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A narrow brook separates two farms in Castle Barfield, where the Reddy and Mountain families have inherited a lasting quarrel. Abel Reddy and Samson Mountain preserve the hostility of their ancestors, while young Richard questions the custom. He has fought Joe Mountain, shaken hands with him at the squire's insistence, and decided that the two boys will be friends. A disputed story about the course of the brook shows how family grievances become local history.
David Christie Murray gives this rural fiction a comic edge through country speech and everyday superstition. Ichabod explains the feud in his broad dialect, while Mrs. Jenny Rusker takes Dick to a supposed wizard for help with warts. Inside Rufus's dim hut, a cat and a muttered charm fill the boy with fear. These scenes offer readers village rivalries, memorable conversations and a close view of how children absorb the beliefs of adults.
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- David Christie Murray
- Pages
- 43
- Language
- English
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