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For today's #MythologyMonday pumpkin theme:

Not a myth, but one of my favorite folktales is the Persian tale of Pumpkin Girl (or Melon Girl). It's about a woman who adopts a crying pumpkin and raises it as her child. At school during lunchtime, a girl sneaks out of the pumpkin to eat in secret. A neighbor's son sees her and falls in love with her. The rest is a Cinderella story, and eventually the pumpkin turns into a girl for good.

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broccoliccoli
That story feels wonderfully queer. I thoroughly feel kinship with that weird pumpkin a cute girl will one day crawl out of.
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
That's a really cool take 😊
Jill the Pill
is this the origin of Cinderella's pumpkin coach?
Dr. Zalka Csenge Virág
probably not, but I do love the fact that the search (trying her ring on everyone's finger) happens because the guy is not allowed to see the faces of unmarried girls. Explains the whole "how did the prince not recognize Cinderella" thing.
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