"able to communicate with Nagini due to his ability to speak Parseltongue, the language of snakes. Nagini is first sighted when the snake alerts Voldemort to the presence of an eavesdropping Frank Bryce, an old gardener who had worked for the Riddle family. During the fourth year Harry spends at Hogwarts, Voldemort's temporary body is sustained by Nagini's venom, harvested by Peter Pettigrew. In ""Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix"", Harry assumes Nagini's viewpoint during her attack on Arthur Weasley in one of his dreams; Albus Dumbledore believes this an effect of Harry's special connection to Voldemort, with"
"instance, from black to white, young to old, handsome to plain and so on. In one example, Tonks changes her facial appearance by reshaping her nose into ""a beaklike protuberance like Snape's"", to ""something resembling a button mushroom"", and ""one like a pig snout"" which reminded Harry of his cousin Dudley. The emotional state of a Metamorphmagus can affect their abilities. Parseltongue is the language of snakes. It is often associated with Dark Magic, although Dumbledore stated that it is not necessarily an evil quality. Those possessing the ability to speak it (""Parselmouths"") occur very rarely. People apparently acquire the"
"times. Pliny the Elder, for instance, describes the legendary basilisk as a snake ""twelve fingers in length"". The animal reappears many times in Western literature, including in Isidore of Seville's medieval ""Etymologiae"", and more recently in J. K. Rowling's 1998 ""Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"". Among the many other reptiles in children's literature, Rudyard Kipling's story ""How the Elephant got his Trunk"" in his 1902 book ""Just So Stories"" features a crocodile who grips and stretches the elephant's nose. Turtles and tortoises feature in books for children and adults, from The Tortoise and the Hare in Aesop's Fables"
"the fact that upon shrinking she also gains the ability to understand and talk to all animals. Some of the Mrs Pepperpot stories are: A successful Japanese anime television series adaptation of ""Mrs. Pepperpot"" called ""Spoon Obasan"" was produced by Studio Pierrot in the 1980s. Mrs. Pepperpot Mrs. Pepperpot (, , translation: the teaspoon lady or the teaspoon hag) is a fictional character in a series of children's books created by the Norwegian author Alf Prøysen. The first book in the series was printed in 1956. The main character, Mrs. Pepperpot, is a little old lady who lives in a"
"a highly accomplished Occlumens; he can read minds and shield his own from penetration. Besides Dumbledore, he is also the only wizard ever known to be able to apparate silently. Voldemort was also said to fear one wizard alone, Dumbledore. In the final book, Voldemort flies unsupported, something that amazes those who see it. Voldemort, like his ancestral family, the Gaunts, is a Parselmouth, meaning he can converse with serpents. This skill was inherited from his ancestor, Salazar Slytherin. The Gaunt family speak Parseltongue among themselves. This highly unusual trait may be preserved through inbreeding, a practice employed by the"
"Scrooge McDuck Scrooge McDuck is a fictional character created in 1947 by Carl Barks as a work-for-hire for The Walt Disney Company. Scrooge is an elderly Scottish anthropomorphic Pekin duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a red or blue frock coat, top hat, pince-nez glasses, and spats. He is portrayed in animations as speaking with a Scottish accent. Named after Ebenezer Scrooge from the 1843 novel ""A Christmas Carol"", Scrooge is an incredibly wealthy business magnate and self-proclaimed ""adventure-capitalist"" whose dominant character trait is his thrift. He is brother to Matilda McDuck and Hortense McDuck,"
"According to the Boy Scouts of America's Ordeal Ceremony, the correct pronunciation of the name is ching-gatch-gook. Professor William A. Starna, of SUNY Oneonta, says the initial ""ch"" sound would be pronounced more like the German guttural ""h"" than an English ""ch."" Chingachgook is an Algonquian word meaning big (ching) snake (achgook); hence the references to the character in the book as The Great Serpent. Chingachgook Chingachgook is a fictional character in four of James Fenimore Cooper's five Leatherstocking Tales, including ""The Last of the Mohicans"". Chingachgook was a lone Mohican chief and companion of the series' hero, Natty Bumppo."
