Review: Three Simple Men and Other Holy Folktales

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 What this is about?

This is a collection of three short stories about spiritualism and good moral values.

  1. "Three Simple Men" is about 3 simple men living on an island and they are seen by a passing ship with three priests.  They priest decide to teach these men to pray the right way to God.
  2. "A Godson Learns to Fight Evil" is about a young man seeing all the evil through a door he is told not to open.  His Godfather tells him he most learn how to fight evil.
  3. "One Neglected Spark May Burn Down a House" two families who are friends having a misunderstanding resulting in a feud.  One of the family patriarch tries to warn his own family, but it is not easy.
My Thoughts

This is an endearing collection of three stories originally retold by Leo Tolstoy and this is translated by Jon M. Sweeney. I had known about War & Peace and Anna Karenina, but this one was a nice surprise. This is a set of folktales that are wholesome and expresses simple moral messages.  It highlights Tolstoy's faith in God and his thoughts on church.  The writing is basic and something a parent could read to their child.  My edition had a beautiful artwork created/painted by Anna Mitchell.  

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