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Tales of the Bark Lodges by James W. Parins, Daniel F. Littlefield Jr., Bertrand N.O. Walker
discocrow's review
4.0
This book is a collection of old Wyandot tales, told by Hen-Toh himself. The stories are written in the pidgin English that most of the Elders spoke at the time of its writing. What this does is give the tales a distinct personality, a kind of insight into what the perspective of the people was at the time of its writing.
Each story teaches a separate lesson, although the lessons are not inherent within the tales themselves. At no point do the tales come off as paternal or condescending, instead they hold a character entirely their own which differs from normal folklore in that it is accepting. None of the stories are exceedingly dark as the traditional German tales, instead they simply accept the world - both good and bad - with a humor that is admirable.
There is a lot to learn from these stories, and I can tell you, me, that I'm going to try to memorize them to pass them on. :)
Each story teaches a separate lesson, although the lessons are not inherent within the tales themselves. At no point do the tales come off as paternal or condescending, instead they hold a character entirely their own which differs from normal folklore in that it is accepting. None of the stories are exceedingly dark as the traditional German tales, instead they simply accept the world - both good and bad - with a humor that is admirable.
There is a lot to learn from these stories, and I can tell you, me, that I'm going to try to memorize them to pass them on. :)
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