Does anyone know the title of a book about...?

JuneCandi · 03-17-2007, 01:33 PM

Does anyone know the title of a book about a girl who crys diamonds, and her sisters were turned into swans? Oh, and a prince and a king wanted her to marry one of them. Along the way after escaping, she meets up with ogers. Any other book you thought was good would also be good to know.

03-21-2007, 05:38 AM

The prince and the swan?

03-24-2007, 09:43 PM

You are referring to "Goose Chase"by Patrice Kindl http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618033777/ref=cm_cr_pr_orig_subjFor other books of this genre, see http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/themes.html The above title is a modern version of an old fairy tale called "The 6 Swans". All previous versions involved one sister and her brothers (originally 6, sometimes 11 or 12). Enjoy the stories on-line at the links provided. http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/history.htmlhttp://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/index.htmlSimilar tales exist around the world: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/other.html " . . . the tale was a popular tale before the Grimms recorded it. The first literary version of the tale was recorded by the Grimms and followed a few decades later by versions in Norway and Denmark.The Grimms credited two sources for their version of The Six Swans published in 1812 in their original collection of tales. . . . The Grimms kept three . . .tales, including The Six Swans, The Seven Ravens, and The Twelve Brothers. . . ."Many variants of the tale abound including a Norwegian variant recorded by Asbjornsen and Moe, The Twelve Wild Ducks (1845), and The Wild Swans (1838), a version written by Hans Christian Andersen in Denmark."You can read the H. C. Andersen story here http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/stories/wildswans.html