Never before has Islesboro Island had its’ own collection of tales and legends. Now you can read them here, for the very first time, in this unique collection, just as they were discovered in 1999, when a large and rickety wooden trunk bound with iron latches washed up on the shores of the rocky Islesboro town beach. Upon prying it open, it was found to contain a number of ancient leather bound tomes, all seriously waterlogged but nonetheless identifiable as old Islesboro ledgers, account books, and pocket diaries. One small journal, a diary firmly bound with thin leather straps, had a cover whose faded gold lettering said “Islesboro Taradiddles”. This is the true story of that journal’s contents, and only the facts have been made up. A miscellany of mischief, magic, marvels, and merriment, with more than thirty two tall tales, whoppers, apologues, songs, and stories unique to Islesboro.
Table des matières
Introduction
The Discovery
Island Pink
Over The Ocean And Through The Waves
How The Crab Became Flat
The Gigantic Cod
The Brave Little Isles Burro
Crab Comeuppance
Mrs. Gain and Mrs. Able; A Victorian Island Whopper
Knots
Night Sky Stars
Little Mouse
The Adventure of The Suki Radio
My Dear Snedley; Sned No Nemoy; A Victorian Chain Letter Carpe Tempest
Alnitak, Alnilam, Mintaka; The Dragons Three
How The Island Shoemaker Became Chief Advisor
Spring Comes To Islesboro!
The Islesboro Island Lament (sung to the tune of “My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean”)
How The Islesboro Collector Voyaged To The Mainland To Find His Own Backyard Treasure
The Architect Of Islesboro
We Should All Love To Go Swimming, But We Can’t
The Island With The Fortunate City
The Well
The Ghosts Of Miserly Manor
The Grindle Gate Ferridaisium Bridge
The Whitney Summer Ballroom
Nebi Wobi And Jenni
Row Row Row Your Boat Gently ‘Round The Bay
The Pied Piper of Islesboro
The Island Daughter
Islesboro Island Summer Arts Performing Lecture Series
Appendix I: Names And Terms Used In The Island Daughter
Appendix II: The Tale Tellers
II.I What Is A Story?
II.II Framing Tricks
II.III The Tekerleme
II.IV Royal Kismet
II.V Creation As Recombination
II.VI Interpretations Are Mirrors: The Raven Crow And The Pitcher
II.VII Doorways, Stairs, Portals
Postscript: Inspiration And Sources For The Stories In This Book
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