Tal: His Marvelous Adventures with Noom-Zor-Noom is a children's fantasy novel by Paul Fenimore Cooper, illustrated by Ruth Reeves, and published by William Morrow in 1929. New editions were published in 1957 by Stephen Daye Press and in 2001 by Purple House Press. The story features an orphan who goes on a quest to the land of Troom with a wise storyteller, Noom-Zor-Noom, and his talking donkey.
A man and his talking donkey take a young boy, Tal, on an adventure. The man has been chosen to tell a story on an occasion of great importance and it must be the very best story possible. The man has chosen Tal to travel with him, thinking that the boy will be able to help him choose the right story. Each day they travel through different lands and meet new characters, and each night the man shares a new story with Tal. He is expecting that, by journey's end, Tal will choose the best story.
Receptionedit
Tal has been compared favorably to The Wizard of Oz and also has a journey plot.[2]
Noom-Zor-Noom's storiesedit
The book contains numerous stories that Noom-Zor-Noom tells on their way to Troom.
"The Enchanted Tapestry"
"The Turtle"
"The Cloud"
"The Green Horse"
"Millitinkle"
"The Music Box"
"Trumbilloo the Magician"
"Sar, Nar, and Jinook"
"The Cobbler"
"Bantagooma"
"Tarrandar's Secret"
"The Toy Maker"
"The Four Winds"
"The Great Giant Bunggah"
Main charactersedit
Tal
Noom-Zor-Noom
Millitinkle
Minor charactersedit
King Tazzarin of Troom
The Mellikanoo
The Wimzies
The Elephant Ferryman
Storytellers in Troomedit
Repper-Tep-Tep
Brah
Akadon
Punda-Poo
Noom-Zor-Noom
Locationsedit
Martoona
Troom
Referencesedit
^"Tal, his marvelous adventures with Noom-Zor-Noom" (first edition). LC Online Catalog. Library of Congress. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
^Shaw, Lindsay (2008-09-30). "Notes from the Story Room". KidoInfo.com (Rhode Island). Retrieved 2009-01-06.
External linksedit
TAL at Purple House Press (80th Anniversary Edition, 2009)
December 08, 2023
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