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André le distrait s’obstine à trouver un travailsur mesure et essaye différents métiers : lundichez un tailleur, mardi chez des paysans,mercredi dans une taverne…Après quelques contretemps, des échec

O rei Curro tinha orelhas de burro e o seu barbeiroera a única pessoa que sabia. Incapaz de se manterem silêncio, decidiu cavar um buraco e escondero seu segredo debaixo da terra. Ali nasceuum canavi

Halfwit Harry insisted on finding work just right for him, and he tries different jobs: on Monday he looks for work at the tailors, on Tuesday at the house of a couple of peasants, on Wednesday at the inn After amusing setbacks and spectacularly failing at work, and when nobody else would employ him, his insistence and optimism will be compensated on reaching the undertakers house, in the next village. A free version taken from the traditional tale, The Silly Groom, made popular by the writer Isaac Bashevis Singer in the stories from the village of Chelm. The silly groom story has interesting parallels in distant traditions: Lazy Jack in England, Pedro Malasartes in Portugal, Maung Htin Aung in Burma, with notable coincidences, obviously not by chance. The common element between these variants is that of literally following the instructions in diverse situations: The mother shows the boy what he should say or do in each situation and he obeys without complaining and without analysing the situation for himself, which comes down to incoherent and absurd happenings. Regarding the outcome of the story, in the European versions, quite often, the boy is compensated in a situation indicating evidence of independence; in the oriental versions there appear more cruel outcomes, like ending up being eaten by a tiger who the main character has treated with respect.

Et ça, qu’est-ce que c’est ? Ça, c’est le chatqui attrapa la pie qui vola l’anneau de la princessede Bordeaux… Et ça, qu’est-ce que c’est ?Conte cumulatif classique, ici adapté au niveaudu dénouement

Uma velha muito velha e um velho muito velho queriam ter um bebé, mas não sabiam como fazê-lo. Depois de inúmeras tentativas, de experimentar diversas fórmulas e até de pedir a colaboração aos reis e às cegonhas, chegaram a uma conclusão: fazer um filho é complicado. Um dia, a velhinha teve uma ideia... Com agudo sentido de humor e profusão de pormenores, esta versão livre de um conto tradicional mongol brinca com a questão "De onde vêm os bebés?"

E isto o que é? Este é o gato que apanhou a pegaque roubou o anel da Princesa de Aljustrel…E isto o que é?Conto acumulativo clássico, mas comum desenlace e uma forma de apresentaçãoadaptados, que rec

Era unha vez un lobo tan preguiceiro que,por non se esforzar, non comía máis que papasde arroz. Un día mirouse no espello e,ao verse tan fraco, decidiu convertersenun lobo feroz…Conto popular ruso pa

A estrutura da historia correspóndese co esquema do conto marabilloso ruso, estudado por Vladimir Propp. Verlioka é un exercicio de estilo, rexido por normas e regras arquetípicas; en concreto, esta version toma prestados aspectos da tradicion oral para crear a trama narrativa.

Paco Papán empéñase en atopar un traballo á súa medida, e proba diferentes oficios: o luns busca traballo na xastraría, o martes na casa duns labregos, o mércores na taberna… Despois de divertidos co

A very old woman and a very old manwanted to have baby but they didnt knowhow to go about it. After several attempts,experimenting with diverse formula and evenasking the king and queen and the storkto collaborate, the little old woman had an ideaWith a sharp sense of humour, this free versionof a traditional Mongol tale warps a plotfull of delicate details stemming from oneof the greatest mysteries in life: Where do childrencome from?, developing the age and worry themeat the same time.

