Allpa's Grandma is dying, so of course, she leaves him her magic sword. He cannot help but accept the old woman's dying wish. It is just that he cannot quite imagine just how a magic sword is going to help with potato farming.
It is a simple story, well enough told in Ursula Vernon's wry style. By gosh she does know her horticulture. I learned more about potato farming than I ever thought to discover! And no, there certainly is no need of a magic sword for farming, but nor need said sword be turned into a ploughshare. And in the end. Allpa does benefit from his Grandms's gift.
The story is available to read from Uncanny magazine.https://uncannymagazine.com/article/s
It is a simple story, well enough told in Ursula Vernon's wry style. By gosh she does know her horticulture. I learned more about potato farming than I ever thought to discover! And no, there certainly is no need of a magic sword for farming, but nor need said sword be turned into a ploughshare. And in the end. Allpa does benefit from his Grandms's gift.
The story is available to read from Uncanny magazine.https://uncannymagazine.com/article/s