Lily and the Wooden Bowl (Adaptation)
Illustrator:
Yoriko Ito
Alan Schroeder
Original title:
Hachikazuki or Hachi Katsugi
Original language:
Japanese
Publication:
1994 by Doubleday Books for Young Readers (Imprint of Random House Children's Books)
Genre:
Fairy Tales, Fiction, Folk Tales, Picture Books
Pages:
32
Current state:
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Long ago in Japan a beautiful girl named Lily lived with her grandmothers. When the old woman lay upon her deathbed, she decided to protect Lily by hiding the girl's beauty from the world. So she placed a large lacquered bowl on her granddaughter's head, and made her promise never to remove it.
When Lily was left alone in the world, she went to work in the rice fields. She was a peculiar sight, and the other workers constantly teased and tormented her. But a wealthy farmer noticed her graceful and quiet ways and gave her a job in his home. Soon his handsome son fell deeply in love with Lily. The farmer's wife though, was a cruel and spiteful woman who would never allow her son to marry such an odd-looking girl. But how could Lily break the promise she had made to her grandmother?
Yoriko Ito's elegant paintings use traditional Japanese motifs to highlight Alan Schroeder's dramatic adaption of this inspiring story of the rewards of kindness and honesty.
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Alan Schroeder
AmericanAlan Schroeder is the author of several award-winning picture books that recreate the early lives of famous African Americans. His works—which... See more
Yoriko Ito
JapaneseYoriko Ito was born and raised in Mie, Japan. She received a degree in illustration from the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. She is es... See more
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Podcast
Episode 70: Why Read Fairy Tales?
Released in 2020 by The Literary Life
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 1 hr. 29 min.
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"Angelina Stanford and Cindy Rollins tackle the topic of fairy stories, discussing the what, why and how of reading them. Angelina shares the distinctive characteristics of fairy stories in contrast to other types of stories, such as myths. They deal with the question of whether fairy tales are 'escapist', the influence of the Grimm brothers scholarly work on interpreting fairy stories, and allowing the story to unveil its deeper truths without forcing meaning onto it.
Angelina gives an illustration of how to see the gospel messages in fairy tales by talking us through the story of Sleeping Beauty. She refutes the ideas that fairy tales are about human romance or are misogynistic. She also highlights some of the Enlightenment and Puritan responses to fairy tales that still linger with us today. Cindy and Angelina also discuss some common concerns such as the magical, weird, or scary aspects of fairy tales. Angelina also makes a distinction between folk tales, literary fairy tales, and cautionary tales."
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