Whats this? This is the cat that caught the magpie that stole Princess Allbrings ring And whats this?... Princess Allbring is a classical accumulative tale, adapted to the outcome and the way it is presented, that shows the most typical elements of the series which appear in Europe: cat, dog, stick, fire, water With this type of tale, children learn to see relations, establish connections, generalizations and predictions. Part of the presentation of the character who gives the tale its title is a narrative event with a short sentence: This is the magpie that stole Princess Allbrings ring. To that action, new elements will be added mathematically. The missing element constitutes the story line and gives rise to a happy ending, closing the cycle in a circular way and re-establishes the order as at the beginning of the tale: This is the shepherd that found the ring that was rewarded a kiss from Princess Allbring. The repetition of the events also favours the memorizing of the text. In many versions, the accumulative style ends up representing death in a variety of forms (knife, butcher). The series is similar and found in formula tales that appear in Northern Europe: chest, key, rope, mouse, cat, stick, axe, blacksmith In all of them, the quickness of the action helps to follow the sequence; besides, the quickness in the passing of the events is presented in a structure which plays with the receivers curiosity, to attract the maximum interest and favour the development of comprehension, imagination and the sense of aesthetics. Javier Solchaga offers a special proposal of three dimensional illustrations, elaborated from recycled elements (bottles, wood, stones, wire). The play on composition and lighting which photography surprises us, contributes an added value to the book. The illustrator presents objects and characters (ring, handkerchief, stick) from an impossible angle, so that the reader tries to guess the main subject of the following action. Text and image complement each other in a tale that reveals other points of view and awakens the imagination in the youngest readers. Text by Patacrua, from European popular tale Illustrations by Javier Solchaga Translation by Mark W. Heslop

O Tino Tonto esforça-se por encontrar um trabalho à sua altura e experimenta diferentes ofícios: na segunda-feira procura trabalho na alfaiataria, na terça-feira em casa de uns lavradores, na quarta-

Il était une fois un loup tellement fainéant qui,pour ne pas s’efforcer, ne mangeait quede la soupe au chou. Un jour il se regardadans un miroir et décida de devenirun grand méchant loup.Conte popula

Une vieille très vieille et un vieux très vieuxrêvent d’avoir un bébé, mais ils ne savent pascomment faire. Après diverses tentatives,après avoir même demandé l’aide des roiset des cigognes, la petit

Une marmite passe d'un endroit à l'autre pour distribuer aux plus pauvres ce qui leur revient de droit. Un album abordant le thème de la justice sociale.

Um rei ambicioso e malvado que passa as horas a contar as suas riquezas; um homem e uma mulher mais pobres que Cristo; uma aldeia de camponeses enganados pelo monarca; e um pote que anda de um lado para o outro recolhendo e distribuindo entre os mais desfavorecidos o que, por justiça, lhes pertence. Estes so os ingredientes desta divertida historia tradicional dinamarquesa, escrita provavelmente com a ideia de entreter e consolar aqueles que so dispunham da fantasia para conjurar o destino. Formalmente o texto apresenta-se como uma homenagem implicita a Daniel Castelao, grande defensor da justiça social. Assim, a partir da pergunta O que comera o rei? Comera... comera... o elemento fantastico o pote Pinote mistura-se com a realidade para a modificar em beneficio dos mais fracos, numa logica evidente que ira inverter a ordem das coisas. Engenho e humor para que os pequenos leitores tirem as suas proprias concluses a partir de uma velha historia que no deixa de ser actual.

Era uma vez um lobo tão preguiçoso que,para não se esforçar, só comia papas de arroz.Um dia olhou-se ao espelho e, ao ver-se tãomagro, decidiu transformar-se num lobo feroz...Conto popular russo para

Un rei ambicioso e ruín que pasa as horas contando as súas riquezas; un home e unha muller máis pobres que as arañas; unha aldea de labregos enganados polo monarca; e unha pota que vai dun sitio a outro apañando e repartindo entre os mais desfavorecidos o que, en xustiza, lles corresponde.Estes son os ingredientes desta divertida historia tradicional danesa, escrita probablemente coa idea de entreter e consolar a todos os que so dispuñan da fantasia para conxurar o destino.Formalmente o texto presentase como homenaxe implicita a Daniel Castelao, gran defensor da xustiza social.

A mean and ambitious king who spends hourscounting his wealth; a man and a womanwho have less than the spiders; a villageof peasants who have been cheatedby the monarch; and a cooking pot that goesfrom one place to another gatheringand sharing out among the disadvantagedwhat, in justice, corresponds to them.Amusing traditional Danish story probablywritten with the idea of amusing and consolingthose who only had fantasy at hand to entreatdestiny. A homage to Daniel Castelao,a great defender of social justice.

Era unha vez un lobo tan preguiceiro que,por non se esforzar, non comía máis que papasde arroz. Un día mirouse no espello e,ao verse tan fraco, decidiu convertersenun lobo feroz…Conto popular ruso pa