This is a dark retelling of the Grimm Brothers' "Goose Girl," which I had never heard of before
According to my Grimms, it's actually The Goose-Girl!
I recognised the name so had to hunt down my copy (Andrew Dakers London, c1949?) In my copy it's between Rumpel-Stilts-Kin and Faithful John. It has been decades since I read this book. I've kept it, I should re-read it.
I had totally forgotten the details of the story. It seems to involve royalty, aforementioned horse, and Crudkens's hat.
The bit I apparently had embedded in my brain was:
Alas! alas! if they mother knew it, Sadly, sadly her heart would rue it.
Brains (capitals and punctuation): how do they work?
I'm actually now vaguely interested in A Sorceress Comes To Call. So good job! I'm so simple.
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Date: 2025-06-25 01:15 pm (UTC)According to my Grimms, it's actually The Goose-Girl!
I recognised the name so had to hunt down my copy (Andrew Dakers London, c1949?)
In my copy it's between Rumpel-Stilts-Kin and Faithful John.
It has been decades since I read this book. I've kept it, I should re-read it.
I had totally forgotten the details of the story.
It seems to involve royalty, aforementioned horse, and Crudkens's hat.
The bit I apparently had embedded in my brain was:
Alas! alas! if they mother knew it,
Sadly, sadly her heart would rue it.
Brains (capitals and punctuation): how do they work?
I'm actually now vaguely interested in A Sorceress Comes To Call. So good job!
I'm so simple.