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    The Lads who met the Trolls in the Hedale Wood
    The Lads who met the Trolls in the Hedale Wood
    The Lads who met the Trolls in the Hedale Wood
    Audiobook6 minutes

    The Lads who met the Trolls in the Hedale Wood

    Written by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

    Narrated by Cathy Dobson

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    About this audiobook

    Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812 - 1885) was a Norwegian writer, scholar and collector of traditional folk tales.

    The Lads who met the Trolls in the Hedale Wood is one such folk story. Two teenage lads are stranded in the Hedale Wood overnight. Before long they hear heavy footsteps and sniffing. Three enormous trolls are on the scent of human flesh...how can they manage to escape?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRed Door Consulting
    Release dateNov 20, 2017
    ISBN9781509455522
    The Lads who met the Trolls in the Hedale Wood

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