“The Crane and the Heron." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 21-23.

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“The Crane and the Heron." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 21-23. Anonymous (not verified) Sun, 02/19/2023 - 15:33

Guy Daniels

Tale Summary

A Crane and a Heron lived in a swamp, each having nests on opposite ends. One day, tired of living alone, the Crane decided to propose to Miss Heron. She turned him down, saying his legs were spindly and his flying poor. He went home dejected, but she thought it over and realized she would be better off with him than being alone, and so she asked him to take her as his wife. He refused because she had been mean, but almost immediately regretted it, because he didn’t want to be alone. He went back to her to ask if she would be his wife, but she refused him again. And again she reconsidered and went back to ask him to take her back, but again he let her down. To this day, they still go back and forth proposing to each other, but they’ll never get married.

Fairy Tale Title

The Crane and the Heron

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Feodor Rojankovsky

Common Tale Type

Crane and the Heron

Tale Classification

ATU 244A

Page Range of Tale

pp. 21-23

Full Citation of Tale

“The Crane and the Heron." The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales, Selected and translated by Guy Daniels, New York: Funk & Wagnalls; 1969, pp. 21-23.

Original Source of the Tale

Russian folklore

Tale Notes

This tale opens with a description of a silly she-owl landing on a tree and wiggling her tail. The narrator promises that this description is only a flourish, and the real tale would begin shortly.

AV��ʪ and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2023

Book Title

The falcon under the hat: Russian merry tales and fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

Selected and translated by Guy Daniels

Illustrator(s)

Feodor Rojankovsky

Publisher

Funk & Wagnalls

Date Published

1969

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

Traditional

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