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Loading... Irish Fairy Tales (1993)by Philip Smith (Editor)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Very cute little read. You can tell the author is Irish because he writes like he talks. It really adds a great bit of authenticity to the stories. ( ) The Bee, the Harp, the Mouse, and the Bum-Clock - It's Jack and the Beanstalk's beginning with Rumplestiltskin's ending. The Sprightly Tailor - Somewhat humorous, but mostly WTF?. Conal and Donal and Taig - A rather funny (and clever) pissing match. The Black Horse - I have no idea what was going on here. The Field of Boliauns - A trickster tale of the leprechaun. Cute and amusing. Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary - A clever and lucky man tricks the enemies that want him dead. The Old Hag's Long Leather Bag - Similar vein as The Talking Eggs, but not as good and ridiculously repetitive. The Giant's Stairs - Meh. Overall, it was a decent book, but the editor translated far too few Irishisms for this to be enjoyable by most English-speaking children. no reviews | add a review
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Eight charming tales full of the whimsy and wordplay of Irish folklore. Newly reset in large, easy-to-read type are: "Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary," "Conal and Donal and Taig," "The Old Hag's Long Leather Bag," "The Field of Boliauns," "The Sprightly Tailor," and more. 6 new illustrations enhance the text. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)398.2109415Social sciences Customs, Etiquette, Folklore Folklore Folk literature Tales and lore of paranatural beings of human and semihuman form Fairy tales by place Fairy tales of Europe Fairy Tales of the British Isles Irish Fairy TalesLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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