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Translated by Marie Halun Bloch and illustrated by J. Hnizdovsky
This collection of Ukrainian folklore was originally published in London in the early 1960's. In this volume will be found not only many of the familiar ingredients of folklore, but many surprising Slavic twists as well. Greed and gullibility are justly punished; quick wits and ingenuity triumph over brutish strength every time; but these animals, the fox and the wild boar, the bear, the faithful dog--even a surprising cat who announces, "I am Pan Kotsky! I am the most frightful animal in the woods. I will tear to pieces whomever I please!" --are mirrors of human foibles and failings and reflect a humorous commentary on life in general. These tales are from the famed original collections of Ivan Rudchenko, Ukrainian ethnographer and Maria Lukiyanenko, Ukrainian historian and teacher. Marie Halun Bloch's translation has preserved the rhythms and repetitions of the traditional form, making these tales ideal for storytelling or reading aloud, but few possessors of this book will ever be able to think of them apart from the witty and decorative woodcuts of J. Hnizdovsky Ages 7 and up. |
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- Hardcover
- 76 pages
- Black and white illustrations
- Size 5.75" x 8.75" - 14.5cm x 22cm
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