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…
- Record ID
- 2,366
- Year
- 1,897
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- 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
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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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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