Feathers.Feathers Heather Forest & Marcia Cutchin Littlefolk/August House Inc. PO Box 3223, Little Rock, AR 72203 0874837553 $16.95 1-800-284-8784 Written by Heather Forest and illustrated by Marcia Cutchin, Feathers is an enthusiastically recommended children's picturebook retelling re·tell·ing n. A new account or an adaptation of a story: a retelling of a Roman myth. a traditional folktale folktale, general term for any of numerous varieties of traditional narrative. The telling of stories appears to be a cultural universal, common to primitive and complex societies alike. of Eastern Europe Eastern Europe The countries of eastern Europe, especially those that were allied with the USSR in the Warsaw Pact, which was established in 1955 and dissolved in 1991. . When a gossip monger is brought before a wise rabbi, he must teach her about the harm of spreading false rumors in a way she will remember. So he charges the accused woman to take his feather pillow Feather pillows are, as the name suggests, pillows stuffed with feathers, usually the rectangular kind used for sleeping in conventional western beds. These are known for both their softness and their ability to conform to shapes desired by the user, more so than foam or fibre to the market square, cut it open, scatter scat·ter v. 1. To cause to separate and go in different directions. 2. To separate and go in different directions; disperse. 3. To deflect radiation or particles. n. the feathers, then retrieve them all. When she attempts the seemingly bizarre task, she learns the truth about the feathers. "'I suppose,' she sighed / as she lowered her head, / 'They are like the words / I can't take back, // from the rumor I spread.' // Cruel words like feathers fly / Cruel words reach far and wide. / They leave the mouth a bitter rind. // May all your words, my friends, be kind." The color illustrations add the perfect touch to this simple yet powerful story about the moral value of minding one's tongue and respecting others' feelings. |
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