The luck of the bean-rows, a fairy tale

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The luck of the bean-rows, a fairy tale

by Charles Nodier

EN·~46 minutes

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Description

An elderly couple, long‑time laborers of a modest bean field, have known only hardship and the quiet ache of childlessness. One day, while weeding, the wife uncovers a tightly bound bundle hidden among the weeds—a small, bright‑eyed boy who seems far older in mind than his size suggests. Overwhelmed with wonder, the pair adopt the child instantly, naming him “Luck of the Bean‑rows” after the mysterious place of his discovery.

As the boy grows, his gentle manners and confident speech captivate everyone who meets him, and his presence seems to breathe new life into the once‑poor field. Under his careful hands the beans thrive beyond imagination, spreading across the countryside as if enchanted. Listeners will be drawn into this warm, fairy‑tale world where a humble miracle transforms both a family’s fate and the very land they tend.

Details

Language

en

Duration

~46 minutes (44K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Original publisher

London: Daniel O'Connor, 1921.

Credits

Richard Tonsing, Tim Lindell, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2023-12-05

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

About the author

Charles Nodier

Charles Nodier

1780–1844

A French writer, librarian, and passionate book collector, he became one of the most distinctive literary voices of the early 19th century. His fantastical tales, dreamlike imagination, and love of rare books helped shape the atmosphere of French Romanticism.

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