"The Silver Cane" - an Armenian tale (S6, #5)

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In this episode, the storyteller, Kathy Shimpock, will share  a story from the Langs’ Olive Fairy Book.  It’s an Armenian tale entitled “The Silver Cane.”  The life of this crone takes an unexpected turn.  We see how even the oldest, smallest and weakest of us can still speak truth to power.

Story:  Macler, Frederic, "The Steel Cane," in The Olive Fairy Book, ed. Andrew Lang (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1907). 

Illustration:  Pixaby.com.

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