 The Cloud Shoes:
How
We Got Skis
by
Borghild Dahl
22 min DVD ages 4-7
with
study guide
$18.00
plus $3 handling
Borghild DahlÕs original fairy tale about how
skis came to Norway is brought to life in this DVD adaptation of her book,
published in 1957 (E. P. Dutton) with illustrations by Hans Helweg. More importantly, it is a story of
values, of selflessness, and of sacrifice Ð the stuff of which great legends
are built.
The good king and queen of Brydalen give their beloved only
son Prince Melchior to a mysterious troll who provides them with a plan to
save their starving people. How the king overcomes the obstacles to achieve
success and the way in which the troll rewards his efforts make for an
amusing and thought-provoking exercise in problem-solving and ingenuity.
The folktale is ripe with study ideas for children about
the history of skis, the Norwegian tradition of folktales, and the existence
of trolls and elves in Scandinavian folklore.
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