La Ratoncita-Niña y Otros Cuentos
Loading...
Authors
Tolstoy, Leo
Issue Date
1991
Volume
Issue
Type
Book, Whole
Language
Keywords
Alternative Title
Abstract
This 83-page paperback contains thirteen stories by Tolstoy. Two are listed as fables; a third is usually seen as a fable. First among these is the title-story. A man saves a mouse and wishes she would become his daughter. It happens. When she grows up, he asks whom she wants to marry. The strongest. This answer starts a series of requests that includes the sun, clouds, the wind, the mountains, and finally a male mouse. When he brings his daughter that final answer that a mouse is the strongest, she says that she cannot marry a mouse. Just as he had once wished that the mouse turn into a daughter, he now successfully wishes that his daughter would turn into a mouse. She does, and she marries the male mouse. The Tail and the Head (19) comes from La Fontaine. The two disagree and separate. The tail falls into a crevice and disappears. El abuelo anciano y su nieto (25) tells of parents who treat their parent poorly by leaving food in a wooden bucket rather than on the table for him. The grandson starts making a bucket. Asked why, he tells his parents that he is getting it ready for them when they grow old. They repent and serve grandfather better. The illustrations are nicely done, particularly those -- including the colored cover illustration -- for the first story. The illustrations come in a variety of formats.
Description
Citation
Publisher
Grupo Editorial Norma
License
Journal
Volume
Issue
PubMed ID
DOI
Identifier
7651 (Access ID)