Grimms' Fairy Tales, Part 14 summary
Part 14 of 62 · 9 min to read the part
In The Goose Girl, a princess loses her protective charm, and her maid takes her clothes, horse, and place beside the prince, leaving her to tend geese. The old king discovers the deception, restores the princess’s position, and makes the servant face her own proposed punishment; the princess marries, and the fairy revives Falada.
What happens
- A queen sends her daughter to marry a distant prince, accompanied by a maid, the talking horse Falada, and a fairy’s protective hair.
- After the princess loses the charm, the maid forces her to exchange horses and clothes, then threatens her into silence.
- The maid enters court as the bride, orders Falada killed, and leaves the princess to help Curdken tend geese.
- Falada’s severed head answers the princess, while she summons wind to keep Curdken from grabbing her silver hair.
- Curdken complains, and the old king secretly observes the princess before persuading her to reveal her story.
- The servant names her own fatal punishment; the princess marries the prince, and the fairy restores Falada to life.
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