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BLIND JACK OF KNARESBOROUGH - A True English Children's Story: Baba Indaba Children's Stories - Issue 205

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ISSN: 2397-9607 Issue 205
In this 205th issue of the Baba Indaba’s Children's Stories series, Baba Indaba narrates the English folktale about “BLIND JACK OF KNARESBOROUGH.”
Blind Jack's proper name was John Metcalfe, and he was born in the town of Knaresborough in Yorkshire, in 1717AD into a relatively well-off family. He was quick of mind and had a good memory and his teachers were proud of him, and prophesied that he could become a great scholar. Struck down with small-pox in his 8th year, ...