(PDF) Tales from Silver Lands Android

(PDF) Tales from Silver Lands Android

(PDF) Tales from Silver Lands Android
Description :
Atmospheric woodcuts illustrate this Newbery Award 8211 winning collection
of 19 South American folktales. Charles J. Finger heard the tales firsthand
from native storytellers, whose fables of talking animals, witches, giants, and
ordinary people in supernatural settings provide remarkable insights into
regional values and culture. The first of the stories, A Tale of Three Tails, tells
of an age when the rat had a tail like a horse, the rabbit had a tail like a cat,
and the deer's tail was plumed like the tail of a dog. The Magic Dog recounts
an act of kindness to a stray animal that helps overcome a witch's curse. In
The Calabash Man, the creatures of the jungle assist a suitor in winning his
bride, and in El Enano, a greedy troll's insatiable appetite leads to his downfall.
Packed with adventure and full of surprises, these and other stories
emphasize the importance of hard work, courage, and loyalty.