FABULOUS! I so totally agree that this has the eye feel and aural texture of a historical tale told and retold until it becomes oral history. But this story is so much more than that - it's a bonding experience for the girls the night before the wedding and a gift of inspiration to courage for the bride, besides being a bit of cultural knowledge to store away. I can *see* this in my head as though I was watching it in a movie!

Loved it!