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calistareads's review
3.0
This is a collection of 23 myths from Switzerland and the 4 regions. Each story mentions a different city or place in the country. The interesting part is learning about life in Switzerland and all the places and mountains there. The people live in these enormous mountains and it's fun that their mythology revolves around them.
This is a great collection for kids who enjoy folklore and myths. They originated in Switzerland. They are pretty simple and short. They aren't involved and unlike fairytales, they aren't very dark at all.
I thought it was a good book and I enjoyed reading it, but it didn't have much meat to it. I'm glad I read it and see what people tell their kids, but it doesn't stand up to Norse or other myths. One of the weird things I noticed is that 2 stories were about goblins and they were considered good, not evil. Many of the stories talk about a person who did something to a fairy folk and that is why no one ever sees them again. It happens over and over.
Included:
The Goblin Stone
The Ghost in the Farmer's Hut
The Devil's Bridge
Kaiser Karl and the Snake
The Golden Ninepins
The Devil and the Crows
The Toad Spirit
The Curse of the Bluemlisalp
The Light of the Fireflies
The Wicked Stepmother in the Anziloch
Donat in the Fairy Grotto
The Woodcutter's Good Soul
The Spalentier
The Devil and the Billy Goat
The Goblin who wanted to get Married (like Rumplestiltskin - a much better name)
The Love Potion
The Ghost Ship of Lake Geneva
The Kindhearted Dwarfs
The Missing Child
La Vouivre, the one-Eyed Dragon
The Revenge of the Black Cat
Vreneli's Garden
Twelve Cows on Lake Origlio
This is a great collection for kids who enjoy folklore and myths. They originated in Switzerland. They are pretty simple and short. They aren't involved and unlike fairytales, they aren't very dark at all.
I thought it was a good book and I enjoyed reading it, but it didn't have much meat to it. I'm glad I read it and see what people tell their kids, but it doesn't stand up to Norse or other myths. One of the weird things I noticed is that 2 stories were about goblins and they were considered good, not evil. Many of the stories talk about a person who did something to a fairy folk and that is why no one ever sees them again. It happens over and over.
Included:
The Goblin Stone
The Ghost in the Farmer's Hut
The Devil's Bridge
Kaiser Karl and the Snake
The Golden Ninepins
The Devil and the Crows
The Toad Spirit
The Curse of the Bluemlisalp
The Light of the Fireflies
The Wicked Stepmother in the Anziloch
Donat in the Fairy Grotto
The Woodcutter's Good Soul
The Spalentier
The Devil and the Billy Goat
The Goblin who wanted to get Married (like Rumplestiltskin - a much better name)
The Love Potion
The Ghost Ship of Lake Geneva
The Kindhearted Dwarfs
The Missing Child
La Vouivre, the one-Eyed Dragon
The Revenge of the Black Cat
Vreneli's Garden
Twelve Cows on Lake Origlio
whiskersonkittens's review
3.0
Short myths/fables/adaptations/stories with beautiful illustrations by a variety of artists. Fun to share one on one with a child interested in myths.
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