02345cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000340012624500400016026400510020030000470025133600260029833700260032433800360035050000310038650500640041750800330048152013450051453400450185965300550190485600430195999900170200222568UtSlPG20260610133523.0mcr n260607r2007||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a19026165  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aStockley, Cynthia,d1883-193610aBlue Aloes: Stories of South Africa 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2007  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2007-09-100 aBlue Aloes -- The leopard -- Rosanne Ozanne -- April folly.  aE-text prepared by Al Haines  a"Blue Aloes: Stories of South Africa" by Cynthia Stockley is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. Set against the backdrop of the South African landscape, the book introduces readers to themes of love, loss, and the haunting presence of the past within a rural community. The opening story, "The Strange Story of a Karoo Farm," centers around Christine Chaine, a governess who navigates the eerie dynamics at the farm Blue Aloes, while caring for the three children of the enigmatic van Cannan family.  The beginning of the narrative immerses us in a dark, unsettling night at the old Karoo farm, where Christine hears mysterious tapping at her window as she lies awake with the children. Disturbed by strange noises and an oppressive atmosphere, she learns of the tragic history surrounding the farm—specifically the deaths of two of the van Cannan children—and grapples with her responsibility for their remaining son, Roderick. As Christine navigates her duties, she becomes entwined in the tension between the carefree demeanor of the children's mother and the shadowy past that haunts the family, setting the stage for a tale of psychological depth and the supernatural that explores the interplay between innocence and hidden horrors in rural South Africa. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aSouth Africa -- Social life and customs -- Fiction40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/22568  c63685d63685