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The Goose Girl: A Story from the Brothers Grimm (Children's and Household Tales #89)
In this tale of treachery and disguise, a princess marries a prince.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
September 1st 1995
by Holiday House
(first published 1812)
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Week 5: Grimm version of Goose Girl
The newly betrothed princess and her maid in waiting, Margaret, are traveling to distant kingdom to meet the prince. Margaret over throws the princess, forcing her to trade identities, clothes, and horses, and making her take an oath of secrecy. When the two finally arrive at the new kingdom Margaret continues to act as the princess, leaving the true princess to work in the stables with the kings flock of geese. Sensing something wrong, the king finds the truth...more
The newly betrothed princess and her maid in waiting, Margaret, are traveling to distant kingdom to meet the prince. Margaret over throws the princess, forcing her to trade identities, clothes, and horses, and making her take an oath of secrecy. When the two finally arrive at the new kingdom Margaret continues to act as the princess, leaving the true princess to work in the stables with the kings flock of geese. Sensing something wrong, the king finds the truth...more
This book was really short!
I have a pile of old Grimm stories sitting around so I figured I'd finally get around to reading them. I read a lot when I was younger, but I had never heard of this one.
Honestly, it was pretty rubbish. The Princess is a total walk over and I kept waiting for a magical twist in which the maid was all powerful, and that is why the Princess did what she said, but no, she was just a wimp who done what she was told.
The end was done in true Grimm style - bit of torture but an essentially happy ending...more
Honestly, it was pretty rubbish. The Princess is a total walk over and I kept waiting for a magical twist in which the maid was all powerful, and that is why the Princess did what she said, but no, she was just a wimp who done what she was told.
The end was done in true Grimm style - bit of torture but an essentially happy ending...more
In this story a princess goes on a long journey to meet her new prince and marry him. On the journey her made steals her clothes and her identity, in the end the king find out the real truth. Illustrations are Full page spreads with bright colors.
Kimmel, Eric A. (1995). The Goose Girl. New York: Holiday House.
Kimmel, Eric A. (1995). The Goose Girl. New York: Holiday House.
I hated the girl. She was such a coward, and allowed her maid to bully her. She did nothing to help herself. It was only by chance that the king found out, and then he did the rest. I much prefer Shannon Hales version, and it is much longer.
It's strange how fairy-tales get silly when you read them when you're old. Or maybe that's me.
As you can normally expect from a Grimm Brothers story, this story has a darkness to it. It seemed like a classic tale where the evil chambermaid forces the princess to switch with her, so that she can marry the king. In the end the maid is found out, and suffers a gruesome death which she herself created unknowingly.
I always enjoy the Brothers Grimm stories, they're original and keep you guessing. I look forward to reading more of theirs.
I always enjoy the Brothers Grimm stories, they're original and keep you guessing. I look forward to reading more of theirs.
this must be a brothers grimm story. blood. gore. revenge. all for children. nice art.
A story quite similar to Cinderella, yet I liked this one better. I repeat that I don't care about the illustrations, I only care about the story which I enjoyed. The part that I like the best was when the king asked the maid what would the perfect punishment be.
It's a good story.
It's a good story.
it is a great book
This was my absolute favourite book when I was a little girl and I still love it today!
I really love this story, for some reason!
(Pictue Book) A story about the importance of good character traits such as kindness and humility. On the way to the king's palace, a girl is forced to switch places with the maid who tries to pass as the princess, but is discovered because of her unkindness and the kindness of the true princess.
It was wonderful. I think shannon hale made a good book out of this very story.
a classic story told with beautiful pictures, and dynamic illustrations
I read it online here.
a mixture of three stories . its amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Eric A. Kimmel was born in Brooklyn, NY in 1946. He attended PS 193, Andries Hudde Junior High School, and Midwood High School. Brooklyn College was across the street from his high school, so he didn’t want to go there. He headed west, to Easton, Pennsylvania where he graduated from Lafayette College in 1967 with a bachelor’s degree in English literature.
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