A Portuguese Folktale: D.Caio ~ Sir Fall

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I fall! I fall !

Folktales, as much as they are a thing of wonder and fantasy, they are also a thing of humor.
Nothing could be truer with the tale we present to you today: D. Caio, whose name we adapted to Sir Fall. Inspired by the brothers Grimm “The Brave Little Tailor” (the tale is also translated into Portuguese), this version from 1900 focuses more on the misconception of “Kill seven with one blow” and it’s also known in Spain as “Don Juan Bolondron mata siete de um trompom”.

About the artwork, we got a look at General attires from the 1800’s so that’s why there’s a certain French feel to it. Nevertheless, we did our very own version of such clothes as well as the colors, though blue was the color of the Portuguese Army in the sources we checked. And of course, we couldn’t resist and added the old Portuguese Royal Emblem to the horse’s saddle.

This tale has a bit more of our own flair as we had to translate and adapt it from Portuguese to English (we’re quite proud of our efforts!)  If you’d like to read it, click below and enjoy!

D.Caio – Sir Fall

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A Portuguese Folktale: Sir Fall/D.Caio Wip

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Fun fact: Startwo has experience with both horses and mules.

Hello everyone!
This Friday we’ll share with you the (mis)adventures of one of Portugal’s bravest Generals (and totally not a fictitious individual), the amazing D.Caio whose name we translated to Sir Fall.
Look forward to see the finished work and read the story by then!

★Like always, stay inspired★