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The Twins and the Bird of Darkness
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San Souci has forged several tales into a cohesive narrative about a young man who rescues a princess (and his island nation) from the Bird of Darkness. While the story of a heroic delivery of a damsel in distress is certainly a familiar one, the author introduces a new element-the representation of good and evil as identical twin brothers. Soliday is kindhearted and brave. His brother, Salacota, is mean-spirited, jealous, and fearful. Distraught because the Bird has caused darkness, crop failure, and much suffering, Princess Marie offers to go and live on the mountaintop with it. Soliday, with the help of his grandmother and a sorcerer, slays the beast, but Salacota pretends to be his brother and steals away with Marie, gaining the praise of the king and the promise of his daughter's hand. A wonderful Caribbean tale of a courage, right and wrong.
Author: Robert D. San Souci; Terry Widener, illustrator. 40 pp. Ages: 4-8. Hardcover. Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2002.
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