The Forge in the Forest

by Padraic Colum


Description:  A band of brothers strikes a bargain with a seasoned blacksmith and it is agreed upon that the smith will shoe their wild horse in exchange for their stories about the four elements. The imaginative stories shared by the brothers include tales of Greek and Norse mythology, legends from ancient Scotland and from Brittany, and stories of Saints and other biblical heroes. All these imaginative tales are told at the forge of the man who 'makes shoes without leather’ and who, as the brothers will learn, has a story of his own to share.


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Ages:  9-12
Format:  Ebook
Illustrations:  Color, black and white
Year published:  2016
ISBN:  978-1-63334-556-0
Genres:  Literature, Mythology

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Table of Contents

1. The Forge in the Forest
2. FIRE: THE FIRST STORY
3. Phaethon
4. FIRE: THE SECOND STORY
5. Old King Fork-Beard and the Scarf That He Gave
6. WATER: THE FIRST STORY
7. The Story of Ys
8. WATER: THE SECOND STORY
9. King Fergus and the Water-Horse

10. EARTH: THE FIRST STORY

11. The Seven Sleepers
12. EARTH: THE SECOND STORY
13. King Solomon and the Servitor of the Lord of Earth
14. AIR: THE FIRST STORY
15. Saint Martin and the Honest Man
16. AIR: THE SECOND STORY
17. Bellerophon
18. The Horse

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