Run pumpkin, run

I haven’t seen an old woman or an old man, neither ancient nor old. Run Pumpkin, Run. Run quicker little pumpkin! The pumpkin responded as it went rolling along the way, before the wolf’s, bear’s and lion’s astonished look. Who is inside, mocking the three wild beasts? Run pumpkin, run is a popular Portuguese tale of a great tradition in our neighbouring country, and which, however, had never been published in Spanish. It tells the story of an old woman who, on her way to her granddaughter’s wedding, comes across a wolf, a bear and a lion that want to eat her up. She convinces the animals to wait for her on her way back from the wedding reception and, after the celebration the granddaughter and the old woman come up with a very original plan to mock the three wild beasts. André Letria, an illustrator of great prestige in Portugal and winner on several occasions of the National Illustration Prize in his country, creates characters with great strength and personality, highlighting their expressiveness and enriching the images with a defined humoristic imagery. Text by Eva Mejuto, from a popular Portuguese tale Illustrations by André Letria Translation by Mark W. Heslop