Peter Christen Asbjørnsen & Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were a teacher and minister, friends from adolescence and both passionate about folk tales. They collected oral folk tales from rural Norwegians in the mid 19th century and rewrote them in a poetic style that has made them recognised both in their native Norway and worldwide as much-loved storytellers.
A young girl breaks her promise, and must voyage east of the sun and west of the moon to recover her love.
A brother sets off to rescue his siblings who have been turned to stone by a giant.
A sister cannot speak, laugh or cry for years, in order to save her twelve brothers.
Three Princesses must not go outside until after their fifteenth birthday...
A boy grows tired of the North Wind stealing his food.
* Story contains bad language
A stubborn young prince goes to work for an evil troll, and falls in love with a maid.
Two siblings face a cruel stepmother. What will they do to protect one another?
The story of a cat who literally eats everything in sight, even the moon!
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