Picture Book: The Fisherwoman
Author: Anne
Carter
Illustrator: Louise
Brierley
Summary:
Maud, a fisherwoman, has a simple life earning her living from the sea, but her
dream is to be adorned in beautiful clothes among the rich in the nearby
village. When she hauls in an old pink vase, she brings it home. Eventually the
vase gives her the dream she desires, a beautiful hat, shoes, and dress. Soon
she is invited to feast among the rich. At first she is delighted, but when she
overhears a fellow diner ridicule the common people, she is revolted. Realizing
she belongs in her former world with her friends and work, she returns home, re-purposes
her dress for a sail, and drops the vase into the sea.
Hanna’s Comments: This modern fairy tale has a keen lesson for those of us in
religious communities who worry about how we look, rather than being content
with the riches that our friends, family, work, and faith offer us.
Publisher & Date of Publication: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1990
Age & Grade Appropriateness: 7 & up, 2nd and up
# of Pages: 26
Available in Spanish? Not at present
Formats other than Book: None at present
PBT Category:
Pre 2K
PBT Topics this Book Connects with: beach/ocean/seashore, call/calling/vocation,
choices/decisions, clothes/shoes, consumerism/consumption/riches, coveting/envy/jealousy,
dreams/aspirations, exclusion/inclusion, fish/fishing, flowers/leaves/tree, found,
greed/selfishness, guilt, humility, judgment/judges/judging, labor/work, perspective,
possessions, prejudice, pride, regret/repentance,
resisting evil, righteousness, satisfaction, self-acceptance/self-image/self-esteem,
sin, at table, temptations, wishes
Scripture Connections: Turn my eyes from
looking at worthless things (Psalm 119:37); When pride comes, then comes
disgrace (Proverbs 11:2); the Publican in the temple (Luke 18:9-12); do nothing
from rivalry or conceit (Philippians 2:3)
Idea(s) for Application: Read this book as part of a lesson on the sins of pride and
vanity.
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