THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK

Andrew Lang

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THE BRONZE RING

Once upon a time in a certain country there lived a

king whose palace was surrounded by a spacious garden.

But, though the gardeners were many and the soil was

good, this garden yielded neither flowers nor fruits, not

even grass or shady trees.

The King was in despair about it, when a wise old man

said to him:

"Your gardeners do not understand their business: but

what can you expect of men whose fathers were cobblers

and carpenters? How should they have learned to cultivate

your garden?"

"You are quite right," cried the King.

"Therefore," continued the old man, "you should send

for a gardener whose father and grandfather have been

gardeners before him, and very soon your garden will be

full of green grass and gay flowers, and you will enjoy its

delicious fruit."

So the King sent messengers to every town, village, and

hamlet in his dominions, to look for a gardener whose

forefathers had been gardeners also, and after forty days

one was found.

"Come with us and be gardener to the King," they said

to him.

"How can I go to the King," said the gardener, "a poor

wretch like me?"

"That is of no consequence," they answered. "Here are

new clothes for you and your family."

"But I owe money to several people."

"We will pay your debts," they said.

Sobre l'autor

Andrew Lang's activities extended far beyond folklore. He was a historian, poet, journalist, translator, and anthropologist, in connection with his work on literary texts. Lang was born at Selkirk in Scotland and was educated at Edinburgh Academy, St. Andrews University, and Balliol College, Oxford University, becoming a fellow at Merton College. His poetry includes Ballads and Lyrics of Old France (1872), Ballades in Blue China (1880--81), and Grass of Parnassus (1888--92). His anthropology and his defense of the value of folklore as the basis of religion---his most influential work---is expressed in Custom and Myth (1884), Myth, Ritual and Religion (1887), and The Making of Religion (1898). He also translated Homer and critiqued James G. Frazer's views of mythology as expressed in The Golden Bough. He was considered a good historian, with a readable narrative style and knowledge of the original sources (e.g., History of Scotland [1900--7], James VI and the Gowrie Mystery [1902], and Sir George Mackenzie [1909]). In addition, he wrote some novels, not well thought of today; however, his critiques of contemporary novels are still highly regarded. Lang's popularity was established with his collections of "Fairy" books, which were always titled with a color, such as The Blue Fairy Book. These books preserved and handed down many of the better-known folk tales from the time; however, his use of the term "fairy" to cover all kinds of folk tales continues to plague scholars, who generally distinguish between the terms "fairy" and "folk," judging fairy tales to be more of a fanciful creation and less grounded in cultural experiences, customs, and beliefs.

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