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More information available at discretion of the contributers. All contributers folktales were retold by S.E. Schlosser.

1. Wind - story idea in the last paragraph contributed by a reader.

2. Doggone - story idea contributed by a reader.

2. The Dance - story idea contributed by a reader.

3. The Ghosts of Ringwood Manor - story idea contributed by a reader.

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