Fairy Tales Told in the Bush

Excerpt: "e;Of these Fairy Tales told to children in the Australian bush, "e;The Magic Gun"e; and "e;The Underground River,"e; are original, but the others have been brought from the old country, not in book form, but in the memory of a lover of fairies and children. "e;The Origin of the Yarra Yarra"e; was told to the writer by old King Barak, the last King of the Yarra tribe, a few days before his death. These tales, as told here, charmed the writer in the "e;Sixties"e; when Melbourne was a place of bush and swamp. They now charm little slum children in the so-called "e;slum parts"e; of the city of Melbourne, "e;The Palace of Truth"e; and "e;The Magic Gun"e; being always asked for when stories are to be told."e;