“Courte Paille, La”
Description
Canadian French: A sailing crew has been seven years at sea, and is starving. They draw straws to decide which one of them they will kill and eat. The Captain is chosen, but asks a cabin boy to take his place. At the last moment, the boy spies land
Cross references
- cf. "The Ship in Distress" (plot) and references there
References
- Fowke/Mills/Blume, pp. 41-43, "La courte paille" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, FMB041