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Ahoy there, Story Babies! If you're not a child or a cop, please enjoy this episode about Redhead the Whale, Iceland's cautionary tale on respecting the Huldufólk. Once you've been thoroughly warned, sail around the world as just a head like  El Salvador's tale of "The Wife Who Could Remove Her Head." It's en episode jam-packed with magical ladies! 

Max's Sources - The Man-Whale

• "The Man-Whale" by Jón Arnason 
• "Monstrous Tales: Stories of Strange Creatures and Fearsome Beasts from Around the World," illustrated by Sija Hong 
• Einar Ólafur Sveinsson,"The Folk-Stories of Iceland" p. 179 

Janey’s Sources - The Wife Who Could Remove Her Head

• The Sister Who Ate Her Brothers and Other Gruesome Tales by Jen Campbell (Illustrated by Adam de Souza)
• Latin American Folktales: Stories from Hispanic and Indian Traditions by John Bierhorst 
• History of The Pipils 

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