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Liputto: Stories of Gnomes and Trolls - eBook

 
Title:      Liputto: Stories of Gnomes and Trolls - eBook
Categories:      eBooks, Third, Second, First, Kindergarten, Reading, Stories/Pedagogical Stories, General Waldorf Education
BookID:      4
Authors:      Jakob Streit
ISBN-10(13):      1888365269
Publisher:      Waldorf Schools of North America
Publication date:      1-1-1999
Number of pages:      62
Language:      English
Rating:      0 
Picture:      cover
Ebook:      Download ebook1.pdf
Description:     

These wonderful stories of the North will delight children of all ages with the humanity and grace of the gnomes.

The first few stories in this collection recount the exploits of a disagreeable troll, who ensnares unsuspecting creatures – a goldfish, butterflies – in his net and keeps them in his dark cave; other animals help to free the captives. Then begins the story, in short chapters, of Liputto, a gnome whose job it is to bring drops of sunlight deep into the earth; after seven years of work, he is awarded a kind of sabbatical, to explore for a year. For this purpose he is given an invisibility cap, so that he can remain unseen by humans, though his stated hope is to learn more about them. The rest of the book is devoted to his journey.

Liputto first helps a tiny violet, unintentionally trampled under the foot of a child; he then saves a baby bunny from a lawn mower, and helps the mother rabbit find a home safe from foxes. As the story develops, Liputto learns more about human nature, and helps to encourage kindness in them. He is called on to be courageous. And he is shown grace by others, because of his thoughtfulness and good intentions.

I especially like an early episode, in which Liputto rescues two children who are lost on a mountain picking flowers for their mother's birthday; Liputto decides to take off his hat so that the children see him, in order to show them the way home. He doesn't say anything, but gestures and points, and when the children find the path down, he disappears. Despite that he's not supposed to reveal himself, he decides to do so in the interest of this childrens' safety. Rules are important, but sometimes the most sensible thing to do is to ignore them.

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