Two stories from Celtic folklore of the things that lurk among us: witches that live in our home town, trolls that hold dance parties on the frozen wastes, and tiny, 1000-year-old fairy creatures who are buying drinks after work.

The creature this week is the Giant of Smeeth, who would really like you to watch your language, please.

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A doodle based on a joke based on a hopefully-mistranslated line from a folktale.

A black-and-white doodle of an axolotl in a period-appropriate-ish Irish dress next to a man who is looking at her with a smile and saying "Oh boy! Look at her! Look at my bride-to-be! Skin completely transparent. Every organ visible. Every rib. What beauty. What grace. Nothing to read into here!"

Axolotls are carnivorous. He's actually in terrible danger.