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spirit in Australian Fairy Tales

indrops, and as these are very heavy for such wee folk to carry—especially in the teeth of a hot driving wind—they were somewhat longer in coming up than they should have been. Nevertheless they were not too late, and, when they did come, their work was splendidly done. The way to the Magic Well wa…

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1,404
Year
1,925
Source
Project Gutenberg Australia
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Record ID
1404
Source
Project Gutenberg Australia
Publication
Australian Fairy Tales and related Australian tale books; Hume Cook / Ethel Buckland
Published
1925
Narrative type
Retellings and Adaptations
Public-text label
spirit
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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indrops, and as these are very heavy for such wee folk to carry—especially in the teeth of a hot driving wind—they were somewhat longer in coming up than they should have been. Nevertheless they were not too late, and, when they did come, their work was splendidly done. The way to the Magic Well was now clear! So, after bathing in the pools which the Shower Fairies had created—(soon, alas! to disappear!)—they rested until the next day. Then, in the highest possible spirits, they set about their final march, singing with the greatest gusto as they went their famous marching chorus:— Left! Right! Left! Right! Soon will come the.

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