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Wishing Gold

(1970)
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The three stories in this volume represent the best folk tale tradition of the British Isles Beowolf the Anglo Saxson classic portrays the triumph of good over evil. The Welsh legend taliesin tells how a peasant boy is employed to stir the magic cauldron of a witch. The Irish legend wishing gold tells how the king of Ireland drifted in his sailing boat to Alone Island where he lived with the queen for a year and a day eating strawberry ice cream and kippers.


Genre: Children's Fiction

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