COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1310081
Reference Number:
R148858
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Why are the tails of the Goats curled?
Parent Work Title:
Rumanian bird and beast stories: rendered into English
Creator:
Creangă, Ion
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Gaster, Moses, 1856-1939
Creator Role:
Translator
Date Created:
1916-08
Publication Details:
London: Published for the Folk-Lore Society by Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd.
Page/Sheet:
Inserted before page 83
Image Sequence Number:
083
Description:
In 1915 Gaster published his work Romanian Bird and Beast Stories (381pp), consisting of a lengthy study in which he presents his views on folklore, followed by his translations of 119 numbered Romanian stories about animals, and three appendices (animal charms, stories from Ahikar, and animal stories from the Hebrew Alphabet of Ben Sira). Gaster found the stories in the published works of several Romanian folklorists, most notably (around two thirds of the stories) from two publications by Simion Florea Marian (1883 and 1903). R148858 is Gaster's own interleaved copy. It shows that he continued to gather and translate animal stories until shortly before his death. The volume contains handwritten notes (mostly references to what Gaster perceived as 'parallels' in various publications), a copy of a letter from Queen Elisabeth of Romania, news paper cuttings with reviews of the book, and inserted leaves with handwritten and typed stories. Below his translation of a story, Gaster usually mentions where he found it (not all references are correct) and when he translated it. This page was typed in blue ink and glued in before page 83. The story, by Moldavian-born Romanian writer Ion Creangă is a folk tail explaining 'Why are the tails of the Goats curled'. It tells of a wager between God and the Devil regarding the sheep that belonged to God and the goats that belonged to the Devil. Whoever owned the animals returning first to the pen would win all the animals. The sheep were first back despite the Devil pulling hard on the goats tails. Ever since the tails of goats have curled. The tale is from 'Creangă, vol XIII'.
Language Code:
eng
Language:
English
Subject:
Folk-lore, Romanian
Category of Material:
Printed
Technique Used:
Typewriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Gaster, Moses, 1856-1939, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Haralambakis, M. 'A Survey of the Gaster Collection in the John Rylands Library', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library 89:2 (2013): 10730. Florea, V. Dr. M. Gaster: Reconstituiri biobibliografice: Omul şi Opera (Cluj-Napoca: Editura Fundatiei pentru Studii Europene, 2008), 12754.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2013-02-13
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2013-05
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Why are the tails of the Goats curled?
