Three young and ambitious men aspire to be the husband of a beautiful Princess in the Kingdom of Ure. Two are of high-station and one, Galaad the Goatherd, seems to be out of the running. BUT stories like these ALWAYS have an old woman with magical powers._._._. The morals may be about patience and respect. Learn more about the cut-glass flask, the golden locket, the talking mouse, and the Wizard of the Eastern Seaboard. 32 pages (UNpaginated) with full-page drawings in pastel colours to assist TEXT. Cond : Boards are powder blue with gilt lettering - spine only. No graphics. D.J. (not price-clipped) is bluey-grey with black lettering. Front cover colour illustration shows Galaad at work in the high pastures with four of his flock. End-papers are light grey-blue. Volume square tight and bright. Almost no wear at ANY corner or edge. No names, marks, creases, nor stains. Not sun-faded. Decidedly giftable !! Quote (p. 16) : " _._._. I would be very pleased. And so Galaad set to and drew seven buckets of water, one for each day of the week. And when he had finished the Old Woman said, `Young Master, it's a long time since anyone passed this way with a willing heart and who knows when ._._._.' ." Size: Quarto.

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Title

A Flask of Sea Water

Publisher

Oxford University Press, Don Mills

Publication Date

1989

Language

English

ISBN 10

0195407040

ISBN 13

9780195407044

Binding

Hardcover

Illustrator

Laszlo Gal

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

As New

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As New

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In order to win the hand of a princess, a young goatherd must fill a flask with sea water and bring it to her father's court. His long journey to the sea is filled with perilous adventures, and in accomplishing the task he proves himself a wise and worthy successor to the old king.

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