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100 1 _aDe Morgan, Mary,
_d1850-1907
245 1 4 _aThe windfairies, and other tales
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2023-01-24
505 0 _aThe windfairies -- Vain Kesta -- The pool and the tree -- Nanina's sheep -- The gipsy's cup -- The story of a cat -- Dumb Othmar -- The rain maiden -- The ploughman and the gnome.
508 _aBrian Wilsden, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
520 _a"The Windfairies and Other Tales" by Mary De Morgan is a collection of enchanting children's stories written in the late 19th century. The book features whimsical tales that explore themes of love, loyalty, and the magical connection between human beings and fairies, as exemplified by the main character, Lucilla, who dances with windfairies throughout her life. The stories are richly illustrated and designed to capture the imagination of young readers. At the start of the book, we meet Lucilla, a lonely girl living with her father, the miller, near the sea. She discovers windfairies at her windmill, and after a magical encounter, they teach her to dance. Years pass, and she becomes a beautiful dancer, eventually marrying a sailor. However, as life presents challenges, Lucilla’s loyalty to the windfairies is tested, calling forth magic and consequences that shape her destiny. This opening sets the stage for a tale filled with wonder and moral lessons, emphasizing the importance of trust and the impact of one's choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cUnited Kingdom: Seeley & Co., 1900
653 _aFairy tales
653 _aChildren's stories
700 1 _aCockerell, Olive J.
_q(Olive Juliet),
_d1869-1910
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/windfairiesother00demo/page/n5/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69875
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