Seven short stories, in which are found vivid retellings of the gypsy tales collected from the Wood family of Caegwyn. Including magical tales rich with the mystery of the Welsh landscape and quest stories. Paperback edition.
A volume of seven magical and spine-chilling stories from a professional storyteller with black-and-white and colour illustrations by an award- winning illustrator.
Tree of Leaf and Flame is Daniel Morden's unique take on the tales of the Mabinogi. It's the perfect opportunity to hear these strange and fascinating tales retold by a storyteller who earns his living travelling Wales and holding audiences spellbound - just as the professional bards and troubadours did all those years ago. Tir na n-Og Award winner 2013.
A boy who cannot feel fear... A girl pursued by a ghostly figure... Two sisters turned into beasts... A wild party where all the guests are skeletons... These extraordinary stories from long ago have been shaped over a lifetime of performance in schools, festivals and theatres by extraordinary storyteller, Daniel Morden into their current form: thrilling adventures, brimming with mystery and magic.To open these pages is to journey into a strange world where invisible beings move among us; animals speak, and luck, spells, fear and fortune are not to be treated lightly!
Seven short stories, in which are found vivid retellings of the gypsy tales collected from the Wood family of Caegwyn. Including magical tales rich with the mystery of the Welsh landscape and quest stories. Paperback edition.
A volume of seven magical and spine-chilling stories from a professional storyteller with black-and-white and colour illustrations by an award- winning illustrator.
Tree of Leaf and Flame is Daniel Morden's unique take on the tales of the Mabinogi. It's the perfect opportunity to hear these strange and fascinating tales retold by a storyteller who earns his living travelling Wales and holding audiences spellbound - just as the professional bards and troubadours did all those years ago. Tir na n-Og Award winner 2013.
A boy who cannot feel fear... A girl pursued by a ghostly figure... Two sisters turned into beasts... A wild party where all the guests are skeletons... These extraordinary stories from long ago have been shaped over a lifetime of performance in schools, festivals and theatres by extraordinary storyteller, Daniel Morden into their current form: thrilling adventures, brimming with mystery and magic.To open these pages is to journey into a strange world where invisible beings move among us; animals speak, and luck, spells, fear and fortune are not to be treated lightly!