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ghosts in Australian fairy tales

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1897
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ghosts in Australian fairy tales

en 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…

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2,369
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1,897
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Record ID
2369
Source
Project Gutenberg
Publication
Australian fairy tales; Atha Westbury
Published
1897
Narrative type
Ghost and Apparition Accounts
Public-text label
ghosts
Archive period
Federation Era
Location
Australia (Australia): B
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en 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 which of the giants you like best. In one of the most lonesome valleys among the mountains lived Harry Podder, a little boy whose father was a poor.

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