#victor ambrus

Sheflew and she flew, over seven hills and seven dales and seven rivers, and by morning they came to a little house in a valley.

Ruth Manning-Sanders,The Glass Man and the Golden Bird, illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus (New York: Roy Publishers, Inc.,1968).Hungarian Folk and Fairy Tales.

The KingPelican.

Ruth Manning-Sanders,The Glass Man and the Golden Bird, illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus (New York: Roy Publishers, Inc.,1968).Hungarian Folk and Fairy Tales.

Downflew the dragon…. 

“Who dares to steal fruit from my orchard?” he yelled. Then he saw the sword in Nicko’s hand and his rage melted into a foolish grin.

Ruth Manning-Sanders,The Glass Man and the Golden Bird, illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus (New York: Roy Publishers, Inc.,1968).Hungarian Folk and Fairy Tales.

… the maiden runs out of the kitchen, finds the king, and flingsherself at his feet.

Ruth Manning-Sanders,The Glass Man and the Golden Bird, illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus (New York: Roy Publishers, Inc.,1968).Hungarian Folk and Fairy Tales.

And away they all went, the lad playing, the golden-fleeced ram dancing, and the girl, the woman and the priest flinging up their feet and hopping and skipping behind.

Ruth Manning-Sanders,The Glass Man and the Golden Bird, illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus (New York: Roy Publishers, Inc.,1968).Hungarian Folk and Fairy Tales.

He came to a country of red rocks: and there was the dragonwith six wings and three heads, breathing out fire and smoke from all his six nostrils.

Ruth Manning-Sanders,The Glass Man and the Golden Bird, illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus (New York: Roy Publishers, Inc.,1968).Hungarian Folk and Fairy Tales.

Choro

“De xaile pela cabeça, descalça, não se chegava a perceber se o choro tinha lágrimas ou não. Soluçava, encostava-se à parede e deixava-se descair. Dava a impressão de que estava prestes a desmaiar mas logo recomeçava: Zeca, Zeca, Zeca, levaram o meu Zeca.”

Manuel Alegre, “Alma”; litographia de Victor Ambrus.