Title: Drakestail
Sources:
Marelle, Charles. "Drakestail." The Red Fairy Book. Comp. Andrew Lang. N.p.: n.p., 2012. N. pag. Project Gutenberg EBook. Web. 3 Apr. 2015.
Summary: A little duck named Drakestail was small, but very smart. He was able to save up 100 crowns. The king, who extravagant and never seemed to have any money, borrowd some from Drakestail promising to pay him back with interest. At first, Drakestail was proud to have lent money to the king. But after a few years, he decided to go to His Majesty and ask for his money back. On his way, he sang this song:
"Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?"
On the road he met a fox who asked to go with him. Drakestail told him to make himself very small, and he would carry the fox in his gizzard because "one can never have too many friends." He continues on singing:
"Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?"
Then he meets a ladder, leaning against a wall. She wants to go with too, so Drakestail tells her to make herself small and he would carry her in his gizzard because "one can never have too many friends." He continues on singing:
"Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?"
Next he meets his friend the river, who wants to go with him. Drakestail tells the river to make herself small and he would carry her in his gizzard because "one can never have too many friends." He continues on singing:
"Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?"
Drakestail stumbles upon a wasps' nest, and the wasps want to come to see the king too. So he tells the nest to make themselves small and he would carry them in his gizzard because "one can never have too many friends." He continues on singing:
"Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?"
Finally, Drakestail arrives at the castle, but the king has no money to give him so he puts him in the chicken yard where the chickens attack. The fox jumps out and saves him, eating all the chickens. So Drakestail goes back to the king and says: "Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?" The king tries to get rid of him this time by throwing him into a well, but the ladder comes out and saves him. "Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?" The king then throws him in the furnace, but the river comes out and saves him. "Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?" The king is furious that Drakestail won't go away, so he decides to kill the duck himself. But the wasps come out and sting the king and his men until they jumped out a window to get away from them. The people rejoiced when they found that the bad king was dead, and they made Drakestail the king.
Cultural Origins: Published by Charles Marelle in 1876, French. Translated into English in 1890.
Audience: This story has a lot of repetition and is very circular. Because of these elements, I think it would be a great story for children. They would enjoy following along and repeating "Quack, Quack, when shall i get my money back?"
Adaptation Ideas: I would use a duck voice for Drakestail and try to make different voices for all of his friends. This could also be a felt story. It's very lighthearted, so I would use an appropriate tone for that kind of story.
"Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?"
On the road he met a fox who asked to go with him. Drakestail told him to make himself very small, and he would carry the fox in his gizzard because "one can never have too many friends." He continues on singing:
"Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?"
Then he meets a ladder, leaning against a wall. She wants to go with too, so Drakestail tells her to make herself small and he would carry her in his gizzard because "one can never have too many friends." He continues on singing:
"Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?"
Next he meets his friend the river, who wants to go with him. Drakestail tells the river to make herself small and he would carry her in his gizzard because "one can never have too many friends." He continues on singing:
"Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?"
Drakestail stumbles upon a wasps' nest, and the wasps want to come to see the king too. So he tells the nest to make themselves small and he would carry them in his gizzard because "one can never have too many friends." He continues on singing:
"Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?"
Finally, Drakestail arrives at the castle, but the king has no money to give him so he puts him in the chicken yard where the chickens attack. The fox jumps out and saves him, eating all the chickens. So Drakestail goes back to the king and says: "Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?" The king tries to get rid of him this time by throwing him into a well, but the ladder comes out and saves him. "Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?" The king then throws him in the furnace, but the river comes out and saves him. "Quack, Quack, when shall I get my money back?" The king is furious that Drakestail won't go away, so he decides to kill the duck himself. But the wasps come out and sting the king and his men until they jumped out a window to get away from them. The people rejoiced when they found that the bad king was dead, and they made Drakestail the king.
Cultural Origins: Published by Charles Marelle in 1876, French. Translated into English in 1890.
Audience: This story has a lot of repetition and is very circular. Because of these elements, I think it would be a great story for children. They would enjoy following along and repeating "Quack, Quack, when shall i get my money back?"
Adaptation Ideas: I would use a duck voice for Drakestail and try to make different voices for all of his friends. This could also be a felt story. It's very lighthearted, so I would use an appropriate tone for that kind of story.
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