The Three Herons E-Book

alastair macleod

• Herausgeber: BookRix
• Kategorie: Gesellschafts- und Liebesromane
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

Beschreibung

Five modern folktales from Orkney; The Three Herons, The House Elves of Breck, The Trolls of Trolla Vatn, Horda and Junka, The Elvar Wedding.

Das E-Book The Three Herons wird angeboten von BookRix und wurde mit folgenden Begriffen kategorisiert:
life force, the Norse elves, trolls, Giantesses, the Elvar, Orkney

Leseprobe

Alastair Macleod

The Three Herons

and other folktales of Orkney

To the magical spaces in between and the creatures that make their home there.BookRix GmbH & Co. KG81371 Munich

Table of Contents

 Table of Contents

The Three Herons.

The House Elves of Breck.

The Trolls of Trolla Vatn.

Horda and Junka.

The Elvar Wedding

The Three Herons

The sea was calm. Yet into the salt marsh the water slowly crept. In the grimlin light, there stood three herons, motionless, their heads tucked under their wings; their bodies upright …like black folded umbrellas pushed into the higher grass. They were resting, digesting their catch from a day of fishing.

From the dark pools flooded by the neap tide of the previous night, they had taken tiny fish and crabs.

Normally they would be solitary but it was the beginning of spring and partners were being sought.

In the croft above the marsh the chickens were seeking their roosts in the hen hut. One by one they entered the pop hole and fluttered up to a spar. The hens flustered their feathers then began to doze.

The farm dog was let in to be near the fire for tonight was promising to be a frosty one.

Already a star or two shone in the darkening sky.

In the croft the family gathered at the table for the evening meal.

“I saw three herons down at the salt marsh,” said Magnus.

“Three? Why thets unusual,” said his father.

“What does it mean?”said his sister.

“It means good luck,” said his mither, “herons are a sign of good luck.”

“Not for the fish,” said his father.

“What sort of good luck?” said Magnus. “Money… a good harvest, a mild winter, …anither bairn.”