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Vain Mr. Possie single work   short story   children's  
Issue Details: First known date: 1913... 1913 Vain Mr. Possie
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A morality tale, in which a young rat-kangaroo envies the possum's luxurious coat, only to see him die horribly in a trap set by fur traders.

Notes

  • The rat-kangaroo (Potoroidae) is called a kangaroo-rat in the story; not to be confused with the North American marsupial of the same name.

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  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Sydney Mail 23 April 1913 Z1932914 1913 newspaper issue 1913 pg. 48
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