A cruel and greedy king prizes a pearl necklace above all, but the kind-hearted young woman who becomes his wife gives the pearls away one by one to help the poor.

Related: Europe, Fantasy, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nordic, Picture Book, Sweden

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• ISBN: 9780786800117
• Authors: Langton, Jane; Nyblom, Helena
• Illustrator: Plume, Ilse
• Published: 1994, Hyperion (Juv)
• Themes: Royalty
• Descriptors: Europe, Fantasy, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Nordic, Picture Book, Sweden
• No. of pages: 34