Of Kings and Fools (American Storytelling)
These Franco‑American tales are filled with brave princesses, clever underdogs, and mischievous tricksters. They come from a community sometimes described as “a quiet presence,” but their stories are anything but quiet. The authors share the lutin’s playful pranks on farmers, the Jack‑like adventures of Ti‑Jean, Pierre’s modern‑day chainsaw heroics, a princess who outsmarts a wicked witch, and family tales passed lovingly from one generation to the next.
Readers will meet Michael’s grandfather, Honoré Fournier, who delighted his grandchildren with his gentle kindness, and Alexis Lacasse, Julien’s grandfather, who refused to let a prank keep him from getting to dinner on time. In many Franco‑American families, life revolved around two important pillars: family and church. The authors show how these traditions shaped the stories they grew up hearing.
