Persian Folk and Fairy Tales

Title

en_US Persian Folk and Fairy Tales

Description

en_US This is a hardbound book (hard cover)

en_US Anne Sinclair Mehdevi

Creator

en_US Mehdevi, Anne Sinclair See all items with this value

Contributor

en_US Kennedy, Paul E.

Date

2016-01-25T15:53:00Z

en_US 1992-12

en_US 1965

Date Available

2016-01-25T15:53:00Z

Date Issued

en_US 1965

Abstract

en_US Most of the eleven stories here are indeed fairy tales, which I have not examined in detail. But one seems clearly developed from Aesop: Ruba and the Stork (44). Ruba is a fox, and the story follows the basic pattern of the Aesopic fable, with the following variations. At first, Ruba invites Madam Stork to a meal, thinking of the delightful young storks of hers that he will eat someday. Mr. Stork corrects the misunderstanding after accepting the invitation. Ruba now has no reason to offer a decent meal. In fact, he offers honey on flat plates. For the return invitation, the stork carries the fox up to his nest after the fox turns down a first invitation. There the fox can see all sorts of desirable, edible bird babies before his revenge-meal is served. The story has a second phase. The storks actually entrust their babies to Ruba and lose one to him but then see the feathers on his cheeks. Mr. Stork carries Ruba up to dizzying heights and drops him. There is a good, hairy illustration of the fable on 47. There are good faces in other illustrations (e.g., 37).

Identifier

en_US 1349 (Access ID)

uri

http://hdl.handle.net/10504/76924

Language

en_US eng

Publisher

en_US Alfred E. Knopf

en_US New York

Subject

en_US PZ8.M5 Pe 1965 See all items with this value

en_US Persian See all items with this value

en_US Title Page Scanned See all items with this value

Type

en_US Book, Whole