American Folklore
© Virginia Marin
To begin over
To take advice
To be unselfish
To admit error
To face a sneer
To be charitable
To be considerate
To endure success
To avoid mistakes
To keep on trying
To forgive and forget
To think and then act
To keep out of a rut
To make the best of little
To subdue an unruly temper
To maintain a high standard
To shoulder deserved blame
To recognize the silver lining
And, that
"A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver". (Prov.25:11).
What a beautiful simile!
In American tales some of our folklorists say in a wonderful way just the right word at the right place--sometimes it is a good word. Sometimes it's a word of rebuke. But the words are necessary and they are "fitly spoken".
The Apple of Contentment -- Howard Pyle
Rosy's Journey -- Louisa May Alcott
Rootabaga Country -- Carl Sandburg
Rip Van Winkle -- Washington Irving
Feathertop -- Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Glass Dog -- L. Frank Baum
The Golden Windows -- Laura E. Richards
The Lad and Luck's House -- Will Bradley
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