| Title | : | The Goose Girl: A Story from the Brothers Grimm |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0823410749 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780823410743 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1812 |
The Goose Girl: A Story from the Brothers Grimm Reviews
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Published ages ago but still a brilliant read for children.
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The Goose Girl, retold by Eric A. Kimmel, illustrated by Robert Sauber.
Prolific picture-book author Eric A. Kimmel retells the classic fairy-tale of the Goose Girl, originally from the Brothers Grimm, in this lovely title. Given a sheltered upbringing by her loving mother, a beautiful princess encounters envy and spite for the first time when she is sent out into the world in the care of the maid servant Margaret. Journeying to her intended bridegroom, the gentle princess is forced to trade places with Margaret, and she herself is made a goose girl, when they arrive at their destination. Only the prince's father suspects that there might be something more to this seeming servant...
Originally part of the Brothers Grimm collection from 1815, where it was known as Die Gänsemagd, this fairy-tale has been translated into English numerous times, although Kimmel does not specify the source for his own telling. Leaving that aside, the story here was engaging, with plenty of themes - the mother's protective love, the enchanted horse guardian - that I have encountered before in other tales. The artwork from Robert Sauber, who also illustrated Kimmel's
Sirko and the Wolf: A Ukrainian Tale and
I-Know-Not-What, I-Know-Not-Where: A Russian Tale, is lovely - sometimes dark, but also shot through with golden tones. Recommended to anyone who enjoys beautiful fairy-tale picture-books. -
this was...interesting
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Excellent retelling and lovely paintings.
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Sometimes it is necessary to speak out against an abuser or else they will continue to take advantage of you. By acting too kind and timid, the princess is mistreated to the point of being kidnapped by an evil maid and forced to change places with her until the truth is revealed. Only by speaking out against the person that threatened her and mistreated her was she given justice and the happiness that rightfully belonged to her.
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I hated the girl. She was such a coward, and allowed her maid to bully her. She did nothing to help herself. It was only by chance that the king found out, and then he did the rest. I much prefer Shannon Hales version, and it is much longer.
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A story quite similar to Cinderella, yet I liked this one better. I repeat that I don't care about the illustrations, I only care about the story which I enjoyed. The part that I like the best was when the king asked the maid what would the perfect punishment be.
It's a good story. -
This book was really short!
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Not of a very good one. Except if Grimm bothers wanted to show how manipulable the good and gullible people are
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GORGEOUS illustrations. I love the princess’s red hair. This version is very true to the original tale. I am annoyed with the prince who just goes along with switching brides, people who can tell she’s a princess because she’s so lovely, and a princess who can’t stand up for herself/just cries all the time. But that’s the way these fairytales go. I still like the story.
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Nice retelling of the Grimm story, beautiful illustrations by Robert Sauber. A princess and her maid set off to a far away land for her betrothed, and the maid bullies the princess and takes her place. Fortunately, the prince's father recognizes the princess and finds a way for the maid to pay for her betrayal, Grimm fashion.
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The book was about a prince and a princess. The maid was the false bride 👰. Then, the maid chose her fate. It was 'shut into a barrel full of nails and dragged through the streets by horses, till she was dead.'
I gave this a 4 star 🌟 rating because it had a little violence in it. -
Yikes! Not for the faint-hearted. There's a beheaded horse that talks and a truly wretched punishment for the pretender.
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Not a big fan of the tale, but I liked the artwork, so the rating is mostly for that.
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I listened to the audiobook of this so maybe I didn’t get the full effect but I just found it to be pretty boring unfortunately.
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Read as a character within the game The Longing, who is meant to pass their time reading.
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OKC
Grimm's fairy tales
Collection Book on CD includes this story. -
A good version of a pretty bizarre tale. Vivid and pretty illustrations.
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Week 5: Grimm version of Goose Girl
The newly betrothed princess and her maid in waiting, Margaret, are traveling to distant kingdom to meet the prince. Margaret over throws the princess, forcing her to trade identities, clothes, and horses, and making her take an oath of secrecy. When the two finally arrive at the new kingdom Margaret continues to act as the princess, leaving the true princess to work in the stables with the kings flock of geese. Sensing something wrong, the king finds the truth and condemns Margaret the impostor to death.
"The Goose Girl: A Story from the Brothers Grimm" is appropriate for ages 4+ (Grades PreK+).
This version of "The Goose Girl" is very similar to the version we were required to read for LIBS-406, however, it is considerably shorter. I like the reference between good vs. evil within this story. The two sides are neither overstated nor underplayed. I think young children will like the repetition found in Falada's text: "If your mother were to see, Her heart would burst with grief for thee." The illustrations in the book are very well done and show the emotion of all the characters well. Most often when you read stories like this, royalty is cruel or unforgiving. The king in this story is nice, and jovial. -
I have a pile of old Grimm stories sitting around so I figured I'd finally get around to reading them. I read a lot when I was younger, but I had never heard of this one.
Honestly, it was pretty rubbish. The Princess is a total walk over and I kept waiting for a magical twist in which the maid was all powerful, and that is why the Princess did what she said, but no, she was just a wimp who done what she was told.
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THE GOOSE GIRL: A traveling bride is betrayed by her haughty waiting maid, and they end up swapping places and it soon turns into a violent tale. There are some dark themes in this one, such as the brutal death of a horse. Definitely not child friendly. MORAL: Don’t trust others. Things will be made right in the end. Karma. [RATING: 2 STARS]
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I liked this book mostly because of the page where the Goose Girl is telling her story to the stove. Kimmel sees the trauma that she has been through and illustrates it better than any other version in my local library.
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(Pictue Book) A story about the importance of good character traits such as kindness and humility. On the way to the king's palace, a girl is forced to switch places with the maid who tries to pass as the princess, but is discovered because of her unkindness and the kindness of the true princess.
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Not as engaging as Kimmel's other tales. The punishment of a young woman being placed naked into a spike-lined barrel and dragged through the streets until dead was harsh, but then again, this fairy tale does derive from the Bothers Grimm.
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I read Shannon Hale's Goose Girl book last year around this time and stumbled upon this Grimm fairy tale just now. Fun to see where Shannon Hale took liberties and elaborated on the story further. If you thought this was okay or enjoyed it, go read her version.
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I read it online
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it is a great book
