Fairy Tales from Brazil How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore

by Elsie Spicer Eells

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Genres: Short Stories, Fantasy

64 pages, Paperback

First published March 13, 2002

About the author

Elsie Eusebia Spicer Eells (West Winfield, New York, September 21, 1880 — Volusia, Florida, May 24, 1963) was a researcher of folklore with Iberian roots and a writer who traveled in the early years of the twentieth century across the Atlantic basin and was noted for the publication of several collections of short stories and legends based on the oral tradition of various regions visited, including Brazil and the Azores.

Reviews

[Vivian Wolkoff]

I'm Brazilian -- born and raised -- and I grew up listening to all sorts of tales about my country and people, from the fantastical to the truly heartbreaking. It "helped" that both my grandparents came from the Northwest of the country, where oral storytelling is strong and thriving even to this day.
I picked up this book because I wanted to read some Brazilian stories... and I didn't recognize a single thing I read here. Maybe it was a regional issue. I live in the Southeast (a urbane, more cosmopolitan area) and the author could have lived in a different area of the country. Since Brazil is continental in size, some things tend to be a little different from area to area. Or maybe this book was written way before my time (it seems like the writer was in Brazil at the turn of the 19th century). Still, I should have seen at least a thread of the stories I heard growing up. But I don't recognize these stories. Not one of them.
To say I was disappointed would be an understatement.
2✬

[Joseph Carrabis]

I read this as research for a work-in-progress to learn cadence and language. To that purpose, the beginning of this book is an excellent read.
But the fairy tales themselves? I had trouble believing these are Brazilian or fairy tales. The actual stories themselves didn't read like fairy tales so much as children's readers, and the characters have little to do with the Brazil I'm familiar with.
As research, interesting. As a read, pass.

[Jim Parker]

Bright Brazilian tales

I thoroughly enjoyed the little book of Brazilian folk lore. The stories themselves are delightful . None of these stories are dark like you may find in other collections. Anyone who enjoys fairy tales from other cultures will enjoy this collection.

[Asaria]

Not the greatest fan of animal fairy tales, but these were enjoyable. AND short.

[Evil Secret Ninja]

Fun collection of fairy tales from Brazil I wonder about what aspects of life in Brazil they are meant for. Clearly animals and important and they have specific personalities.

[aljouharah]

مجموعة قصصية لطيفة تتحدث عن الحيوانات وكيف أصبحت تملك صفاتها الحالية ..
فالأرنب كان ذو ذيل طويل، و فرو النمر كان موحد اللون دون بقع! بينما القرد كان موسيقياً مُذهلاً لا يخدع الناس بألاعيبة، وحتى حيات البحر كُن أميرات مسحورات في البحار !

قصص لطيفة، قصيرة بمجملها لكنها تحمل عدة معاني كأي قصص خيالية شعبية يمكن أن نقرأها، بالرغم من أن التشديد على صفات القردة وكيف أصبحت ماكرة “جداً” مكرر عبر القصص في الكتاب xD
يبدو أنه يوجد الكثير من القردة في البرازيل !
فهي ماكرة ذكية تجيد فن الحيلة والإختباء وإنقاذ نفسها من أحلك المواقف! هذا عدا عن غرورها الشديد وإعتدادها بنفسها وبمقدرتها !
كِتاب ممتع وخفيف جداً ..