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The One That Got Away
I never got near enough to know for sure whether she was mermaid or maiden. All I know is that she was alluring beyond all endurance. But how do you...
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The Laird of Balmachie's Wife - A Fairy Story and Other Fairy Traditions
Fairy tales set in Angus are unfortunately quite rare, but I came across the following one recently. This was printed in Folk-Lore and Legends,...
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Why I Never Woke (Sleeping Beauty Speaks)
It is not a kiss I'm waiting for. Something less. The palace is deserted, servants dead. When heroes came to break the spell, the threat of...
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All Them Monkeys, All Them Bears
All them monkeys, all them bears, O my goodness, how they stare. How they gnash, to what effect, call the doctor, fetch the vet! Please sedate that...
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Far West Places
Splattenridden , Cripplesease . Tripping off the tongue, but cemented to the soil. Would going there, I wonder, take the edge off enjoyment of the...
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