Tiffi, what’s new?” asks Chewy. “I just got off the phone with Yeti and he asked me if I’d like to join him and Misty in the park. Do you…
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Yeti does some googling
Lucky for Yeti and Chewy the girls resolve their differences. Yeti decides to go on to google to do some searching for unicorns being real. He finds a great article and begins reading it. ‘Tens of thousands of years ago, unicorns did, in fact, exist. They were just more hideous than you’d ever imagine. In real life, the…
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Misty sees the two beautiful unicorns
Yeti closes his tablet and joins the others. They enjoy spending time together and the afternoon goes by quickly. It’s time for everyone to start heading home for dinner. Misty tells her friends that she’s going to hang for a bit. There is nothing waiting for her at home and the weather is really beautiful. Misty is taking…
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The three unicorns are having fun
“My friend, Tiffi, loves to Google things online and she told me that she found some interesting information about us,” says Misty. ‘Unicorns also play foraging games, where they challenge each other to find the most nuts or berries. Similar to the Easter egg hunts which humans play, they have to search high and low for…
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Tiffi and Mr. Toffee make plans to watch a TV special
Tiffi arrives home and turns on the TV. She heads towards the kitchen to start preparing dinner for her and her father. She hears someone mention “unicorn” on TV so she heads back into the living room to find out what they are saying. They are showing a picture of a unicorn and the announcer is asking the audience ‘Why Is…
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The TV special begins
“Welcome to our special show about unicorns,” says the TV host. “We have with us tonight Sarah Laskow who wrote the book ‘Why Is Everyone Still So Obsessed with Unicorns?’ It’s amazing how many people are fascinated with unicorns. Children love them! Adults do too.” The announcer introduces the content of this special…
