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Folktales and Legends of Canton St. Gallen, Switzerland / Sagen des Kanton St. Gallen

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264. Severe Admonishment / Ernste Mahnung

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285. The Village Pig / Das Dorfschwein

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284. The Night Foals / Das Nachtfüllen

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283. The Grääggi / Das Grääggi

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282. The Broomstick Flight / Die Steckenfahrt

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281. The Punished Witch / Die bestrafte Hexe

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280. The Foxes / Die Füchse

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279. The Teasing Songbirds / Die neckischen Singvögel

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278. The Witches’ Dance on the Gafarrabühl / Der Hexentanz auf dem Gafarrabühl

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277. The Beusch / Der Beusch

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276. Two Cows on a Chain / Zwei Kühe an einer Kette

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275. Milk in the Shepherd’s Crook / Die Milch im Hirtenstock

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274. The Witch’s Leap / Der Hexentapp

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273. Gafarä

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272. Swiftly Chosen / Rasch gewählt

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271. The Woman in White / Die weisse Frau

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270. The Bailiff in the Barrel of Manure / Der Landvogt im Güllenfass

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269. The summons to the Valley of Jehoshaphat / Die Vorladung ins Tal Josaphat.

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268. Incorrect / Unrichtig

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267. The Klostergritt / Das Klostergritt

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266. Badly Herded / Schlecht gehütet

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265. Except that Cursed Cow / Den verwünschten Schimmel nicht

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263. The Hail Mary on the Alps / Das Ave Maria auf den Alpen

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262. The herding of cattle on the Alps / Das Viehrücken auf den Alpen

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261. The Alp Mother / Das Alpmutterli

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260. Strong Remedy / Starke Mittel

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258. The Unfaithful Shepherd / Der ungetreue Hirt

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259. The forgotten milking stool / Der vergessene Melkstuhl

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257.The Gold on the Nasela Cliff / Der Goldfluh an der Naselawand

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256. The Three Crosses on Vasecla / Die drei Kreuze auf Vasecla

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255. The Venetian and the Weisstanner / Der Venetianer und der Weisstanner

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254. Tannhuser and the Goatherd / Tannhuser und der Ziegenhirt

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253. Knight Tannhuser / Ritter Tannhuser

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252. The Little Man of Grünenfeld / Das Männlein von Grünenfeld

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251. Nidberg Castle / Burg Nidberg

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250. Tricked / Überlistet

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249. The Plague in Weisstannen, 1611 / Die Pest in Weisstannen, 1611.

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248. The free Walsers / Die freien Walser

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247. The Silver Firs / Weisstannen

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