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Sophia
Unregistered User
(1/22/02 11:58:25 am)
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does anyone know the title of this fairy tale?
a boy found this golden goose, anyone but him who touches the bird will get stuck to the bird. As the boy carried the bird into town, all kinds of people got stuck to the goose and has to walk behind the boy. The princess saw this and she laugh so hard that the king let the boy married the princess.
I thought it was called the golden goose, but I'm can't find a text version of the story online.
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Kerrie
Registered User
(1/22/02 2:39:24 pm)
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Re: does anyone know the title of this fairy tale?
I think it's something like The Princess Who Could Not Laugh, or something to that extent. The Faerie Tale Theatre film series (Shelley Duvall) did a version back in the 80s I think.
Sugarplum dreams,
Kerrie
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Sophia
Unregistered User
(1/22/02 5:17:28 pm)
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ok
Thanks you for your help. The Faerie Tale Theatre film series does have a film called "The Princess Who Had Never Laughed"... however I was unable to find anything on the story, so I am not sure if that was the original title.
I did find an online text by James Baldwin called " Peter and goose"... I wonder if that's the original(or the more well-known) name for the tale?
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Sophia
Unregistered User
(1/22/02 5:24:23 pm)
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ah
Actually it's "Peter and the magic goose", not "peter and goose"... sorry I got mess up.
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Lotti
Unregistered User
(1/22/02 10:02:40 pm)
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The golden Goose
The German version is called "Die goldene Gans" = the golden goose and it is by the Brothers Grimm. I'm not quite sure, but I think I remember some other non-Grimm variants in German and also from other countries - have to mull this over for a bit.
Regards, Lotti
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ZMethos
Registered User
(1/23/02 6:53:05 am)
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Re: does anyone know the title of this fairy tale?
I grew up knowing it simply as "The Golden Goose." I remember having a storybook of it; I used to love that story, and I'd forgotten it until you mentioned it, so thanks for that memory!
~M. Pepper
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Sophia
Unregistered User
(1/23/02 3:22:52 pm)
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I think I will stick to " the golden goose"....
I'm actually trying to make a flash project base on this tale, that's why I was searching for its exact name and some online materials for reference purpose.
thanks again! You all have been very helpful!
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Laura
Registered User
(1/23/02 3:56:13 pm)
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the story
Whew! After a musty trip to the basement, I found the children's book I remember this tale from. Mine has it called "The Magic Swan" in _Sleepy Time Tales_, adaptations by Nan Roloff, 1981. I always loved this book for its illustrations.
The story is of a Youngest Brother, Peter, who is tormented. An old woman sees him crying and helps him, telling him all about the swan and sad princess. Whenever someone touches the swan, it screams and he must cry "Swan, hold fast!" He collects a string of funny characters, makes the king and princess laugh, frees the people from the bird, receives money and a title, eventually marries the girl, and finally becomes King. But we are also told he did not forget the old woman, giving her a house and servants. Everyone lives happily, of course.
I'd nearly forgotten how beautiful I thought the princess was, and how long I'd sit and stare at this picture. Thanks for prompting me to dig it out again!
Laura
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Otherworld
Registered User
(4/14/02 12:36:54 pm)
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Re: the story
I remember seeing a German version of "The Golden Goose" on British TV in the late 60's. I had totaly forgoten about it untill I read your question and it all came flooding back so thanks for that. Theres a version in "Grimm's Fairy Tales" Puplished by Parragon but I susspect it is a rather watered down account. It's the 'youngest son follows in the steps of his greedy brothers but is kind rather than crule to the old man who asks for food so is given the goose' type of version. The TV version was part of a season called "Tales of Europe"
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Charles Vess
Unregistered User
(4/15/02 6:53:00 am)
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Appalachian Jack with goose...
In the JACK TALES that abound in the hills of Appalachia that tales is sometimes known as JACK THE WOODCHOPPER (and probably many other titles as well). It has all the elements that you describe but the hero is now a simple "hillbilly" youth out to make his fortune.
All of these JACK TALES have their origin in the European folk and fairy tales that were brought to the area by various immagrating families and most of them retain all their European trappings of Kings, Princesses, giants and witches but are now set in the back hills of Appalachia allowing for some sometimes odd juxtapositioning of imagery.
Best,
Charles
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