{"product_id":"sixty-at-a-blow","title":"Sixty at a Blow: A Tall Tale from Turkey","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt all started when Mustafa's wife mocked him for his great timidity. In his rage, he swept his old knife through a swarm of flies, and with a single blow killed sixty. When he attacked them a second time, his score was seventy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe got the bright idea of having the following inscription engraved on his knife:\u003cem\u003e At a single blow Kara Mustafa, the grea thero, has killed sixty, and at the second blow, seventy.\u003c\/em\u003e Then he set out to seek his fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe theme of \u003cem\u003eSixty at a Blow\u003c\/em\u003e runs like a bright thread through folktales from all around the world, tales in which an ordinary man – not a prince, or even the ever-fortunate youngest son of three – wins his way, through fiercesome dangers, to fame and fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the illustrations Christine Price has caught the flavor and style of the miniature paintings in old Turkish manuscripts. The clear, bright colors and a full measure of wit and humor are just right for this amusing tale.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polka Dot Door Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51557853987130,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0937\/8699\/7050\/files\/M4A6787_square_originalbg.jpg?v=1784387544","url":"https:\/\/polkadotdoorbooks.com\/products\/sixty-at-a-blow","provider":"Polka Dot Door Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}