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phantom in Australian fairy tales

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1897
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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…

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2,381
Year
1,897
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Project Gutenberg
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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
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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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