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giant in Australian fairy tales

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1897
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giant in Australian fairy tales

ime is up the ten years of the monkey bring the close of the scene, for in these man becomes foolish, gabbers and jabbers without end, and is fit for nothing but——” The elfin paused, and gazed earnestly at the mortal. “But what?” cried the old man. “But—Death. The portal which leads into the vast u…

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2,359
Year
1,897
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Record ID
2359
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
Australian fairy tales; Atha Westbury
Published
1897
Narrative type
Giant and Ogre Narratives
Public-text label
giant
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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ime is up the ten years of the monkey bring the close of the scene, for in these man becomes foolish, gabbers and jabbers without end, and is fit for nothing but——” The elfin paused, and gazed earnestly at the mortal. “But what?” cried the old man. “But—Death. The portal which leads into the vast unknown, and from which we elves are debarred,” responded the fairy. “And what is Death?” “A certainty, O mortal, for all thy race. No more or less than that. Ere I go hence from thee for ever hear this fable:— “In olden times a giant wrestled with this terrible enemy Death, and vanquished him. As the grim foe lay helpless by the wayside.

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