Légende
The caption for this illustration reads: On that spot instantly rose a beautiful palace. The tale tells of three brothers who had only a pear tree. God sent an angel and each brother gave the angel (in disguise) pears. The angel then granted each youth a wish. One wanted the river to turn to wine, The second wnated all the doves to become sheep. The third wanted a true Christian wife. The angel helped th eyouth win a princess. The angel returned but was refused wine by the first brother and cheese by the second. The third and his wife, very poor, offered whatever they had, In return the angel chnaged their bark to bread and their water to wine He then chnaged their hut to a palace, as sen here. The illustration is from a 1921 book on Serbian myths and legends.
Crédit
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Ivy Close Images
Notre référence
UMG25A05_126
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
39,2Mo (1,8Mo) / 25,7cm x 38,1cm / 3041 x 4501 (300dpi)