Animal Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland

by Sharon Jacksties

Overview

Stories and animals have long travelled the same routes. Through our heritage of charming, quirky and profound tales, you will find yourself re-acquainted with Britain’s wondrous fauna.Find out how hedgehog ended up with spines and what makes him scuttle so fast, discover how pigs saved a prince from leprosy and why the wealthy lord was so intent on capturing the black fox.Sharon Jacksties’ wonderful book combines traditional stories, little-known zoological facts and true anecdotes to create a treasure trove of stories for animal lovers of every kind.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750991353
Publisher:	The History Press
Publication date:	02/07/2020
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	327,705
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.70(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

SHARON JACKSTIES has been a professional storyteller for 30 years. She runs storytelling projects with all kinds of groups in Somerset and London, and regularly teaches storytelling at Halsway Manor, England’s only residential centre for the traditional arts. She has won the national Cric Crac Grand Lying competition twice. She is the author of two previous folk tales volumes for The History Press. She lives in Somerset.

Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgements
Foreword by Eric Maddern
Introduction

1. Running Wild
From the Horse's Mouth (from the telling of Hugh Lupton)
Wolf and Fox, Enemies of Old
The Black Fox
Hare Here on Earth
The Hare and the Black Dog
Deer Dreaming
Deer Wife, Deer Son
King Arthur and the Ermine Cloak
How Ferret Came to Be
The Grateful Weasel
St Columba and the Squirrel
Bear Skin

2. Field and Farm
As Drunk as a Pig
How Pigs Saved a Prince
The Thieving Goat
The Goat’s Bell
The Cattle from the Lake
Faithful Gelert
Cat against Rat
The Donkey in a Basket
Another Christmas Donkey
Jack in a Sack
But One Horse Missing

3. Making Waves
Whale Music
How the Narwhal Became
Saved by a Seal
The Origin of the Selkies
The Selkie Suitor
The Selkie Bride
Gotham’s Eel
Davey Kisses his Catch
The Otter King
The Little Crabfish
A Crabby Curiosity
Oldest of the Old, Wisest of the Wise

4. Creeping, Crawling and Scuttling
How the Birds Helped Hedgehog
Robert the Bruce’s Spider
How Spider Became Wolf
Mischievous Moles and Mole-Catchers
The Grateful Ants
A Rick of Rats
Missy Mouse Marries the Moon
Snake in the Grass
God’s Bargain with the Worms

5. On the Wing
The Fly and the Flea
Bat Woman
War or Peace?
The Children of Lir
The Swan Captive
Robin’s Red Breast
Gotham’s Cuckoo
How the Birds Got Their Colours
How Magpie Taught Nestbuilding
An Unkindness of Ravens
What Swallow Tells her Chicks
The Rooks in the Pear Trees
The Honey Bees and the Snow-White Hare
Redstart Brings Fire

6. Reclaiming the Right to Roam
Braving the Boar
Boars' Break for Freedom
The Grateful Wolf
The Return of the Wolf?
The Sea Eagles’ Revenge
The Return of the White-Tailed Eagle
Lynx the Most Beautiful
The Return of the Lynx?
The Crane Skin Bag
An Eyeful of Crane
The Return of the Crane

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