witch in Australian fairy tales
men whom he had seen with Quiz the sprite. “Pray, what are you doing here?” inquired the small lady in shrill tones. “Alas, madam,” replied Bob, “I came here to attempt the rescue of a lovely maiden, who is under the spell of Dame Growl, the witch of this cliff.” “Ah! And why do you not rescue the…
- Record ID
- 2,362
- Year
- 1,897
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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Record context
- Record ID
- 2362
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Publication
- Australian fairy tales; Atha Westbury
- Published
- 1897
- Narrative type
- Retellings and Adaptations
- Public-text label
- witch
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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men whom he had seen with Quiz the sprite. “Pray, what are you doing here?” inquired the small lady in shrill tones. “Alas, madam,” replied Bob, “I came here to attempt the rescue of a lovely maiden, who is under the spell of Dame Growl, the witch of this cliff.” “Ah! And why do you not rescue the lady, instead of slumbering away your time here?” cried the fairy. “Indeed, dear lady, the power of the enchantress can only be broken by the performance of certain very difficult tasks, which I am quite unable to perform without help.” “What will you give me if I aid you?” inquired the tiny lady. “Twenty kisses,” answered Bob promptly..
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