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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. The Magic Sack is about a young poor boy who goes to be a shepherd to earn a bag of bean, a bundle of flax and three pennies to provide for his mom and dad. On his journey home the boy passes three beggars even poorer than himself he gives each one of them one of his earnings. The last beggar in return gives him an empty sack, a stick and a fiddle.The beggar tells the boy to order anyone he does not like into the sack and to rap them with the stick. The boy takes these items and returns home with nothing to provide to his parents. The boy sets off into the world to earn some money for his family. During his journey he meets people who treat others harshly and he orders them into the sack and makes them promise to do the right thing before he lets them out. This is a journey about the gifts of generosity, empathy and sympathy. I wish everyone could be as kind hearted as this little boy. An amazing tell of sharing even if it is all you can spare. This tale could be used to teach children the gift of sharing and how rewarding giving to those less fortunate than yourself can be. The gift of giving always comes back ten fold. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
The story is about two boys that live in a small rural town. The Town is nearly completely surrounded by water as the Town has a Ox Bow lake around it. The boys are the best of friends and have fun doing just about anything, as summer drags on as it does before the fall of the year gets here. School begins and the boys are in a One room class setting. their teacher Mrs. Crab tree, is doing her best to keep the different grades working on their lessons. The boy's then realize that their favorite thing they love to do that's is Squirrel Hunting Season and the night before it had rained they were excited how quiet the woods would be. Their names are Thomas and Jake, they have a red cur dog named Lester Earl and a cat named Tank. They had found the cat in a hole, Lester Earl started barking and they found an en battled cat held up to die they mended him up and wanted to see how many of his 9 lives he had used up. Jake decided to name him Tank because he was tough as one. The boys headed to the woods the next morning and what they find is a Humdinger to say the least, the excitement begins and the story takes your imagination for a ride. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The Magic Sack is an example of a fairly common tale-type - one in which the hero or heroine is generous with their scanty resources, and is rewarded with magical items that change their fortune for the better - but it is the first example I have seen from the Lithuanian tradition. Of course, I haven't read much Lithuanian folklore - one of the reasons I was so excited to happen upon this book, as well as Marguerita Rudolph's I Am Your Misfortune: A Lithuanian Folk Tale - so I can't say whether it is common, in the folklore of that country. Still, this is an engaging story, one which is paired with appealing engraving-style illustrations by Ralph Pinto, and would make a good selection for young folklore enthusiasts! ( )