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THE SEVEN FOOLS

THE SEVEN FOOLS

THERE was once upon a time a couple of poor folks who lived in a wretched hut, far away from everyone else, in a wood. They only just managed to live from hand to mouth, and had great difficulty in doing even so much as that, but they had three sons, and the youngest of [...]

April 18 2011 | Posted in Funny Stories, Norwegian Stories | Read More »

BUSHY BRIDE

BUSHY BRIDE

THERE was once on a time a widower who had a son and a daughter by his first wife. They were both good children, and loved each other with all their hearts. After some time had gone by the man married again, and he chose a widow with one daughter who was ugly and wicked, [...]

March 27 2011 | Posted in Love Stories, Norwegian Stories | Read More »

THE THREE PRINCESSES OF WHITELAND

THE THREE PRINCESSES OF WHITELAND

THERE was once upon a time a fisherman, who lived hard by a palace and fished for the King’s table. One day he was out fishing, but caught nothing at all. Let him do what he might with rod and line, there was never even so much as a sprat on his hook; but when [...]

March 24 2011 | Posted in Love Stories, Norwegian Stories | Read More »

KARI WOODENGOWN

KARI WOODENGOWN

THERE was once upon a time a King who had become a widower. His Queen had left one daughter behind her, and she was so wise and so pretty that it was impossible for any one to be wiser or prettier. For a long time the King went sorrowing for his wife, for he had [...]

March 17 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Love Stories, Norwegian Stories | Read More »

THE MASTER THIEF

THE MASTER THIEF

THERE was once upon a time a husbandman who had three sons. He had no property to bequeath to them, and no means of putting them in the way of getting a living, and did not know what to do, so he said that they had his leave to take to anything they most fancied, [...]

March 10 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Norwegian Stories | Read More »

SORIA MORIA CASTLE

SORIA MORIA CASTLE

THERE was once upon a time a couple of folks who had a son called Halvor. Ever since he had been a little boy he had been unwilling to do any work, and had just sat raking about among the ashes. His parents sent him away to learn several things, but Halvor stayed nowhere, for [...]

March 9 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Norwegian Stories | Read More »

THE MASTER-MAID

THE MASTER-MAID

ONCE upon a time there was a king who had many sons. I do not exactly know how many there were, but the youngest of them could not stay quietly at home, and was determined to go out into the world and try his luck, and after a long time the King was forced to [...]

March 3 2011 | Posted in Folktales, Headlines, Norwegian Stories | Read More »

WHY THE SEA IS SALT

WHY THE SEA IS SALT

ONCE upon a time, long, long ago, there were two brothers, the one rich and the other poor. When Christmas Eve came, the poor one had not a bite in the house, either of meat or bread; so he went to his brother, and begged him, in God’s name, to give him something for Christmas [...]

March 3 2011 | Posted in Fictional Stories, Headlines, Norwegian Stories | Read More »

EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON

EAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON

Once upon a time there was a poor husbandman who had many children and little to give them in the way either of food or clothing. They were all pretty, but the prettiest of all was the youngest daughter, who was so beautiful that there were no bounds to her beauty. So once–it was late [...]

February 22 2011 | Posted in Headlines, Norwegian Stories, Spiritual Stories | Read More »

MINNIKIN

MINNIKIN

THERE was once upon a time a couple of needy folk who lived in a wretched hut, in which there was nothing but black want; so they had neither food to eat nor wood to burn. But if they had next to nothing of all else they had the blessing of God so far as [...]

March 23 2006 | Posted in Headlines, Norwegian Stories | Read More »