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The stories must be much older than this , however , because they contain so many ancient , Celtic elements such as god - like heroes , enchanted animals , the love of feasting and the Otherworld . By the time they came to be written ...
The stories must be much older than this , however , because they contain so many ancient , Celtic elements such as god - like heroes , enchanted animals , the love of feasting and the Otherworld . By the time they came to be written ...
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The peoples themselves mostly use the term ' stories ' , distinguishing ' true stories ' about the present world , and ' mythic stories ' that describe events which happened in an earlier time before human beings appeared .
The peoples themselves mostly use the term ' stories ' , distinguishing ' true stories ' about the present world , and ' mythic stories ' that describe events which happened in an earlier time before human beings appeared .
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Suddenly he heard a deep voice , ' Shall I tell you a story ? ' He looked up , but there was no one there . ' Shall I tell you a story ... Stories are what happened in the long- ago time . My stories are like the stars that never fade .
Suddenly he heard a deep voice , ' Shall I tell you a story ? ' He looked up , but there was no one there . ' Shall I tell you a story ... Stories are what happened in the long- ago time . My stories are like the stars that never fade .
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