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References
- ↑ Stokes, Maive S. H. (1879). Indian fairy tales. National Library of Scotland. Calcutta : Privately printed.
- ↑ Silver, Carole G. (2004). "English Fairy Tales and More English Fairy Tales (review)". Marvels & Tales. 18 (1): 105–107. doi:10.1353/mat.2004.0018. ISSN 1536-1802. S2CID 162338275.
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