On her way to marry a distant prince, a young princess is forced to trade places with her evil serving maid and becomes a goose girl instead of a bride when she reaches her destination.
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The Twelve Wild Geese
The Celtic myth recounts the story of a brave princess who risks everything to rescue her twelve brothers from their magical enchantment.
Iron Hans
The classic Brothers Grimm folktale of a king, his son, Iron Hans, and a spell is enriched by impressive illustrations of exotic creatures in exquisite settings.
The Seven Ravens
A little girl walks to the end of the world to find her seven brothers and free them from enchantment.
Sleeping Beauty
When the king and queen throw a banquet in honor of the birth of their daughter, they invite all of the fairies, but one, Skura, who attends the feast, seeking revenge. She curses the baby, but her evil intentions are undone by the good fairy who instead promises years of sleep.
The Sleeping Beauty
Enraged at not being invited to the princess’ christening, the thirteenth fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.
The Children Of Lir
A haunting Irish legend, believed by some to be the basis for King Lear. A king’s jealous wife puts a spell on his children, changing them into swans, until such time as the Man from the North and the Woman from the South–two mountain peaks–are joined together. Watercolor illustrations.
A Treasury of Princess Stories
The quintessential collection of classic princess tales, fondly and faithfully retold and lavished with rich, expressive illustrations. Spirited or sacrificing, spoiled or innocent, the iconic heroines in these cherished tales have long had a hold on children’s imagination.