Canterbury Tales 5

by on July 23, 2008
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“Once upon a time, two little children were walking in a forest. Suddenly, they came across a strange scary hut on a hen’s leg. They were very curious so they peeked inside. There was nobody there. While they were standing beside the leg, thinking what to do next, they saw Baba Yaga flying on her broom. The sight of her wicked face with a crooked nose made them run away. The evil witch started chasing them with a bloody axe in her long bony fingers. They were running like crazy around the hut for an hour or two until finally the children managed to drown her in the nearby stream.

And they lived happily ever after.” :)

That’s an unedited story inspired by Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition.” You could read about the work and listen to the Baba Yaga piano piece on the web. Unfortunately, I can’t show you the watercolour masterpieces the music inspired.

Authors of the story and 2 watercolours:
- Mar from Spain
- Anna from Poland
- Marloes from Holland (a guest)
- ME :)

 

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4 Responses to “Canterbury Tales 5”
  1. wojtek_t says:
    July 23, 2008 at 1:14 pm

    Are the watercolours small enough to be scanned? I’m sure Val or the boys in the resources room will be happy to help you. Then send them to me and I’ll do the rest.

  2. basia_t says:
    July 23, 2008 at 2:02 pm

    Unfortunately, they’re A5 or even more.

  3. michal_t says:
    July 24, 2008 at 1:34 pm

    But I bet it wasn’t you that came up with the idea of bloody axe – you’re way too peaceful for that kind of ideas :) it was the Dutch, wasn’t it?

  4. basia_t says:
    July 24, 2008 at 7:10 pm

    Surprise, surprise – it was me :)

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