"and sold more than 30 million copies worldwide. A much loved fictional character in British culture, a Paddington Bear soft toy was chosen by British tunnellers as the first item to pass through to their French counterparts when the two sides of the Channel Tunnel were linked in 1994. Paddington is an anthropomorphised bear. He is always polite – addressing people as ""Mr"", ""Mrs"" and ""Miss"", rarely by first names – and kindhearted, though he inflicts hard stares on those who incur his disapproval. He has an endless capacity for innocently getting into trouble, but he is known to ""try"
"Summer"" (1993). It was spoken by Kevin Pollak, Bill Paxton, Matt Craven and Kimberly Williams, and was an insider's reference to a ""camp gag or joke"". Shrek! Shrek! is a picture book published in 1990 by American cartoonist William Steig, about a repugnant and monstrous green ogre who leaves home to see the world and ends up saving a princess. The name ""Shrek"" is the romanization of the Yiddish word שרעק, corresponding to German """" and meaning ""fear"" or ""fright"", but also used as a common exclamation, often in the form ""Oy Shrek!"". The book served as the basis for"
"with a lineup of characters and creatures, including the black-robe mage Numair Salmalin, a young dragon named Skysong (nicknamed Kitten), the legendary Lioness, Alanna of Trebond, King Jonathan, and Queen Thayet of Tortall. The Immortals (series) The Immortals quartet, by Tamora Pierce, is the story of Veralidaine Sarrasri (known as Daine), an orphan with an unusual talent: she can speak with animals. The orphan Daine applies for a job that takes her and her trusty pony Cloud from her birthcountry of Galla to the kingdom of Tortall. Here she finds a new life and a new family, and learns that"
"(including letters from Christopher Isherwood and John Gielgud). Pongo, the canine protagonist of ""The Hundred and One Dalmatians"", was named after Smith's own pet Dalmatian, the first of nine. Smith got the idea for her novel when a friend remarked of her own dalmatians: ""Those dogs would make a lovely fur coat!"" The story was adapted by Disney as a 1961 animated film, ""One Hundred and One Dalmatians"". Smith wrote a sequel published in 1967, ""The Starlight Barking"". Dodie Smith Dorothy Gladys ""Dodie"" Smith (3 May 1896 – 24 November 1990) was an English children's novelist and playwright, known best"
"in five volumes from May 2003 to September 2004 by Simon & Schuster. He lives inside the walls of the Spiderwick estate and is only visible when he wishes to be seen. He is described as ""a little man about the size of a pencil"" with eyes ""black and beetles"" and a nose that is ""large and red"". When angered, Thimbletack transforms into a malicious boggart. The series became an international bestseller and was translated into thirty languages. A film adaptation of the same name was released in 2008. Brownie (folklore) A brownie or broonie (Scots), also known as a"
"language is widespread, mastery of the language is extremely uncommon; there are only around a dozen fluent speakers of the language. Okrand himself is not fluent, and the actors who speak the language in the ""Star Trek"" series are more concerned with its expression than the actual grammar. According to the 2006 edition of Guinness World Records, Klingon is the most spoken fictional language by number of speakers, Klingon is one of many language interfaces in the Google search engine, and a Klingon character was included in the before its May 2010 update, when it was replaced by a Geʿez"
"final book in the series, ""The Shepherd's Crown"", was released in 2015. While Terry Pratchett's first ""Discworld"" book for children, ""The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents"" had swearing translated to rat language, in this book it is in the dialect of the Nac Mac Feegle which is taken from Scots and Scottish Gaelic. An illustrated edition of the novel, with pictures by Stephen Player, appeared in print on 2 October 2008. Tiffany Aching is a 9-year-old girl who literally sees things differently than others. While playing near the river near her home, she sees two tiny blue, kilted men"
"and witches who were descended from Muggles. Harry also learns about the innate ability of his to speak the snake language Parseltongue is rare and often associated with the Dark Arts. When Hermione is attacked and petrified, Harry and Ron finally piece together the puzzles and unlock the Chamber of Secrets, with Harry destroying the diary for good and saving Ginny, and also destroying a part of Voldemort's soul. The end of the book reveals Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father and rival of Ron and Ginny's father, to be the culprit who slipped the book into Ginny's belongings and introduced the"
"surging Maze his Head / Crested aloft, and Carbuncle his Eyes; / With burnisht Neck of verdant Gold, erect / Amidst his circling Spires."" In D. H. Lawrence's ""Snake"", the thirsty poet is forced to wait while the snake ""sipped with his straight mouth, / Softly drank through his straight gums, into his slack long body, / Silently."" Among the novels that feature snakes, Lemony Snicket's 1999 ""The Reptile Room"" tells of a herpetologist who cares for orphaned children and dies of snakebite, while Barbara Kingsolver's 1998 thriller ""The Poisonwood Bible"" portrays a missionary in the Congo, who is greeted"
