East of the sun and west of the moon

A DigitalNZ Story by Dan

Illustrations by Kay Nielsen from "East of the sun and west of the moon" (1914)

Image: ‘And then she lay on a little green patch in the midst of the gloomy thick wood’

‘And then she lay on a little green patch in the midst of the gloomy thick wood’

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Image: ‘And flitted away as far as they could from the Castle that lay East of the Sun and West of the Moon’

‘And flitted away as far as they could from the Castle that lay East of the Sun and West of the Moon’

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Image: ‘And this time she whisked off the wig: and there lay the lad, so lovely, and white and red, just as the Princess had seen him in the morning sun’

‘And this time she whisked off the wig: and there lay the lad, so lovely, and white and red, just as the Princess had seen him in the morning sun’

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Image: ‘She could not help setting the door a little ajar, just to peep in, when - Pop! out flew the Moon’

‘She could not help setting the door a little ajar, just to peep in, when - Pop! out flew the Moon’

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Image: ‘The Lad in the Bear's skin, and the King of Arabia's daughter’

‘The Lad in the Bear's skin, and the King of Arabia's daughter’

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Image: ‘So the man gave him a pair of snow-shoes’

‘So the man gave him a pair of snow-shoes’

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Image: ‘The Lad in the Battle’

‘The Lad in the Battle’

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Image: ‘He too saw the image in the water; but he looked up at once, and became aware of the lovely Lassie who sat there up in the tree’

‘He too saw the image in the water; but he looked up at once, and became aware of the lovely Lassie who sat there up in the tree’

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Image: ‘The North Wind goes over the sea’

‘The North Wind goes over the sea’

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Image: ‘He took a long, long farewell of the Princess, and when he got out of the Giant's door, there stood the Wolf waiting for him’

‘He took a long, long farewell of the Princess, and when he got out of the Giant's door, there stood the Wolf waiting for him’

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Image: ‘As soon as they tugged at the rope, the Captain and the Lieutenant pulled up the Princesses, the one after the other’.

‘As soon as they tugged at the rope, the Captain and the Lieutenant pulled up the Princesses, the one after the other’.

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Image: ‘When he had walked a day or so, a strange man met him. "Whither away?" asked the man’

‘When he had walked a day or so, a strange man met him. "Whither away?" asked the man’

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Image: ‘But still the Horse begged him to look behind him’

‘But still the Horse begged him to look behind him’

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Image: ‘No sooner had he whistled than he heard a whizzing and a whirring from all quarters, and such a large flock of birds swept down that they blackened all the field in which they settled’

‘No sooner had he whistled than he heard a whizzing and a whirring from all quarters, and such a large flock of birds swept down that they blackene...

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Image: ‘The six brothers riding out to woo’

‘The six brothers riding out to woo’

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Image: ‘The King went into the Castle, and at first his Queen didn't know him, he was so wan and thin, through wandering so far and being so woeful’

‘The King went into the Castle, and at first his Queen didn't know him, he was so wan and thin, through wandering so far and being so woeful’

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Image: ‘“On that island stands a church; in that church is a well; in that well swims a duck.”’

‘“On that island stands a church; in that church is a well; in that well swims a duck.”’

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Image: ‘"Well, mind and hold tight by my shaggy coat, and then there's nothing to fear," said the Bear, so she rode a long, long way’

‘"Well, mind and hold tight by my shaggy coat, and then there's nothing to fear," said the Bear, so she rode a long, long way’

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Image: ‘ “Tell me the way, then," she said, "and I'll search you out” ’

‘ “Tell me the way, then," she said, "and I'll search you out” ’

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Image: ‘She saw the Lindworm for the first time as he came in and stood by her side’

‘She saw the Lindworm for the first time as he came in and stood by her side’

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Image: ‘“Here are your children; now you shall have them again. I am the Virgin Mary.”’

‘“Here are your children; now you shall have them again. I am the Virgin Mary.”’

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Image: ‘“You'll come to three Princesses, whom you will see standing in the earth up to their necks, with only their heads out”’

‘“You'll come to three Princesses, whom you will see standing in the earth up to their necks, with only their heads out”’

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Image: ‘Just as they bent down to take the rose a big dense snow-drift came and carried them away’.

‘Just as they bent down to take the rose a big dense snow-drift came and carried them away’.

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Image: ‘The Troll was quite willing, and before long he fell asleep and began snoring’.

‘The Troll was quite willing, and before long he fell asleep and began snoring’.

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Image: ‘Then he coaxed her down and took her home’

‘Then he coaxed her down and took her home’

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