[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories (1945).] The beautiful dream Once there was a dear little girl, very sweet and pretty, and such a good little girl. Now she had to stay in bed for a while, as she had … [Read more...] about The beautiful dream [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
Real Australian Fairy Stories (Eva Oakley 1945)
Two babes in Sherbrooke Forest [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories (1945).] Two babes in Sherbrooke Forest One beautiful Spring afternoon, a dear little girl, aged seven years, and her baby brother, aged three, went into Sherbrooke … [Read more...] about Two babes in Sherbrooke Forest [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
The wedding of the most beautiful Fairy [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories (1945).] The wedding of the most beautiful Fairy Has anyone ever told you of the wedding of the most beautiful Fairy in Fairyland, to the kind little Gnome, who was … [Read more...] about The wedding of the most beautiful Fairy [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
The terrible Cat [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories (1945).] The terrible Cat Once upon a time, there lived, in a lonely corner of a big garden, a huge black Cat, with big balls of fire for eyes, and teeth a yard long. It … [Read more...] about The terrible Cat [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
The Slippers and the Fairies [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories (1945).] The Slippers and the Fairies One evening, before closing, the shop-keeper, who owned the bootshop, placed all the Slippers into three nice rows. They looked … [Read more...] about The Slippers and the Fairies [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
The Cushion and the Chair [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories (1945).] The Cushion and the Chair One day the Cushion said to the Chair, just after they had all been nicely arranged around the room, “Oh! I’m tired of being sat upon, … [Read more...] about The Cushion and the Chair [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
The Bunyip and the Fairy Queen [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories (1945).] The Bunyip and the Fairy Queen Once there lived, in the beautiful Australian bush, a Bunyip, who was very ugly and terrifying to anybody who saw him. One day, … [Read more...] about The Bunyip and the Fairy Queen [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
The Dew Fairies, the Gum Babies and the Old Woman [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories (1945).] The Dew Fairies, the Gum Babies and the Old Woman There once were some exceedingly beautiful Fairies, who, every morning, bathed in the Dew inside the flowers, … [Read more...] about The Dew Fairies, the Gum Babies and the Old Woman [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
The Brownies, the Mushrooms, the Gum Babies and the Fairies [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories (1945).] The Brownies, the Mushrooms, the Gum Babies and the Fairies There once lived, on a large Mushroom patch, some very kind little Brownies, and every night they … [Read more...] about The Brownies, the Mushrooms, the Gum Babies and the Fairies [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
The Snow-man and the Fairies [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]
[Editor: This short story for children, by Eva Oakley, was published in Real Australian Fairy Stories (1945).] The Snow-man and the Fairies Once upon a time, some rosy-cheeked, happy, healthy children put on their snow-shoes, on a very cold, winter’s day, and ran off into … [Read more...] about The Snow-man and the Fairies [short story for children, by Eva Oakley]