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giants in Australian fairy tales

YEAR
1897
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New South Wales
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giants in Australian fairy tales

elf never to be discontented again; and Johnny Grudge kept his word. TWO GIANTS. The Blue Mountains of our neighbour New South Wales, are, it has been said, the metropolis of Elfland. On those grand cliffs are caves where grim giants lie in wait ready to be summoned by the fathers and mothers of na…

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2,366
Year
1,897
Source
Project Gutenberg
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Record ID
2366
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
Australian fairy tales; Atha Westbury
Published
1897
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
giants
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B; Blue Mountains, NSW (NSW): high
State or territory
NSW
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elf never to be discontented again; and Johnny Grudge kept his word. TWO GIANTS. The Blue Mountains of our neighbour New South Wales, are, it has been said, the metropolis of Elfland. On those grand cliffs are caves where grim giants lie in wait ready to be summoned by the fathers and mothers of naughty, disobedient children. Away down in the cool dells the fairies hold their councils and their balls, and many a merry frolic have they when the ghosts are asleep and snoring. I am going to tell you about giants in this story—about two giants, one called Fog, and the other named Duty, and when the tale is finished, you shall tell me.

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