Celtic Tales Table of Contents
This unit was really humorous and interesting. Out of all of the stories, I enjoyed the Gold- Tree and Silver- Tree story the most.
The "Gold-tree and Silver-tree" is about a mother who is envious of her young daughter. The story begins by introducing the family: the King, the wife, and the daughter. The wife's, who is the mother of the daughter, name is Gold- tree. The daughter's name is Gold-tree. Just by knowing the name of the mother and daughter, the reader can guess that the daughter is superior to the mother already.
Many times the mother would visit a magical trout that would only speak the truth. The mother asked the trout who was the most beautiful and to the astonishment of the mother, the trout replied that Gold-tree is the most beautiful. Angered by this answer, the mother demanded the liver and heart of her own daughter. From here, I could not help but notice how similar this story was to Snow-white.
The King, not only wanting to not disappoint his wife but also loved his daughter far too much, decided to deceive his wife. He gave her the heart and liver of an animal and let his daughter escape. The daughter ran off and married a handsome and kind prince.
Silver-tree went back to the trout and asked the trout who was the most beautiful. The trout again replied that Gold-tree was the most beautiful. Hearing this new, the wife decided to take matters in her own hands. She was going to kill her daughter herself and she was successful. Fortunately, the prince was able to wake revive her with a kiss. You would have thought that the story would end with this but it didn't. The mother yet again tried to kill her daughter but with the help of a friend, the daughter survived.
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| (Silver-Tree looking at the trout in the well) |
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