25.1 - Sandy's Task: Folk Tales and Music.

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25.1. - Sandy's Task: Folk Tales and Music.

This is a two book task.
Read one Book 1 and one Book 2.

No books with the main page genre Childrens or Kids may be used for this task. Your two books combined must have a total of at least 500 pages.

Book 1: While we often think of folk art in terms of physical, tangible art, fairy tales and folk tales are also a form of folk art.
Read a book from one of the following lists: Mythology/Folklore
or Stories for Adults Who Love Fairy Tales
Required: State the list and the page.

Book 2 - Folk music is another intangible form of folk art.
Read a book, the title/subtitle of which contains a word of at least 4 letters from a song title listed on Folk Alley’s 100 Most Essential Folk Songs. 100 Most Essential Folk Songs.
Words must match exactly. No variations.
Required: State the song.

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This help thread is open!

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I love fairy tales! Unfortunately none of the fairy tale retellings I have are on the list.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Jayme(the ghost reader) wrote: "I love fairy tales! Unfortunately none of the fairy tale retellings I have are on the list."

ah, well, this will give you the opportunity to try something new.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

no worries, there are very few fairy tales i don't like.

[Kim]

For book two, is it a word from the song title or can it come from the lyrics?

Thank you.

[Jayme(theghostreader)]

I thought it was from the song titles

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Kim wrote: "For book two, is it a word from the song title or can it come from the lyrics?

Thank you."

"a word of at least 4 letters from a song title "

[Trish]

Quick question on option one. For the books on the mythology list, with "unknown" as an author, presumably we can use any translation? For example Beowulf is listed with the Seamus Heaney version, but there are many others, including one by JRR Tolkien, which I've been meaning to get.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Trish wrote: "Quick question on option one. For the books on the mythology list, with "unknown" as an author, presumably we can use any translation? For example Beowulf is listed with the Seamus Heaney version, ..."

yes

[Trish]

Sandy wrote: "Trish wrote: "Quick question on option one. For the books on the mythology list, with "unknown" as an author, presumably we can use any translation? For example Beowulf is listed with the Seamus He..."

Cheers.

[Jonquil]

From time to time, I shyly acknowledge that I have this bohemian, vegetarian, bread-baking, flowers-in-my-hair thing going on...but I'm speechless that I own at least one version of every one of those folk songs...on vinyl.

[Lisa]

The Outlander Series (1-7) is on the Stories for Adults Who Love Fairy Tales list. Is it okay to read one of the books in the series to satisfy requirements? I was considering reading #5 in the series.

[Sandy, Moderator Emeritus]

Lisa wrote: "The Outlander Series (1-7) is on the Stories for Adults Who Love Fairy Tales list. Is it okay to read one of the books in the series to satisfy requirements? I was considering reading #5 in the ser..."

Sorry, no. This is the same sort of situation as when a box set appears on a list - you can't just use one book from the set, or, in this case, from the series. See the FAQs

[Jammin Jenny]

I have The Complete Folk & Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm - will this work instead of the one on the list The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales as noted on the list?

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Jenny wrote: "I have The Complete Folk & Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm - will this work instead of the one on the list The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales as noted on the list?"

sorry, no, these are not just 2 editions of the same book - for one thing, one book is twice as long as the other.