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

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08/06/2024 Sean Furey

133. God bless you /Helf dir Gott

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184. On the Bastion Wall / An der Basatienwand

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195. The Wild Bull at Schwarzsee / Der wilde Stier am Schwarzsee

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198. The Treasure Chest at Freudenberg Castle / Die Geldkiste auf Schloss Freudenberg

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199. Fearful / Furchtsam

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491. The ghost in Zuzwil / Der Geist in Zuzwil.

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487. The first mass, 1466 / Die erste Messe, 1466.

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468. The Boundary Marker Mover / Die Markenrücker

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434. The Hollow Horse / Das Hohlross

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427. Who will do it? / Wer vollbringt’s?

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403. The Castle Maiden / Das Schlossfräulein

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387. The Züsler / Der Züsler

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386. The Butzi / Der Butzi

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385. The Castle Maiden / Das Burgfräulein

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369. The Stubete Boy as a Donkey / Der Stubetiknabe als Esel

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366. Rehabilitated / Rehabilitiert

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356. The Ughürig Brunnä / Der ughürig Brunnä

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350. Annelis Grötzli

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338. Transformation of Coals into Gold /Verwandlung der Kohlen in Gold

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335. The Lime Kiln / Der Kalkofen

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333. The Dancer / Die Tänzerin

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332. The Maiden of the Schilztobel / Die Jungfrau im Schilztobel

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324 The Father’s Ghost / Der Vaters Geist

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322. Schrättlig

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303. The Brave Boy / Der unerschrockene Bub

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302. The Cowherd / Der Küher

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297. The “Bless you!” of the Castle Maid / Das “Helf dr Gott” der Schlossmagd

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

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266. Badly Herded / Schlecht gehütet

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253. Knight Tannhuser / Ritter Tannhuser

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246. Eternally Cursed / Ewig verflucht

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243. The redemption of a Witch by her Godson / Die Erlösung einer Hexe durch ihren Taufpaten

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