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Subject: Folklore: Mister Fox creation myth From: GUEST,digitig Date: 20 Jan 13 - 04:45 PM At the end of the documentary "The way of the Morris" the presenter read a story about Mister Fox dancing the world into existence. "In the beginning when the world was yet new...". Does anybody know where this came from? |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Mister Fox creation myth From: Nigel Parsons Date: 21 Jan 13 - 04:25 AM Typing the phrase in quotes ("In the beginning when the world was yet new") into Google gets 3 hits (plus Mudcat). Unfortunately the sites are 'blocked' from my works computer. |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Mister Fox creation myth From: GUEST,Paddy McBollox Date: 21 Jan 13 - 04:49 AM Tim Plester made it up. |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Mister Fox creation myth From: GUEST,Mike Date: 21 Jan 13 - 04:54 AM Mr Fox and it's 'history' is all fabricated I'm afraid, invented street theatre. That doesn't mean they're not good performers though. M |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Mister Fox creation myth From: GUEST Date: 21 Jan 13 - 04:57 AM There is a song by lucy ward calles Mr Fox 4 |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Mister Fox creation myth From: SteveMansfield Date: 21 Jan 13 - 05:23 AM Mr Fox and it's 'history' is all fabricated I'm afraid, invented street theatre. That doesn't mean they're not good performers though. The mysterious Sheffield-based performers are to be found at http://www.mr-fox.org.uk/, well worth seeing if you get the chance. I don't think they're the whole story sought by the OP though ... |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Mister Fox creation myth From: GUEST,digitig Date: 26 Jan 13 - 05:03 PM The Google hits on the quotes are all to a Middle Earth thing. It looks as if Tim Plester did a fine job. :) Thanks, all. |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Mister Fox creation myth From: John Routledge Date: 27 Jan 13 - 08:22 AM Saw them at Whitby at 10 pm in the old town on east side of river. Very clever. Incredibly atmospheric performance!! |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Mister Fox creation myth From: Jim Carroll Date: 28 Jan 13 - 08:54 AM "Mr Fox and it's 'history' is all fabricated I'm afraid, invented street theatre." Not entirely. There is a large entry on foxes in Funk and Wagnall' Standard Dictionary of Folklore, mainly on shape-shifting and certainly international. Nicely atmospheric take on the theme from John Pole in the late '60s MR FOX by JOHN POLE Outside Mr. Fox's garden Three maids playing with a golden ball, Jenny threw it up and Susan caught it Mary bounced it over the wall. The wall is high Mr. Fox has a little red eye. In she ran to fetch it back again, The garden gate stood open wide It was quickly closed and locked behind her, Mr. Fox was just inside. The wall is high, His smile is cruel and his eyes are sly. He said, I'll keep your ball, Miss Mary, I shall have it and here you'll stay, You'll keep my house and be my servant, And never go out for a year and a day. The wall is high The long grass shivers and the tall trees sigh. Spring and summer passed like shadows She watched the green leaves fade and fall, She walked alone in the empty garden And Mr. Fox said - nothing at all. The wall is high Never a soul comes near nor by. Three strange things he did forbid her, Never you touch my iron box, Never go near the thirteenth bedroom Nor near the bed, said Mr. Fox. The wall is high, Don't you dare to ask me why. Mary she rose up one morning She saw an iron box on a shelf But of all the rooms at Mr. Fox's Bedrooms there were only twelve. The wall is high, Mary don't you peep or pry. One day Mr. Fox went walking In that box she found a key, It fitted a door she'd never unfastened And when she opened it, what did she see? The wall is high The door said STOP and the key said FLY! In Mr. Fox's thirteenth bedroom A naked sword hung on the wall In a silver bowl on the bed's black counterpane, Mary saw her golden ball. The wall is high The bed said COME and the sword said DIE In she ran to get her ball again To snatch it off the great black bed, Out crept Mr. and leapt at her His teeth flashed white and his eyes burnt red, The wall is high………. Jim Carroll |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Mister Fox creation myth From: Snuffy Date: 29 Jan 13 - 09:05 AM That John Pole song is the one referred to above by GUEST 21 Jan 13 - 04:57 AM I think Lucy got it from Karen Harris of GU4 |
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Subject: RE: Folklore: Mister Fox creation myth From: GUEST,Paddy McBollox Date: 29 Jan 13 - 09:59 AM With regard to the OP's question, which is separate to Mr Fox the srtreet theatre company or any other Messrs Fox. Tim Plester said he made the story up at the launch of the Way Of The Morris at the Southbank Centre. He said all myths start somewhere. |
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