The first story is about a King and his beloved goose. They both become ill and the Saint Kavin saves the goose in return for whatever the land the goose flies over after being healed. The king keeps his word and is blessed by the saint. I liked this story because very rarely do you see animals like a goose becoming mans best friend.
The next story is about a fairy who marries the kings daughter, but in order to do so must make a laughing goblin laugh. The reason he has stopped laughing is quite horrific and filled with riddles/puzzles. I liked that element of the story because it makes you think about the situation and what you would do in their shoes.
The third story is very sad for me because Gellert the greyhound dies in it. However, it does show a good moral of trust and checking everything before making judgements.
The next story is about a man who sets off to find work to support himself and his wife. He finds a farmer who gives him advice instead of wages. The three pieces of advice come into play as the man returns home to his wife which end up saving his life and making them known to the lord of their land. This one certainly has a strong moral of "Honesty is the best policy".
The fifth story is about an old man named Andrew Coffey an he is terrorized by a ghost in a nightmare. When he wakes up from the nightmare all is as he left it!
The last story is about twins being stolen and replaced by elvish children. The mother finally figures it out with the help of an old wise man in the village. All of these stories have very interesting names for locations and they seemed to be named after exactly what happened there.
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| Gellert the Greyhound from Tales and Tails |
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