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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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Let's Get the Scissors
Let’s get the scissors, said Marie, and cut out shapes that can never be. We’ll build kites that hate to fly and undo clouds in the confetti sky. Let...
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