The Magic Zoo: The Natural History of Fabulous Animals |
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Page 93
... earlier in the chapter on the griffin : they are Ch'u Tz and Shan Hai Ching , which include magical material from the Yangtze Valley . A poem from the first of these , Chao Hun , dates from about the third century BC . Oh soul come back ...
... earlier in the chapter on the griffin : they are Ch'u Tz and Shan Hai Ching , which include magical material from the Yangtze Valley . A poem from the first of these , Chao Hun , dates from about the third century BC . Oh soul come back ...
Page 101
... earlier reports , he goes on : That such an animal has existed , there can , I think , be little doubt it is possible he is extinct ; but more probable that , flying from fire - arms ( which , it must always be remembered , are used by ...
... earlier reports , he goes on : That such an animal has existed , there can , I think , be little doubt it is possible he is extinct ; but more probable that , flying from fire - arms ( which , it must always be remembered , are used by ...
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... earlier legend ) . Another version has the princess rescued from a castle in which the people are shut up and dying from lack of water . Their only source was a well at the foot of the hill guarded by the dragon . Gwyn Williams , the ...
... earlier legend ) . Another version has the princess rescued from a castle in which the people are shut up and dying from lack of water . Their only source was a well at the foot of the hill guarded by the dragon . Gwyn Williams , the ...
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Animals and Man 1 Animals and Man 74 | 5 |
Shaman into Scientist ΙΟ | 10 |
Copyright | |
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