Bibliograph

The wooden sword, a Jewish folktale from Afghanistan

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The wooden sword, a Jewish folktale from Afghanistan

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The wooden sword

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a Jewish folktale from Afghanistan

Summary

Disguised in servant's clothes, an Afghani shah slips out of his palace to learn more about his people. When he encounters a poor Jewish shoemaker full of faith that everything will turn out just as it should, the shah grows curious. Vowing that no harm will befall the poor man, he decides to test that faith, only to find that the shoemaker's cheerful optimism cannot be shaken. But the biggest challenge of the poor man's life is yet to come! Ann Stampler's retelling of this classic Afghani Jewish folktale is enriched by Carol Liddiment's charming and vivid paintings

Target audience

juvenile

Classification