Author: Stacy Gardner PottsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Village Tales
Author: Stacy Gardner PottsTales from a Village School
Author: Miss ReadPublisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 9780395717622
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
40 stories in the life of a village schoolteacher.
Mama Panya's Pancakes
Author: Mary ChamberlinPublisher: Barefoot Books
ISBN: 9781905236640
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Mama Panya is alarmed at the market when her son Adika invites all of their friends to come over for pancakes. However will she feed them all? This clever and heart-warming story about village life teaches children the benefits of sharing as well as introducing simple Swahili phrases.
The Missionary's Curse and Other Tales from a Chinese Catholic Village
Author: Henrietta HarrisonPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520954726
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The Missionary’s Curse tells the story of a Chinese village that has been Catholic since the seventeenth century, drawing direct connections between its history, the globalizing church, and the nation. Harrison recounts the popular folk tales of merchants and peasants who once adopted Catholic rituals and teachings for their own purposes, only to find themselves in conflict with the orthodoxy of Franciscan missionaries arriving from Italy. The village’s long religious history, combined with the similarities between Chinese folk religion and Italian Catholicism, forces us to rethink the extreme violence committed in the area during the Boxer Uprising. The author also follows nineteenth century Chinese priests who campaigned against missionary control, up through the founding of the official church by the Communist Party in the 1950s. Harrison’s in-depth study provides a rare insight into villager experiences during the Socialist Education Movement and Cultural Revolution, as well as the growth of Christianity in China in recent years. She makes the compelling argument that Catholic practice in the village, rather than adopting Chinese forms in a gradual process of acculturation, has in fact become increasingly similar to those of Catholics in other parts of the world.
The Village of Shadows
Author: Pradeep VMPublisher: Notion Press
ISBN: 1647336120
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 275
Book Description
In a quiet village, disaster strikes in the form of an apparent, vicious murder. This is followed by a series of bizarre deaths. The frightened villagers seek supernatural explanations. All the superstition that lay under the peaceful life of the villagers surface. Who was the murderer? In a tale of murder, mystery, fear and magic, find out if the villagers would be able to comprehend and fight the forces against them in The Village of Shadows.
Village Tales from Pickle Patch Island
Author: N. T. KuhnPublisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1466913398
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 179
Book Description
Regimole Spects has purchased a new bike for his spring holiday, which he always takes the week prior to the annual Spring Fling, with Ms. Jenny and Flash. Due to a spill from the bike, he is forced to spend the night at his friend Todeous Bastians home, where he learns of some mysterious occurrences that have the residents of Cattail Pond worried. Soon after Regimole arrives at Ms. Jennys for his holiday, Chief McNaire arrives, and Regimole shares the concerns of their neighbors over the incidents at the pond. They decide to have Detective Daniel Squirrey investigate the incidents in the week to follow. The week-long investigation brings forth very little new evidence in solving the mystery. Sunday arrives, and Detective Squirrey considers skipping the Spring Fling, when the island is hit by an unexpected storm causing the event to be postponed. While Daniel, Chief McNaire, and other villagers spread the word of the postponed event, a heart-wrenching howl echoes across the island from Cattail Pond and is soon followed by the emergency alarm ringing at Ms. Jennys. With the immediate response of their neighbors, Flash informs everyone that Regimole has disappeared.
Simla Village Tales
Author: Alice Elizabeth DracottPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Folklore
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Village Tales from the Black Forest
Author: Berthold AuerbachPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Black Forest (Germany)
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Life in a Devon Village
Author: Henry WilliamsonPublisher: Constable
ISBN:
Category : Country life
Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Village Secrets
Author: Rebecca ShawPublisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1409140075
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Mysterious goings-on in the village of Turnham Malpas... The village school is to get a new head, and the inhabitants of Turnham Malpas await her arrival with curiosity. At first sight, Kate Pascoe seems ideal. She's young, pretty and obviously loves her job. But when she introduces meditation classes for her ten-year-olds, and even tree-hugging, the villagers begin to think again. Then a strange malaise afflicts the whole village: lights are seen in Sykes Wood at night; a dog long dead appears to come to life and a sudden shocking death plunges the village into a state of superstitious dread. And always at the eye of the storm is Kate Pascoe...