Rowan and the Travellers

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Rowan and the Travellers is a 1996 children's fantasy novel by Australian author Emily Rodda. It is the second book in the Rowan of Rin series.

[edit] Plot synopsis

The travellers (a caravaning folk) are due to arrive in the village of Rin. However, the witch Sheba has a dire warning to give the village:

Beneath soft looks the evil burns,
And slowly round the old wheel turns,
The same mistakes, the same old pride,
The priceless armour cast astride,
The secret enemy is here,
It hides in darkness, fools beware!
For day by day its power grows,
And when atlast its face it shows,
Then past and present tales will meet--
The evil circle is complete!