Résumé
Résumé de Le Livre des fées olive
À qui s’adresse-t-il ?
Readers who love fairy tales from many lands, listeners at bedtime, parents and teachers who want stories to share aloud, and anyone who enjoys clever heroes, talking animals and magic words.
De quoi parle ce livre ?
Imagine a bald young man who freezes a royal wedding with one whispered word. Andrew Lang gathers twenty-nine folk and fairy tales from India, the Punjab, Armenia, Turkey, Denmark, Iceland, France and the land along the Nile. Kings, princes, clever farmers, spiteful stepmothers and talking birds all take their turn. Some tales are short and end on a joke. Others wander through enchanted forests, underground kingdoms and palaces in the sky.
Dans ce résumé
- 1A single word can freeze a weddingFree
- 2Memory and courage carry lovers through danger
- 3Quick wits beat greed and stubbornness
- 4Secrets, disguises and promises test marriages
- 5Clever and brave women take the lead
- 6Animals and transformations carry the lessons
- 7Patience and wise advice pay off
- 8Longer quests lead to strange and costly prizes
- 9How the tales are told and what lasts
Point clé 1 sur 9
A single word can freeze a wedding
The sultan sets him an impossible price, and a dervish gives him a magic word. When the princess is promised to the vizier's son, he whispers it, and bride, groom and guests freeze where they stand.
The Blue Parrot moves to Arabia. The magician Ismenor gives young King Lino's shape to a hunchbacked dwarf, and Lino becomes a blue parrot.
Both tales show how a promise, a word or a face can be stolen.
That’s 1 of 9 key points.
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About this edition
Every format is free to start, and print and large print are at cost.
- LengthAbout 95,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 6 h 20 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 12 other languages
Questions about Le Livre des fées olive
What is The Olive Fairy Book about?
It is a collection of twenty-nine folk and fairy tales from India, Armenia, Turkey, Denmark, Iceland, France and the Nile country, with princes, witches, clever farmers, talking animals and magic words in tale after tale.
What are the best-known stories in The Olive Fairy Book?
Readers often remember Madschun, The Blue Parrot, Little King Loc, Jackal or Tiger, Dorani, The Strange Adventures of Little Maia, Zoulvisia and He Wins Who Waits, each with its own memorable hero.
Is The Olive Fairy Book good for reading aloud to children?
Its tales are short, with clear scenes, simple plots and animals, magic and clever heroes that listeners enjoy. Each story stands alone, so you can read one at bedtime or several in an evening.
What is the main message of the stories?
Many tales share a few ideas. Patience is rewarded, promises must be kept, greed brings ruin, kindness to strangers pays off, and cleverness can belong to the least expected person.