BOOK REPORT

There is an excellent book that I recently read, which is titled “The Three Weavers” and is A Tale for Fathers and Daughters. It is a short lamp lighter book; and only took me approximately 30 minutes to read. I would suggest it for any girl who has a close relationship with her father. It will warm your heart (well at least it did mine). It is a beautiful story about Three weavers who all live side by side. On the same day of the year they each have a daughter born to them. On that very day each daughter is granted a gift of a loom on which she may make a garment that will be fit for her price who will find her one day.

The first daughter is shown her loom and happily works on it whenever and however she pleases. When she works her loom it is as if she sees even the most common shepherd boy through rose colored glasses. She gives a piece of her beautiful cloth to any boy or man who comes by and who meets her fancy.

The second daughter is not aloud to know about her loom. Finally one day she finds it and begins to work upon it even though her father has denied her all access to it, saying that it was not a fit pastime for a young maiden but rather for a full grown women. This girl also sees each page and country boy through rose colored glasses. This daughter also gives a garment to any lad whom she desires.

The last maiden approaches her father timidly one day and asks his permission to work upon the loom. He gently and lovingly takes her to the loom and showers her how to use it and how to measure carefully with the silver measuring stick that he also carefully measures all things with. This girl is often tempted to give her beautiful garment to a knight or a nobleman who comes calling upon her but her father tells her over and over that she must not settle for one of these but must wait for her price.

I would tell you what happens when each of the princes comes riding up to claim his bride, but...... I'll let you read the book and find out what happens for yourself.