"Paddington Bear Paddington Bear is a fictional character in children's literature. He first appeared on 13 October 1958 in the children's book ""A Bear Called Paddington"" and has been featured in more than twenty books written by British author Michael Bond and illustrated by Peggy Fortnum and other artists. The friendly bear from Peru—with his old hat, battered suitcase (complete with a secret compartment, enabling it to hold more items than it would appear to), duffle coat and love of marmalade—has become a classic character from English children's literature. Paddington books have been translated into 30 languages across 70 titles"
"Worzel Gummidge Worzel Gummidge is a walking, talking scarecrow character in British children's fiction who originally appeared in a series of books by the English novelist Barbara Euphan Todd. It was the first story book published by Puffin Books. The books were adapted for radio and television a number of times, most successfully with former ""Doctor Who"" actor Jon Pertwee taking the lead role from 1979 to 1981 in the Southern Television series ""Worzel Gummidge"", originally produced in the UK (this series was ranked among the top 50 greatest British children's programmes) and later in New Zealand (1987–1989). For the"
"Colargol Colargol is a fictional bear created by French writer Olga Pouchine in the 1950s. Colargol first became famous through a series of children's recordings by Philips Records in the 1960s. It is the story of a little bear who wants to sing and travel the world, but lacks the natural ability. Following the success of the Colargol records, Albert Barillé's animation company Procidis started production on Les Aventures de Colargol, a stop-motion animated series starring Colargol. Barillé enlisted the Polish animator Tadeusz Wilkosz and Se-ma-for in Łódź to create the animation. Music for the series was performed by Mireille,"
"ability to talk. Rowan Heartless- Also known as the Iron Hedgehog due to his suit of armor, which is covered with spikes. He serves as Osmond's second-in-command. Igraine the Brave Igraine the Brave is a fantasy novel written by Cornelia Funke. It was released on October 1, 2007, published by The Chicken House. Originally written in German, it was translated by Anthea Bell. Igraine lives in an old castle with her family, magicians who possess powerful books of magic. Her older brother Albert is following in the family line, but Igraine plans to be a knight one day, even though"
"Panurge Panurge (from / ""panoûrgos"" meaning ""knave, rogue"") is one of the principal characters in ""Gargantua and Pantagruel"", a series of five novels by François Rabelais. Especially important in the third and fourth books, he is an exceedingly crafty knave, libertine, and coward. In Chapter 9 of the first book he shows he can speak many languages (German, Italian, Scottish, Dutch, Spanish, Danish, Hebrew, Greek, Latin and French), including some of the first examples of a constructed language. In French, reference to Panurge occurs in the phrase """", which describes an individual that will blindly follow others regardless of the"
"Klingon language The Klingon language (""codice_1"", , in ""codice_2"" ), sometimes called Klingonese, is the constructed language spoken by the fictional Klingons in the ""Star Trek"" universe. Described in the 1985 book ""The Klingon Dictionary"" by Marc Okrand and deliberately designed to sound ""alien"", it has a number of typologically uncommon features. The language's basic sound, along with a few words, was first devised by actor James Doohan (""Scotty"") and producer Jon Povill for """". That film marked the first time the language had been heard on screen. In all previous appearances, Klingons spoke in English, even to each other."
"into other languages. Comics have remained Scrooge's primary medium, although he has also appeared in animated cartoons, most extensively in the television series ""DuckTales"" (1987–1990) and its reboot as the main protagonist of both series. Scrooge McDuck, maternal uncle of previously established character Donald Duck, made his first named appearance in the story ""Christmas on Bear Mountain"" which was published in Dell's Four Color Comics #178, December 1947, written and drawn by artist Carl Barks. His appearance may have been based on a similar-looking, Scottish ""thrifty saver"" Donald Duck character from the 1943 propaganda short ""The Spirit of '43"". In"
"or rules, of the kind that humans use in communicating via language. Dr. Francine ""Penny"" Patterson, a student of the Gardners, in 1972 began an ongoing program to teach ASL to a lowlands gorilla named Koko. Unlike the Gardners she did not limit her English speech around Koko, and as a result Koko was reported to understand approximately 1,000 ASL signs and 2,000 English words. Her results were similar to the Gardners' results with chimpanzees; although the gorilla learned a large number of signs she never understood grammar or symbolic speech, and did not display any cognition beyond that of"
