| The Tangram Book, circa 1925 . . . |
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| Master Balsamo, The Wicked Magician, welcomes you to F. Gregory Hartswick's tangrams, as depicted in "Adventures of the Beautiful Princess in Triangle Land." |
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| A note to tangram fans: This book contains no solutions. On 5/29/04 I finished solving the tangrams. What to do now? ;) The figures appear below and on a second page. See the author's notes below, and have fun. |
| This is the Tangram all ready to start; |
| Here are the pieces, all taken apart; |
| And here's an old woman, all doubled with age -- Now make the others you see on the page! |
| Author's notes (A note to the young folks): A few of the figures can be made with less than seven pieces. Some of the figures will take more than seven pieces. Some of the figures were made with one tangram set, and others were made with two tangram sets. See if you can make some figures that the author never thought about. |
| Synopsis of the plot: A lovely princess is kidnapped by an evil magician and taken to a remote fortress in a distant land. She is rescued by The Minstrel, and then they must find their way back to the princess' kingdom, with many adventures along the way. After returning safely, they marry and live happily ever after. See if you can make up your own tale of their adventures, based on the figures below. The Cast of Characters appears at the end of Page 2. |
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