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Changelings: Fairy Swaps and Folk Explanations for Illness

Skeptics may dismiss fairy swaps as folklore, but these stories reveal intriguing insights into historical explanations for childhood illnesses.
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Changelings: Fairy Swaps and Folk Explanations for Illness

Nurturing fears of illness and vulnerability, changeling myths reveal how cultures explained strange behaviors and mysterious illnesses in children.