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A review by crystal_reading
Tales from Silver Lands by Charles J. Finger
2.0
1925 Newbery Award
These tales from the southern part of South America were interesting at times, but tedious sometimes too. One of the recurring themes was be careful what you wish for because you might get it. "The dream man...did his evil work by granting men their wishes. for you must know that no man knows the things that is best for him and his welfare, and many are apt to see some little things as desirable, the which in time work out for their own undoing." p. 185
I really enjoyed The Tale that Cost a Dollar - and was worth more. It was about a witch who had kept a boy and a girl trapped in her home never seeing anyone.
The stories were certainly colorful.
These tales from the southern part of South America were interesting at times, but tedious sometimes too. One of the recurring themes was be careful what you wish for because you might get it. "The dream man...did his evil work by granting men their wishes. for you must know that no man knows the things that is best for him and his welfare, and many are apt to see some little things as desirable, the which in time work out for their own undoing." p. 185
I really enjoyed The Tale that Cost a Dollar - and was worth more. It was about a witch who had kept a boy and a girl trapped in her home never seeing anyone.
The stories were certainly colorful.