The Flight of the Golden Bird: Scottish Folk Tales for

The Flight of the Golden Bird: Scottish Folk Tales for Children (Kelpies)

â€œStories are something you carry with you, something to last your entire life, to be passed on to your children, and their children for evermore.â€ â€•Duncan Williamson

Duncan Williamson was one of Scotland's Travelling People, born on the shores of Loch Fyne. He has been celebrated as the bearer of Scotland's greatest national treasure: the richest trove of story and song in Europe. As a child, Duncan learned the ways of the world through stories: â€œNow my father would say, â€˜Sit down there and listen carefully. Because by listening to this story you're going to learn something that will teach you in life. And remember, carry the story with you all of your days. Because this story was told to me by my father.â€™â€

In this collection, he passes on some of these wonderful children's folk and fairy tales. For over sixty years Duncan travelled around Scotland -- on foot, then in a horse and cart, and later an old vanâ€•collecting tales, which not only come from the Traveling People but from the crofters, farmers and shepherds he met along the way.

This collection includes stories about silver horses and golden birds, cunning lions and trilling nightingales, brave princesses and magic scarecrows, the four seasons and old Father Time.

At the heart of each story is a lesson about life and what it means to be a good person. The stories have been written down as faithfully as possible to Duncanâ€™s unique storytelling voice, full of color, humor, and life.
Country USA
Brand Floris Books
Manufacturer Kelpies
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781782500179
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Floris Books
Manufacturer	Kelpies
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781782500179
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

The Flight of the Golden Bird: Scottish Folk Tales for Children (Kelpies)

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