A puzzling creature for Illustration Friday

This weeks’ Illustration Friday prompt is “Puzzled.” This is a scene from an old George MacDonald fairy tale called “The Golden Key.” The character Tangle is puzzled to find that she is being followed by an airfish. Who wouldn’t be?

To see lots more great interpretations of this prompt, go to the Illustration Friday Link Viewer. I am always amazed at how one work can inspire such a variety of art!