"translated into 76 languages (2018) and made into several films and television series. Pippi Longstocking is a fictional nine-year-old girl. At the start of the titular novel, she moves into Villa Villekulla, her house that she shares with her monkey named Mr. Nillson and her horse, and quickly befriends the two children living next door, Tommy and Annika Settergren. With her suitcase of gold coins, she maintains an independent lifestyle without her parents: her mother died soon after her birth, and her father, Captain Ephraim Longstocking, is first missing at sea, and then, king of a South Sea island. Despite"
"His character is then threatened by a snake, under the presumed influence of Harry (who communicated in Parseltongue), and is later found petrified. Although Randell's character, a member of Dumbledore's Army, features over the course of the book series, Randell himself only appeared in the films once during the series, and the fate of the character in the film series is unknown. Randell is also a member and bassist for the vocal group The Swingles, having become a member in 2012. He is also a freelance journalist, holding a degree in Magazine Journalism from City University London. Edward Randell Edward"
"also understand Parseltongue; however, he learned it and did not naturally possess the ability. In ""Half-Blood Prince"", he repeats Morfin Gaunt's words ""the big house over the way"", which were spoken in Parseltongue. Ron uses Parseltongue in the final book to reopen the Chamber of Secrets, but he is only imitating the sound of a phrase Harry used earlier in the book. Rowling borrowed the term from ""an old word for someone who has a problem with the mouth, like a hare lip"". Professor Francis Nolan, Professor of Phonetics at University of Cambridge, designed the version of Parseltongue used in"
"by actor James Doohan. Spoken Klingon has entered popular culture, even to the extent that the works of William Shakespeare and parts of the Bible have been translated into it. A dictionary, a book of sayings, and a cultural guide to the language have been published. According to the ""Guinness World Records"", Klingon is the world's most popular fictional language as measured by number of speakers. The Klingons were created by screenwriter Gene L. Coon, and first appeared in the ""Star Trek"" episode ""Errand of Mercy"" (1967). They were named after Lieutenant Wilbur Clingan, who served with ""Star Trek"" creator"
"Shrek! Shrek! is a picture book published in 1990 by American cartoonist William Steig, about a repugnant and monstrous green ogre who leaves home to see the world and ends up saving a princess. The name ""Shrek"" is the romanization of the Yiddish word שרעק, corresponding to German """" and meaning ""fear"" or ""fright"", but also used as a common exclamation, often in the form ""Oy Shrek!"". The book served as the basis for the popular ""Shrek"" film series over a decade after its publication. The story features a repugnant and monstrous green ogre, named Shrek, who leaves home to"
"Klingon was subsequently developed by Okrand into a full-fledged language. Klingon is sometimes referred to as ""Klingonese"" (most notably in the """" episode ""The Trouble with Tribbles"", where it was actually pronounced by a Klingon character as ""Klingonee"" ) but, among the Klingon-speaking community, this is often understood to refer to another Klingon language called Klingonaase that was introduced in John M. Ford's 1984 ""Star Trek"" novel ""The Final Reflection,"" and appears in other ""Star Trek"" novels by Ford. The play ""A Klingon Christmas Carol"" is the first production that is primarily in Klingon (only the narrator speaks English). The"
"a group of barnyard animals, with the main character being Orson, a small pig who had been taken from his mother shortly after being born. At the peak of the comic's popularity, there were children's books, plush animals (particularly of the characters Roy, Booker, Sheldon, and Orson), and posters of the main characters. Its animated adaptation was included in the TV show ""Garfield and Friends"", and continued to be so for several years after the strip ended. The final daily strip was printed on April 15, 1989, while the final Sunday appeared on May 7, 1989. Most papers only ran"
"Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues Conlanging: The Art of Crafting Tongues is a 2017 documentary film about conlanging - the hobby of constructing artificial languages and the people who make them. The film features conlangers David J. Peterson (Dothraki and High Valyrian from ""Game of Thrones""); Marc Okrand (Klingon from ""Star Trek"") and David Salo (consultant on Tolkien's languages, particularly Sindarin for Peter Jackson's ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Hobbit"" movies), as well as Paul Frommer, linguistics professor and creator of Na'vi, and Christine Schreyer, (Kryptonian from Man of Steel) anthropologist at the University of British Columbia,"
"being ""The Hardwood Pile"" (""Unknown"", Sep. 1940) and some of his Willy Newbury stories, notably ""The Lamp"" (""Fantasy and Science Fiction"", March 1975), ""Algy"" (""Fantastic"", Aug. 1976), ""Darius"" (""Escape!,"" fall 1977) and ""The Huns"" (""Fantasy and Science Fiction"", May 1978). The character of Dan Pringle also appears in ""The Hardwood Pile,"" while Virgil Hathaway and Charlie Catfish also appear in ""The Huns."" The Reluctant Shaman ""The Reluctant Shaman"" is a contemporary fantasy story by American writer L. Sprague de Camp. It was first published in the magazine ""Thrilling Wonder Stories"" for April 1947. It first appeared in book form in"