Nail Soup

About this book

When a forest traveller knocks at a lonely cottage hoping to scrounge a bed for the night a scowling woman appears and says he can sleep on the floor but declares that she hasnt a morsel of food in the place. "In that case " says the traveller "Ill have to share what Ive got with you." And taking an old rusty four-inch nail from his pocket he starts to make . Nail Soup. In his delightful retelling of this trickster tale known throughout Scandinavia and Eastern Europe Eric Maddern shows how a merry fellow can soften the heart of even a mean and grumpy woman. Paul Hesss post-modern illustrations combine to make a book that will bring a smile to the face of everyone who reads it.