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East of the Sun and West of the Moon

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe

Book Overview: 

This collection of old Scandinavian fairy tales will enchant you with stories of trolls, enchanted castles, princesses and a White Bear

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .ow ’tis you who put them there; but that’s a work only for Christian folk, and not 26 for such a pack of Trolls, and so I’ll say that I won’t have any other for my bride than the woman who can wash them out, and ask you to do it.”

So there was great joy and love between them all that night. But next day, when the wedding was to be, the Prince said:

“First of all, I’d like to see what my bride is fit for.”

“Yes!” said the step-mother, with all her heart.

“Well,” said the Prince, “I’ve got a fine shirt which I’d like for my wedding shirt, but somehow or other it has got three spots of tallow on it, which I must have washed out; and I have sworn never to take any other bride than the woman who’s able to do that. If she can’t, she’s not worth having.”

Well, that was no great thing they said, so they agreed, and she with the l. . . Read More

Community Reviews

This book has beautiful illustrations and mystical stories from the North.
East of the Sun and West of the Moon has elements of Eros and Psyche.
The Blue Belt has elements of Samson and Delilah; also, Hercules' tasks.
Prince Lindworm has elements of Beauty and the Beast... with the prince being enchant

The tale itself is pretty classic, but what really makes this telling of that old tale is the gorgeous illustrations, and the details the artist uses to lavishly envision the various scenes through the book.

"He lives in the castle that lies East of the Sun and West of the Moon, and thither(there) you’ll come, late or never..."

Reading this didn't feel refreshing. I thought changing the writer would get me something new. And new it was, but not upto extent I would have loved. It seems like a

What a delightful little fairy tale! This is my first time reading this fairy tale classic by Peter Christen Asbjornsen and I was not disappointed. I did find myself enjoying it quite a bit. I'll be honest, the main heroine got on my nerves. At first, I though she was a bit shallow but seeing all th

Dating back to 1910, this nordic tale was translated by Sir George Webbee Dasent. In this story, you will find likeness to Beauty and the Beast and also to Cupid and Psyche.

In the forest lives a poor couple with many children. The youngest daughter is by far the most beautiful. As the winds and the

من جميل ما قامت به هيئة أبوظبي للثقافة والتراث
وماتزال تقوم بالكثير وهذا يحسب لها
قامت وترجمت مجموعات من الحكايا الشعبية المختلفة من دول العالم خصوصًا تلك التي
تمتاز بثقافات وموروث شعبي مختلف

منها مشرق الشمس ومغرب القمر .. من النرويج
من سوف يقرأ كامل المجموعة الصادرة من كل الثقافات سيجد مدى التشابه
في

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