The Legend of the First Unicorn

Themes: Amusement, Fairy tales, Intercultural competence 

Connections to the Curriculum in English: This Scottish legend gives insight into traditions and cultural forms of traditional tales, and hence, contributes to developing students’ intercultural competence. 

Book cover

Author and publisher: Lari Don, Picture Kelpies 

Summary: This book tells the Scottish legend of a young prince who has lost his smile. Everybody tries to make him happy, like the baker, the court bard and the court magician. However, nothing helps prince Donald to find his smile. Finally, Hana, the grand daughter of the magician creates a majestic creature with the body of a horse and the horn of a gazelle which she names a unicorn. Hana and the prince follow the unicorn into the forest, but they cannot get near to it. Suddenly, they discover a darker beast that attacks the unicorn. But Hana knows how to fight the beast so that the two of them can be together with the unicorn. And then, the prince starts smiling.   

Suitable for students in years: 5-7 

Tags: Amusement, Fairy tales, Intercultural competence
Published June 9, 2022 8:39 AM - Last modified Sep. 20, 2022 2:33 PM