Pavol Dobsinsky
Jack the Pea Boy
Those who are smart will overcome any difficulties. Pavol Dobšinský’s story tells us about a boy who is small as a pea but also incredibly strong.
Far, far away, there was
One night, the wife said to her husband: “Listen, you are truly skilled and your hands have made so many different things out of wood. What if you carve us a little baby?”
The idea appealed to the woodcarver, so the next morning he got up early. He wanted to start fulfilling his wife’s wishes right away. He sanded down a nice piece of wood, and in a few moments he had carved out
His parents decided to call him Woody – they thought this name suited him best.
The boy grew like a weed. Soon he had become a young man, and he asked his father to make him a fishing boat out of wood. His father dived into working on it right away and soon the boat was finished. With this boat, Woody would fish for his family and it helped them a lot. Every morning he’d go to the sea where the birds would sing
“Come, my Woody, my dear boy. Come to the shore and eat some more.”
And when Woody heard this tune, he would rush to meet her…