| Author: | The Brothers Grimm | ISBN: | 9781974995585 |
| Publisher: | Dreamscape Media | Publication: | October 17, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Dreamscape Media | Language: | English |
| Author: | The Brothers Grimm |
| ISBN: | 9781974995585 |
| Publisher: | Dreamscape Media |
| Publication: | October 17, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Dreamscape Media |
| Language: | English |
In The Golden Bird a king who has been robbed of a golden apple commands his gardener's sons to watch the tree. Seeing that the thief is a golden bird, the youngest son tries to shoot it, but only knocks a feather off. Fascinated by the feather, the king decides he wants the whole bird. The gardener’s son and his two brothers must make fateful choices in what turns into a fearsome quest to capture the bird. It is Aarne-Thompson folktale type 550, The Golden Bird, a Supernatural Helper.
In The Golden Bird a king who has been robbed of a golden apple commands his gardener's sons to watch the tree. Seeing that the thief is a golden bird, the youngest son tries to shoot it, but only knocks a feather off. Fascinated by the feather, the king decides he wants the whole bird. The gardener’s son and his two brothers must make fateful choices in what turns into a fearsome quest to capture the bird. It is Aarne-Thompson folktale type 550, The Golden Bird, a Supernatural Helper.
