Zusammenfassung
Zusammenfassung von Das blaue Märchenbuch
Für wen es gedacht ist
Readers who love tales of magic, clever heroes, talking animals and enchanted castles, and anyone who wants to share stories aloud with children, friends or a quiet evening by the fire.
Worum es in diesem Buch geht
The Blue Fairy Book is a gathering of thirty-seven fairy tales, edited by the Scottish writer Andrew Lang, who died in 1912. He drew the stories from many lands, from French court tales and German folk tales to Norwegian, Scottish, English and Arabian ones. Each tale is short enough to hear in one sitting, and together they make a wide tour of the stories people have told for centuries.
You meet clever tailors and boys from the ashes, princesses under spells, enchanted beasts, giants, ogres, talking animals and magic rings and lamps. Some stories end in weddings, and a few end in loss. Many turn on a simple test of kindness, honesty, courage or keeping your word.
This summary walks through the tales in the order they come, grouping them by what they share, and ends by looking at how the stories are told. Let us begin with the tales that open the book, where a bronze ring, a long nose and a white bear set the tone.
In dieser Zusammenfassung
- 1Rings, noses and a white bearFree
- 2Vain princesses and cruel enchantments
- 3Lamps, fears and a name to guess
- 4Giants, trolls and clever tricks
- 5Cats, flax and a monster's head
- 6Poor boys, sheep and woodcutters
- 7Siblings, flatterers and rewards for good manners
- 8Secret rooms, loyal servants and boasts
- 9Glass hills, fairies and a Scottish monster
- 10How the tales are told and what they share
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Rings, noses and a white bear
The book opens with The Bronze Ring. A king cannot make his garden grow until a wise old man tells him to find a gardener whose ancestors were gardeners too. The gardener's son wins the love of the princess, and the king sends him and a rival, the minister's son, on a long journey to see who returns first. The gardener's son shares his purse with a beggar woman at a fountain, while the minister's son drives her away.
The beggar woman repays the kindness with a strange plan to cure an old king and win a bronze ring that grants any wish. The ring gives the young man a golden ship, with silver masts and brocade sails, and a crew dressed like kings. He uses it to answer the minister's son in a harsh way, branding him with the ring. Later a sorcerer steals the ring with a trick.
The next tale, Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess, turns on a nose. An enchanter's curse gives the prince a nose so huge that it covers half his face, while everyone around him praises it. The story is about flattery and self-love, and about how long it takes to see your own faults.
East of the Sun and West of the Moon follows a poor farmer's youngest daughter, who goes off with a great white bear. She lives in a castle inside a mountain, where a man comes to her bed each night in the dark. A promise she makes to the bear, and a candle she hides, set her on a long road to the four winds and a castle that lies beyond the sun and moon.
These opening tales share a pattern. Kindness is repaid, pride and flattery are punished, and a hero must go a long way, in a story with small tests along the road.
That’s 1 of 10 key points.
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Who’s who
- Cinderella
- Cinderella is a young woman mistreated by her stepfamily, whose life is changed by magical help.
- Aladdin
- Aladdin is a poor young man whose connection with a wonderful lamp draws him into dangerous adventures.
- Beauty
- Beauty is a kind young woman whose relationship with the frightening Beast tests judgments based on appearances.
- Beast
- Beast is a frightening creature whose unsettling relationship with Beauty places kindness beside fear.
- Sleeping Beauty
- Sleeping Beauty is a princess whose royal family cannot protect her from a fairy's dangerous curse.
- Jack
- Jack is a courageous Cornish farmer's son who pits his wit and strength against dangerous giants.
About this edition
Every format is free to start, and print and large print are at cost.
- LengthAbout 140,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 9 h 20 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 13 other languages
Questions about Das blaue Märchenbuch
What is The Blue Fairy Book about?
It is a collection of thirty-seven fairy tales from many countries, edited by Andrew Lang. The stories include Cinderella, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Hansel and Grettel, Puss in Boots and many less familiar tales of magic, giants and clever heroes.
Who was Andrew Lang?
Andrew Lang was a Scottish writer and folklorist who died in 1912. He collected and edited fairy tales from many lands, and The Blue Fairy Book was the first of a long series of colored fairy books for young readers.
Where do the stories in The Blue Fairy Book come from?
They come from several traditions. Many are French court tales, others are German folk tales, Norwegian, Scottish and English stories, and tales from the Arabian Nights. This mix gives readers a wide look at how fairy tales travel.
Is The Blue Fairy Book good for reading aloud?
Yes, it suits reading aloud very well. Each tale is a self-contained story with short scenes, repeated patterns and clear characters, so you can enjoy one tale in a single sitting, at bedtime or by the fire.
Which tales are in The Blue Fairy Book?
They include The Bronze Ring, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Aladdin, Rumpelstiltzkin, Beauty and the Beast, Puss in Boots, Hansel and Grettel, Snow-White and Rose-Red, The Brave Little Tailor, Jack the Giant-Killer and The Red Etin.