Review of
Old
Stories from Denmark, illustrations by Poul Lundsgaard
Four out of five stars
This collection
of very short stories does not star a village idiot, the main characters are a
village of idiots, all of which are men. The name of the village is Mols and
the men do very foolish things in trying to accomplish important tasks. For
example, when there is the threat of an invading army, they want to save their
most prized possession, their church bell. They decide that the best way to
hide it is to drop it in the water and to mark the spot, they cut a notch in
their boat precisely where they dropped it over the side.
Their actions
are incredibly ignorant and demonstrate a complete lack of sense and
understanding of how the world works. That is what makes them amusing, for
their lack of intelligence is so exaggerated that it is humorous.
The only flaw
in the book is that some of the stories are repeated. I do not know if this is
deliberate, but it did seem fitting for a book containing stories about people
that cannot do anything right.
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