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A lovely set of stories from around Spain
A lovely set of stories from around Spain
This collection includes nineteen fantastic fairy tales for children. The stories are: (1) Khing-Chu-Fu, (2) The City of Fortune, (3) The Garden of Health, (4) Carabi! Carabo!, (5) The Author of the Wall, (6) Devil’s Tournament, (7) The Treasure of the Dragon, (8) The Man with the Two Faces, (9) The Treachery of Micifuf, (10) Trompetilla and Trompetin, (11) The Quack Doctor, (12) The Drawing School, (13) The Man with the Nose, (14) The Island of Brilliants, (15) The Judgment of the Flowers, (16) The Three Questions, (17) The Captain’s Exploit, (18) The Topsy-Turvy World, and (19) Don Suero the Proud.
You’ll discover the history and culture of the country with this set of stories! They take you further afield too, such as the China seas in one story!
Trompetilla and Trompetin
“ I am the witch Trompetilla, the daughter of the celebrated Trompeton and grand-daughter of Trompetazo, and am looking for my son Trompetin everywhere, without being able to find him.”
The island of brilliants
The bar Esperanza with all canvas spread was sailing the China sea, when a violent storm overtook her. The event was so rapid that it gave no time to be forseen…
…The Island of Brilliants! He exclaimed, and instantly all appeared in order to contemplate it”
The story of Don Suero
“Once there was, in remote times, a knight named Don Suero de las Navas, feudal lord of a number of Spanish villages, with a quantity of titles sufficient to fill one of the biggest pages, so many and so long were they.”
Destination: Spain Author/guide: J. Munoz Escomez Departure Time: Timeless
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