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- Tale Summary There was once a young man named Peder Lars, the son of a farmer, who was hoping to win the hand of a very rich and proud woman named Lisa. He rode his horse through the forest on the way to town, where he would buy a new jacket. He
- Tale Summary There was once a wicked musician who built a castle in the mountains, and was entertained by a group of beautiful young girls who danced and made music. They were all terrified of him because he had stolen them from their parents, and
- Tale Summary There was once a family of trolls who lived in a Great Forest, which was becoming uninhabitable because more and more humans were moving nearby. Troll Father complained about the smell of fried bacon and coffee, but Troll Mother
- Tale Summary There was once a poor woodcutter, who had a wife and two children from a previous marriage, but not enough money to feed them well. When a great famine came, his wife convinced him that they should leave the brother and sister, named
- Tale Summary There was once a maiden who was very pretty, but also very lazy. Whenever she tried to spin she would become inpatient, and whenever there was a knot she would rip it out and throw the thread on the ground. Whenever this happened, her
- Tale Summary There was once a handsome prince named Sigurd whose aging father desired to see his son married before he died. He told him that there was a beautiful princess who lived in a certain country who would be a fitting wife, and so Sigurd
- Tale Summary There was once a beautiful princess named Hadvor who had a foster brother named Hermon. They were inseparable and pledged their love to one another when they were children. The Queen one day became sick, and before she died she had her
- Tale Summary Once upon a time there were 25 tin soldiers, all brothers, made of the same old spoon, who were a birthday gift to a little boy. There was one who had only been made with one leg, but was sturdy all the same. He was set on the table by
- Tale Summary Once upon a time a King’s daughter proclaimed that she would marry whichever man who best chose his words, and two brothers resolved to win her hand. They were very intelligent, with one who had memorized the whole Latin dictionary as
- Tale Summary Once upon a time, the Emperor of China lived in a magnificent palace surrounded by a wonderful garden in front of the sea and the woods, and in those woods a nightingale with the sweetest voice lived. Travelers came from around the