The Fisherman and His Wife, (Hardcover)

from ALelliott

Here we have the classic retelling of Grimm's fairy tale. An old man lives in a rundown hovel by the sea with his wife. One day, he catches a flounder, but as he is about to take it home for dinner, the flounder calls out, telling him he can grant wishes if only the old man will let him go. The f...

from bigkristin

I loved so many things about this book. First, the illustrations were beautiful. The blend of African culture and water color was very appealing. African patterns were used throughout the book and the setting was perfect for the enhancement of the illustration. Second, even though there are many ...

from sottallah

When a fisherman tries to please his demanding wife by telling a magical fish all of her wishes, her hunger for greed grows. As her wishes increase, the magic fish grants them. Suddenly everything that was granted to her is taken away in a blink of an eye when she demands to be God. This tale is ...

from kmunsey

In the story of the Fisherman and His Wife we see what can happen when you are taken over by pure greed. The fisherman catches a talking fish and spares his life. When the fisherman comes home to tell his wife she makes him go back to wish to live in a hut instead of the pig pen. He does as his w...

from McEvilla

A fisherman is at sea and he catches a flounder. The flounder says to put him back in the ses because he is a enchanted prince. The fisherman puts the flounder back in sea and as he returns home the wife is wondering where the fish is at for them to eat. The fisherman told his wife that the fish ...