The Dalby Spook: Gef the Talking Mongoose (Part 1)

<p>In the 1930s a peculiar story began filtering out from the towns and villages surrounding a small farm on the western coast of the Isle of Man. Reports of a talking animal, a local spook that could sing the Manx national anthem, engross itself in the local gossip and hunt rabbits better than any of the local poachers, had made their rounds locally and shot out into the wilder world, confounding anyone who gave the story the time of day. If only those interested in the affair had been as smart as the spook itself, who had cheerfully told the owner of the farm one evening, “If you knew what I know, you’d know a hell of a lot!” For almost anything, head over to the podcasts hub at <a href='http://darkhistories.com'>darkhistories.com </a></p> <p>Support the show by using our link when you sign up to Audible: <a href='http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories'>http://audibletrial.com/darkhistories</a> or visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and Early Access: <a href='https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories'>https://www.patreon.com/darkhistories</a></p> <p>The Dark Histories books are available to buy here: <a href='http://author.to/darkhistories'>http://author.to/darkhistories</a></p> <p>Dark Histories merch is available here: <a href='https://bit.ly/3GChjk9'>https://bit.ly/3GChjk9</a></p> <p>Connect with us on Facebook: <a href='http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast'>http://facebook.com/darkhistoriespodcast</a></p> <p>Or find us on Twitter: <a href='http://twitter.com/darkhistories'>http://twitter.com/darkhistories</a></p> <p>&amp; Instagram: <a href='https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/'>https://www.instagram.com/dark_histories/</a></p> <p>Or you can contact us directly via email at <a href='mailto:contact@darkhistories.com'>contact@darkhistories.com</a></p> <p>or join our Discord community: <a href='https://discord.gg/cmGcBFf'>https://discord.gg/cmGcBFf</a></p> <p>The Dark Histories Butterfly was drawn by Courtney, who you can find on Instagram @bewildereye</p> <p>Music was recorded by me © Ben Cutmore 2017