Fairy Tales & Folklore
Iwanich Returns the Fish to the Water
A crowned young man extends his hands above a great fish dropping towards the water. Mounted figures wait in the distance beyond the reeds. The caption identifies Iwanich returning the fish to the water, an act of assistance within The Witch and Her Servants.
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Henry Justice Ford. "Iwanich Returns the Fish to the Water" [editorial title]. In The Yellow Fairy Book, Andrew Lang. New impression, 1906, Longmans, Green and Co.. Source scan leaf 213. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/yellow-iwanich-fish
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Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
He returns the living fish, not the later summoning scale. The surrounding text explicitly establishes the animal's subsequent repayment.
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Henry Justice Ford. Iwanich Returns the Fish to the Water. The Yellow Fairy Book. Scan leaf 213. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/yellow-iwanich-fish