Grimms' Fairy Tales, Part 9: samenvatting

Wat er gebeurt

1. The king offers marriage and succession to anyone who explains his daughters’ ruined shoes, but unsuccessful challengers face death.
2. After several challengers die, an old woman advises a wounded soldier and gives him a cloak that makes him invisible.
3. The soldier avoids the sleeping drink, pretends to sleep, and follows the princesses through a trapdoor and three glittering groves.
4. He crosses a lake with them and watches them dance with twelve princes until their shoes wear out.
5. He follows them for three nights and collects three branches and a golden cup as evidence.
6. The princesses confess when he presents his evidence; he marries the eldest and becomes the king’s heir.

Waar je op kunt letten

The soldier gives the king the answer to the mystery. His collected evidence supports this claim and leads to the princesses’ confession.

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