Tales from the Swiss Mountains / Märchen aus den Schweizer Bergen

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

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13. The Sunken Town / Die versunkene Stadt

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14. The Wood Nanny / D’ Holz-Nann

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18 The Schrättlig / Der Schrättlig

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22. The Black House / Das schwarze Haus

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25. The Markenrücker above Grub

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26. The Devil in the Bucket / Der Teufel im Kübel

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32. Witches / Hexen

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39. The Beggar’s Bundle / Der Bettlerbüntel

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41. The Ruffian Dog / Der Töberhund

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44. The Warlock / Hexenmeister

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51. The Mother of God / Die Mutter Gottes

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52. The Untrue Wine Cellar Master / Der untreue Torkelmeister

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53. The Wuetihee / Das Wuetihee

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54. The Devil’s Bridge / Die Teufelsbrücke

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71. Reindeer Lichen / Rentierflechte

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74. Wichenstein Castle / Wichenstein

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76. The Muoltahee / Das Muoltahee

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77. Stiefelhans / Der Stiefelhans

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80. The Plöhli Goat / Die Plöhligeiss

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81. The Three-Legged Rabbit / Der dreibeinige Hase

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83. The Lazy Alpine Dairyman / Der faule Senn

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92. The Markenrücker / Der Markenrücker

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105. The Witch as a Fly / Die Hexe als Fliege

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108. Entranced and deceived / Entrückt und irregeführt

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113. Hujum!

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125. Reindeer Lichen / Rentierflechte

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128. The Headless Woman / Das Weib ohne Kopf

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141. The Geissbachzopfi / Der Geissbachzopfi

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143 The White Woman / Die weisse Frau

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144. The Frozen Goats / Die “gstellten” Ziegen

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164. The Seven Foxes / Sieben Füchse

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473. The Pig / Das Schwein

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368. The White Chamois / Die weissen Gemsen

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353. Watery Eyes / Triefaugen

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346. The Cursed Cherry Trees / Die verwünschten Kirschbäume

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313. Cyprian, Valeriana and Pimpinella / Cyprian, Baldrian und Bibernell

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281. The Punished Witch / Die bestrafte Hexe

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246. Eternally Cursed / Ewig verflucht

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245. The Sardona Glacier / Der Sardonagletscher

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241. Three Cows in Two Chains / Drei Kühe in zwei Ketten

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223. The Ravine Schlarpi of Ladils Alp / Der Stofel-Schlarpi in der Alp Ladils

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  • 01. St. Gallen City
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