05-12-2011, 13:35
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Re: Red Squirrels
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Originally Posted by garinda
'Another version, “The Little Red Squirrel”, was told by Taimi Boswell at Oswaldtwistle, 2 January 1915. This has the Cymbeline motif of a wager on a wife's chastity.'
Folk narratives - Katharine Mary Briggs - Google Books
Who was Taimi Boswell?
Another search...
If you Google search her name, Taimi Boswell, she's called the 'master Romany story teller'. Especially this tale, The Red Squirrel.
Has anyone else ever heard of her, or her tales? |
She was a local politician, well versed in telling fairy tales. |
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