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Name: The Griffin and the Minor Canon
Author: Frank R. Stockton

📘 The Griffin and the Minor Canon by Frank R. Stockton

Summary: In the quaint town of Haverford, the townspeople fear a griffin, which has great affection for the Minor Canon and their church. The town's pastor warns them that the creature will live among them forever, but it is not until the griffin's fondness for the Minor Canon is revealed that they see it for the first time. The griffin, who is believed to have descended from the Minor Canon, is worshipped as a deity, and the townspeople come to believe that the griffin is the embodiment of their ancestors and the Minor Canon itself. The story is told through the eyes of the pastor, who is also a griffin, and his interactions with the townspeople.

First publish date: 1963

Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy

Authors: Frank R. Stockton

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