A Little Book of Birds from Folklore

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For the characters in this book, I have chosen birds from our yards and gardens, fields and meadows, forests and marshes, beaches and bodies of water—just as they are portrayed in folklore. One could say that, in the ancient worldview, birds are almost like people themselves. Birds are messengers, whether of weather forecasts or the coming seasons, natural phenomena, crop yields, wars, or significant events in family life—such as births, marriages, or deaths.
Knowledge of birds is conveyed through the natural beliefs, origin and explanatory tales, legends, spells, proverbs, riddles, folk songs, imitations of bird calls, and descriptions related to agriculture and animal husbandry.
224 pages
Author: Mall Hiiemäe

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