Peter Christen Asbjornsen

Magic and myth inhabit these chapters in figures both familiar and strange. Giant trolls and talking animals are everywhere. The winds take human form. A one-eyed old woman might seem reminiscent of the Norse god Odin. We meet sly aunts, resourceful princesses, and devious robbers....

Enjoy these classic folktales....

A wicked troll tries in vain to gobble up a family of goats when they go trip-trapping over his bridge....

These 35 folk tales have been gathered from Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe's landmark 19th-century collections, acclaimed by Jacob Grimm for their freshness and a fullness that "surpass nearly all others"....

Often called the Scandinavian "Beauty and the Beast", this Norwegian folktale follows the journey of the youngest daughter of a peasant, who - for the sake of her poor but large family - agrees to leave everything she has ever known and accompany a white bear to his mountain castle....

A fascinating collection of some of the great - but less well known - fairy tales of all time....

Peter Gynt is the story of a hunter who gets the better of a group of trolls who like to take over peoples' farms....

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was a Norwegian writer, scholar and collector of traditional folktales....

The Three Billy Goats Gruff is a classic children's story that has pleased children of all ages around the world for many years. This is a great story for children to listen to that will help get them interested in the classics....

The Cormorants of Udröst is one of the stories he collected. It tells of a fisherman who found the mythical island of Udröst and befriended its strange and wonderfully generous inhabitants....

The Giant Who Had No Heart tells the story of a kind prince who sets off to rescue his brothers and their sweethearts, who have been turned to stone by a cruel giant....

Märchen von Prinzessinnen, so weiß wie Schnee, so schön wie Rosen. Haut wie Porzellan, Lippen rot wie Blut und die Schönheit einer Rose...

Christian Peter Asbjörnsen (1812-1885) und Jörgen Moe (1813-1882) waren gewissermaßen die Grimms des Nordens. Anfang der Dreißiger...

The Pancake is the tragic tale of one piece of fried batter's desperate escape attempt from the woman who cooked it, her seven ravenous children, her husband, a passer-by, assorted poultry and a greedy pig....

Detskij spektakl' po skazke "Nil's i korolevskie zajcy" norvezhskogo pisatelja Petera Kristena Asb'jornsena (1812 - 1885)....

Every Christmas Halver is forced to prepare a feast and abandon his home to a pack of trolls that invade it....

A set of tales collected by Norwegian writer Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812-1885) that tells accounts of encounters with the Hulda (woodland or bogland fairy) and the brownie....

Two teenage lads are stranded in the Hedale Wood overnight. Before long they hear heavy footsteps and sniffing. Three enormous trolls are on the scent of human flesh....