Review: A delightful tale
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2013
This is an easy-to-read retelling of an ancient Celtic fantasy filled with magic. Shepard is an award-winning author. He retells many ancient tales from many different cultures. These stories are interesting in themselves and they inform us how ancient people thought and taught.In this tale a strange veiled lady rides a horse very slowly near a king, but it is impossible to catch up with her either by running or using a galloping horse. She turns out to be beautiful, and the king needs magic to win her. The story is filled with the usage of the number three, which is characteristic of many fairy tales of many cultures. Beside this episode there is a second and a third, all involving this woman and the king. Readers will enjoy them.Shepard includes an interesting history of Celtic tales.