注記Adaptation of an anonymous Tyrolean folk tale
"The original retelling of this tale was found in A book of ghosts and goblins, written by Ruth Manning-Sanders [under title "The skull"] and illustrated by Robin Jacques (New York: Dutton, 1969)"--Colophon
Summary:"In a big abandoned house, on a barren hill, lives a skull. A brave girl named Otilla has escaped from terrible danger and run away, and when she finds herself lost in the dark forest, the lonely house beckons. Her host, the skull, is afraid of something too, something that comes every night. Can brave Otilla save them both?"-- Provided by publisher
Ages 6-9 Candlewick Press
件名Folklore -- Austria -- Tyrol
Orphans -- Fiction
Skull -- Fiction
Courage -- Fiction
Forests and forestry -- Fiction
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