Folktale Week 2019I participated in “Folktale Week” over on Instagram for the first time this year a
Folktale Week 2019I participated in “Folktale Week” over on Instagram for the first time this year and had a blast!2. Secret - According to Irish folklore, individuals who harbor a distressing secret can sometimes fall ill with Galar Rúnach (Malady of Secrets). In order to become well again, the individual can confide the secret to a willow tree, which holds the secret in it’s bark. This can backfire sometimes though, such in the tale “The King with Horse’s Ears.” In that tale, the willow that holds the secret to the king’s deformity is cut and used to make a harp that sings the truth aloud to a crowd. -- source link
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