phantom in Australian fairy tales
to behold, as it came slowly out of the water and crouched abjectly at the feet of our hero. “What want you with me?” it cried presently. “Tell me why the leaves of the gum-trees grow edgeways to the sun,” said Cocky. “Because it is the nature of the tree to grow its leaves edgewise, thou fool,” re…
- Record ID
- 2,381
- Year
- 1,897
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2381
- Source
- Project Gutenberg
- Publication
- Australian fairy tales; Atha Westbury
- Published
- 1897
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- phantom
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
- Source voice
- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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to behold, as it came slowly out of the water and crouched abjectly at the feet of our hero. “What want you with me?” it cried presently. “Tell me why the leaves of the gum-trees grow edgeways to the sun,” said Cocky. “Because it is the nature of the tree to grow its leaves edgewise, thou fool,” replied the monster. “What is the reason there is no water in Phantom Hollow?” The Bunyip chuckled. “Because the sun has dried it up,” he cried contemptuously. “What more?” “Why do figs not grow upon the tree by the hut in King Red Gum’s dell?” “Because King Red Gum is an ass, who cannot discern a wild pine from a fig-tree. Now depart, or.
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