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- ID
- b120
- Title
- "The Flying Goat."
- Genre
- Story
- Page Count
- 11
- Word Count
- 2135
- Publication Year
- 1939
- Document Types
- Comic Fiction
- First-Person Narratives
- Topics
- Music, Religion, Tall Tales
A sketch involving two men sharing tall tales in a saloon, in particular one story involving a euphonium-playing Salvation Army member whose prayers for a flying goat are answered, and who then proceeds to demonstrate the miracle in circuses and public stunts.
The tale bears some resemblance to stories of Uncle Silas (especially "A Funny Thing").
In The Flying Goat (1939), Twenty Tales (1951).
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