The Frog Who Foiled the Fantasticator

Published: Feb. 3, 2023, 7:45 a.m.

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Rare are the fantasticators, who can by their very presence bring about the emergence of the fantastic from the most common of things and the most mundane of people.

Genre: Fable, Fairy Tale, Fantasy

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Excerpt:
Rare are they who can by their very presence bring about the emergence of the fantastic from the most common of things and the most mundane of people.

So rare indeed, that most towns only had one such person, only one whose speech inspired the emergence of energy from lethargy, whose gaze trans-formed ugliness to beauty, and whose touch could change a blunder into a wonder.

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What\\u2019s the Word (that inspired the story)?
Fantasticate: to make or render fantastic
Fantastic: extraordinarily good; excellent:
Also fan\\xb7tas\\xb7ti\\xb7cal
\\u2014conceived or appearing as if conceived by an unrestrained imagination; odd and remarkable; bizarre; grotesque:
\\u2014fanciful or capricious, as persons or their ideas or actions:
\\u2014imaginary or groundless in not being based on reality; foolish or irrational:
\\u2014extravagantly fanciful; marvelous:
\\u2014incredibly great or extreme; exorbitant:
\\u2014highly unrealistic or impractical:
(source: dictionary.com)

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CREDITS
Story: \\u201cThe Frog Who Foiled the Fantasticator\\u201d Copyright \\xa9 2018 by Nila L. Patel
Narration, Episode Art, Editing, and Production:\\xa0 Nila L. Patel


Music
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\\u201cTrip-Hop Lounge Abstract Background\\u201d by Digital Emotions (Intro/Outro)


Music by ALBERT FERNANDEZ (Audio Alchemist, Potion Studio)*
\\u201cLocations_Happy Villlage (loop)\\u201d
\\u201cExploration_Forest Of Magic\\u201d
\\u201cHumorous_Exploration (loop)\\u201d
\\u201cExploration_Mystery (loop)\\u201d
\\u201cCue_Nature 2\\u201d
\\u201cLocations_House (loop)\\u201d
\\u201cCue_Nature\\u201d


Music by ANDREW SITKOV (MuzStation Game Music)*
\\u201cLyric Voices #5\\u201d
\\u201cLyric Voices #1\\u201d
\\u201cAdventure Track #1\\u201d


Music by TRG BANKS
\\u201cHorse ride 4\\u201d
\\u201cThe silver bus\\u201d
\\u201cLake in the woods\\u201d


Music by LEE ROSEVERE
\\u201cFeatherlight (remix \\u2013 vocals by Heather Feather)\\u201d

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*These tracks were part of a music and sound effects bundles I purchased from Humble Bundle and sourced from GameDev Market.


Music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov is licensed from GameDev Market
Music by Lee Rosevere is licensed under CC BY 4.0
Music by TRG Banks is licensed under CC0 1.0 Universal License
Sound effects from AudioJungle and GameDevMarket


Find more music by Digital_Emotions at audiojungle.net
Find more music by Albert Fernandez and Andrew Sitkov at gamedevmarket.net
Find more music by Lee Rosevere and TRG Banks at bandcamp.com
Find more stories by Nila at storyfeather.com

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Episode Art Description: Digital drawing. Bottom left corner, a frog seen from behind, sitting on a rock, surrounded by blades of grass.\\xa0 In front of the frog is a human looking down at the frog with her right hand on her chin, left hand propped on her hip. She wears boots, bloomers, a long coat, and a cap with a feather in it. \\xa0At right is a tree whose branches and leafy canopy extend over the head of the human and droop down to the ground line. Through the branches, in the distance, is a flying pig facing forward. At bottom right are bushes of unusual and bright colors. They curve around the base of the tree.

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