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magician in Australian fairy tales

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1897
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magician in Australian fairy tales

robed in a superb hunting costume of the country. The gaze of Bi-ba-be-bi had no sooner rested upon him than she sprang from the midst of her ladies with a glad cry of recognition, and cast herself upon his bosom. “Prince Pippin! Cousin! My own dear love, you are not dead!” Dead, not at all. Twilig…

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Record ID
1492
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Project Gutenberg
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Australian fairy tales; Atha Westbury
Published
1897
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Retellings and Adaptations
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magician
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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robed in a superb hunting costume of the country. The gaze of Bi-ba-be-bi had no sooner rested upon him than she sprang from the midst of her ladies with a glad cry of recognition, and cast herself upon his bosom. “Prince Pippin! Cousin! My own dear love, you are not dead!” Dead, not at all. Twilight is a region of enchantment, dear readers. Dame Trot, the witch of the Leap Frog Ranges, had fallen across the young Prince while hunting in the mountains, and had changed him into a Gorilla. Such he had remained and had taken his uncle prisoner. When the news, however, of the marriage between Lady Lollypop and the supposed monster.

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