Nursery Tales by Aunt Lucille

Title

en_US Nursery Tales by Aunt Lucille

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Aunt Lucille

Creator

en_US Lucille See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Van Hunnik, J.C.

Date

2016-01-25T15:46:53Z

en_US 2013-07

en_US 1950?

Date Available

2016-01-25T15:46:53Z

Date Issued

en_US 1950

Abstract

en_US There are eight fairy tales here, listed on the inside of the front cover. The last of them is Renard the cunning fox. This tale starts with Renard boasting. Soon we are in the fable of FC, but the deciding moment in this version of the fable is not when the crow sings but when he dances. A typical Van Hunnik illustration depicts this scene. Reynard next meets a big dog and they go off together to catch the hen that lays golden eggs. Reynard indeed captures her with the same flattery. The dog goes away disappointed. The farmer who had owned the hen that laid golden eggs appears and kills Reynard. He also kills Reynard the Second. That farmer and the hen that lays golden eggs are the subjects of a fine Van Hunnk picture. I have not had time to investigate whether the pictures here are to some extent those used from Van Hunnik in other Mulder volumes. This is a curious rendition of the Reynard story. The Dutch editors had a lapse. On the last page we read Farmer Tulip realised wat a stroke of luck this was….

Identifier

en_US 9748 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/76560

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Mulder & Zoon

en_US Amsterdam

Subject

en_US PZ8.L83 Nu 1950 See all items with this value

en_US Collection See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole