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Keywords

anticipation, bravery, church, clouds, cold, exercise, fear, feelings, fortune, happiness, monsters, moon, mythical, nonverbal communication, relief, running, stress management, verbal communication, weather, worry

Title

Lucy dove

Description

Lucy Dove is up for a challenge. In the town she lives in, there is a rich laird. He was told by a fortune teller that a pair of trousers sewn by the light of the full moon in the graveyard of old St. Andrew's Church would bring him good luck. The rich laird proclaims that a sackful of gold will be awarded to whoever sews the trousers. St. Andrew's churchyard is believed to be haunted by some fearsome thing and anyone who enters the churchyard is said to never be seen again. Despite these factors, Lucy takes on the laird's challenge. As Lucy sits and sews in the graveyard, she is greeted by the fearsome thing that everyone had talked about. The monster runs after Lucy as she carries the finished trousers in her hands. Finally, Lucy gets the trousers to the laird and receives her well deserved bag of gold.

Author

Del Negro, Janice

Publisher

DK Publishing, Inc

ISBN

0-7894-2514-9

City of Publication

New York

Year of Publication

1998

Author of Abstract

Abstract provided by Dana Martini, 2001

Citation

Del Negro, Janice, “Lucy dove,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed June 4, 2023, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/9331.