Books with title Stories From Far Far Away: Book Two

Joel's first recording will carry you from the old city of Jerusalem to the subways of Tokyo, from the bath houses in Turkey to a village in China, with a detour through Chelm, the mystical Jewish village of fools. The stories are beautifully woven together by clarinet music and strains of laughter. Winner of the American Library Association Notable Recording Award, as well as the Parents' Choice Gold, it has also been chosen as a "Parents' Choice Classic.

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The title of a volume of short stories is always a difficult matter. It ought to indicate frankly the nature of the book so that the unwary purchaser shall have no grievance (except on the score of merit, which is a different affair altogether) against either author or publisher. In my title I have tried to solve the problem. But why "Far-away?" Well, the stories cover a long stretch of years, and all, save one, were written in calm days far-away from the present convulsion of the world.Anyhow, no one will buy the book under the impression that it is a novel, and, finding that it isn't, revile me as a cheat. And so I have the pleasure of offering it for your perusal with a clear conscience.

Travelling storyteller Joel ben Izzy takes us on a journey from the marketplace in Tel Aviv to the subways of Tokyo, with side trips to a village in China, a bath house in Turkey and Chelm, the mythical Jewish town of fools. This recording, which received the ALA Notable Recording Award and a Parents' Choice Gold Award, has just been released on CD. It includes the following stories: King Solomon and the Smell of the Bread A Tale from Jerusalem and Tokyo Stories of Nasrudin, the Trickster A Tale of Curses, Blessings & Bee Stings Stories of the Fools of Chelm The Old King and His Daughters The music of a Klezmer clarinet weaves the tales together, making for a performance your family will love.

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A young boy named Jack is told to go to the market and sell the cow on his farm, but he instead trades it for seven so-called magic beans from a mysterious wizard he meets on the way. Will he regret the bargain or will it change his life forever? Gilgamesh the Warrior-King from Sumer travels the entire world in search of an old man named Utnapashtim who has the secret to immortality. He goes to the beautiful Euphrates River where he meets Utnapashtim by accident. Will Gilgamesh learn the secret to cheating death or will he suffer the fate of all people by dying? A man wakes up one morning with a great burden on his back and he is constantly in torment. However, his family and everyone around him tells him that he's fine and the great burden on his back is a part of his imagination, but he knows that's not true. Will he be rid of his great burden on his back or will he die on his journey? Read these Fantasy stories and more in this amazing book!

Excerpt from Far-Away StoriesOf white hair that protruded beneath his perky soft felt hat. If he had been short, he might have passed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from Far-Away StoriesTwice a day it was his habit to walk there; shops and faces a meaningless confusion to his eyes, but his ears alert to the many harmonies of the orches tra of the great thoroughfare. For Angelo Fardetti was a musician. Such had he been born; such bad he lived. Those aspects of life which could not be interpreted in terms of music were to him unin telligible. During his seventy years empires had crumbled, mighty kingdoms had arisen, bloody wars had been fought, magic conquests been made by man over nature. But none of these convulsive facts had ever stirred Angelo Fardetti's imagina tion. Even his country he had well-nigh forgotten; it was so many years since he had left it, so much music had passed since then through his being. Yet he had never learned to speak English cor rectly; and, not having an adequate language (save music) in which to clothe his thoughts, he Spoke very little. When addressed he smiled at you sweetly like a pleasant, inarticulate old child.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.