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DEMETRIOS Children's Books
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Rolling Pumpkin
Mitra Zarif-Kayvan
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Abstract
''The rolling pumpkin'' is a very popular children's fairy tale in Iran which has been orally passed on from one generation to another.
Moreover, ''the rolling pumpkin'' has been published as a picture book with Persian text and rhymes in different versions. The fairy tale revolves around an old woman who is strong, courageous and self-confident. She lives completely alone and makes her own living. She embarks alone on a perilous trip to visit her daughter. On the way to the daughter, she encounters dangerous animals. She is scared but resists and defends herself. At the end, she saves her life completely alone with courage, cleverness, and reason.
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Article Information
Title
Rolling Pumpkin
Type
Article
Published in
Journal
9. January 2018
DOI Identifier
10.17160/josha.5.1.379
Language
German
Persian
Journal
Vol 5 Issue 1
Categories
DEMETRIOS Children's Books
Authors
Mitra Zarif-Kayvan
This article is open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Cite this work
Mitra Zarif-Kayvan (2018). "Rolling Pumpkin". JOSHA Journal. DOI: 10.17160/josha.5.1.379.