Shawneen and the Gander
Author:
Richard Bennett
Content:
Shawneen and the Gander by Richard Bennett
Illustrator:
Richard Bennett
Publication:
1937 by Doubleday Doran & Company, Inc
Simultaneously published by:
The Junior Literary Guild
Genre:
Fairy Tales, Fiction, Historic Tales and Legends
Pages:
61
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If you ever see a Leprechaun keep your eyes right on him, for he's off in no time at all. And if you do see one, ask him for something. That is what Shawneen did.
From the E.M Hale Edition
In Mrs. Murphy's window was the most beautiful bugle Shawneen had ever seen. And Mrs. Murphy let Shawneen have a toot on it. But how could he ever get money to buy it when he needed shoes and his mother needed a shawl. "Hatch the egg and sell the gander," said the Leprechaun. Shawneen did hatch the egg but he never sold the gander, for things began to happen around the place. The gander caused more trouble. Just as they were about to sell him the gander ran away. The Leprechaun was right about one thing, the gander did help Shawneen get the bugle. And everybody decided, "Oh, he is no common gander, it's easy to see that. There isn't a finer bird in the length and breadth of Ireland."
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Richard Bennett
1899-1971Irish American
Richard Bennet was born in County Cork, Ireland, but came to this country as a child and grew up on a ranch in the Northwest. After his graduation f... See more
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Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
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Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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