Drama 101 The Giant’s Wife

Posted March 9th, 2010 by Admin | Print This Post

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RTE #39 ~ The Giant’s Wife: A Tall Tale of Ireland

Told by William Carleton

When Fin MacCool is threatened by another giant, only his wife’s wits might save him.

GENRE: Folktales, tall tales, legends
CULTURE: Irish
THEME: Wits vs. power, heroines
READERS: 7
READER AGES: 9–15
LENGTH: 10 minutes

A tall tale is a story with unbelievable elements, related as if it were true.

A tall tale: Legend has it, the Giant’s Causeway in County Antrim was formed by two fueding Giants. One Scottish, the other Irish.

More Tall Tales: Fairy and folk tales of the Irish peasantry By William Butler Yeats

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