East of the Sun and West of the Moon
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
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Once on a time there was a poor husbandman who had so many children that he hadn’t much of either food or clothing to give them. Pretty children they all were, but the prettiest was the youngest daughter, who was so lovely there was no end to her loveliness.
So one day, ’twas on a Thursday evening late at the fall of the year, the weather was so wild and rough outside, and it was so cruelly dark, and rain fell and wind blew, till the walls of the cottage shook again. There they all sat round the fire, busy with this thing and that. But just then, all at once something gave three taps on the window-pane. Then the father went out to see what was the matter; and, when he got out of doors, what should he see but a great big White Bear.
“Good-evening to you!” said the White Bear.
“The same to you!” said the man.
“Will you give me your youngest daughter? If you will, I’ll make you as rich as you are now poor,” said the Bear. (from the book)
This collection of old Scandinavian fairy tales will enchant you with stories of trolls, enchanted castles, princesses and a White Bear (summary by Nadine) (3 hr 57 min)
Chapters
00 - Preface | 2:22 | Read by Magdalena |
01 - East of the Sun and West of the Moon | 27:17 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
02 - The Blue Belt | 32:46 | Read by LilyAnne |
03 - Prince Lindworm | 15:03 | Read by LilyAnne |
04 - The Lassie and her Godmother | 10:15 | Read by Rhonda Federman |
05 - The Husband Who was to Mind the House | 6:06 | Read by Ana |
06 - The Lad Who went to the North Wind | 7:36 | Read by Grace Pedalino |
07 - The Three Princesses of Whiteland | 13:48 | Read by Rhonda Federman |
08 - Soria Moria Castle | 22:02 | Read by Mike Harris |
09 - The Giant Who had no Heart in his Body | 16:08 | Read by Anqi Wang |
10 - The Princess on the Glass Hill | 22:32 | Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) |
11 - The Widow's Son | 19:14 | Read by Claudia Wilson |
12 - The Three Billy Goats Gruff | 3:32 | Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet |
13 - The Three Princesses in the Blue Mountain | 33:25 | Read by Elizabeth Zaranka |
14 - The Cat on the Dovrefell | 3:07 | Read by Jess Speir |
15 - One's Own Children are always Prettiest | 2:01 | Read by Maria Therese |
Reviews
Esat of the Sun ans West of the Moon
Rod Arnold
some,not all chapters, have poor recordings
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