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Being a child, I grew up with the bed-time stories of my grandfather (he had a hidden chest of stories in the attic, which I often tried to find, unsuccessfully, though).
Some of my favorites were the stories about Muma Pădurii.

She is a magical creature, living in the forests. Literally, her name means Mother of the Forest.
Though most of the times she is presented in Romanian myths as being ugly, mean and revengeful, I learned from my grandfather that she was like that only with mean, unmerciful people. She is a protector of the forest, revengeful towards those who disrespected it and its little inhabitants.

I do believe I still hear her sometimes riding her mortar *( Muma Pădurii is often described as riding in a mortar, rowing a pestle - similar representation as Baba Iaga in eastern European myths).

Happy to submit this to monthly theme: October – witch

much to you all!
~zimleea

edit: I can’t decide whether it is to dark. On the two monitors in my house, it has completely different darkness/brightness level… so I’m confused

Description
Being a child, I grew up with the bed-time stories of my grandfather (he had a hidden chest of stories in the attic, which I often tried to find, unsuccessfully, though).
Some of my favorites were the stories about Muma Pădurii.

She is a magical creature, living in the forests. Literally, her name means Mother of the Forest.
Though most of the times she is presented in Romanian myths as being ugly, mean and revengeful, I learned from my grandfather that she was like that only with mean, unmerciful people. She is a protector of the forest, revengeful towards those who disrespected it and its little inhabitants.

I do believe I still hear her sometimes riding her mortar *( Muma Pădurii is often described as riding in a mortar, rowing a pestle - similar representation as Baba Iaga in eastern European myths).

Happy to submit this to monthly theme: October – witch

much to you all!
~zimleea

edit: I can’t decide whether it is to dark. On the two monitors in my house, it has completely different darkness/brightness level… so I’m confused