East of the Sun and West of the Moon

By Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen

Book Id: WPLBN0002954105
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File Size: 113.93 MB
Reproduction Date: 2010

Title:	East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Author:	Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen
Volume:
Language:	English
Subject:	Fiction, Fairy tales, Myths/Legends
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Historic Publication Date:	1917
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


Citation APA MLA Chicago Christen Asbjørnsen, B. P., & Moe, J. E. (1917). East of the Sun and West of the Moon. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

Description
Once on a time there was a poor husbandman who had so many children that he hadn’t much of either food or clothing to give them. Pretty children they all were, but the prettiest was the youngest daughter, who was so lovely there was no end to her loveliness. So one day, ’twas on a Thursday evening late at the fall of the year, the weather was so wild and rough outside, and it was so cruelly dark, and rain fell and wind blew, till the walls of the cottage shook again. There they all sat round the fire, busy with this thing and that. But just then, all at once something gave three taps on the window-pane. Then the father went out to see what was the matter; and, when he got out of doors, what should he see but a great big White Bear. “Good-evening to you!” said the White Bear. “The same to you!” said the man. “Will you give me your youngest daughter? If you will, I’ll make you as rich as you are now poor,” said the Bear. (from the book)This collection of old Scandinavian fairy tales will enchant you with stories of trolls, enchanted castles, princesses and a White Bear (summary by Nadine)

Summary
Electronic recorded live performance of a reading

Excerpt
Fairy tales, Myths/Legends