And in a great trickster tale, innocent Kayvan the Brave fools those who mock him. “Sparrow’s Quest” begins with a little bird who wants to know what the most powerful thing in the world is and discovers his own strength in the process. After swallowing the huge animals that threaten him, including a leopard and a wolf, he spills them out at an opportune moment and defeats his enemies. The title tale features a mischievous, tiny creature who is desperately poor but also cheeky. But the stories are universal with their trickster and monster characters and themes of betrayal, love, and redemption.
All seven entries in this picture-book anthology are Iranian folktales, presented by a duo who knows the country well (Adl grew up in Iran Laird’s has traveled widely there).
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