Beneath the Moon by Yoshi Yoshitani

Author:Yoshi Yoshitani [Yoshitani, Yoshi]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale
Published: 2020-09-02T00:00:00+00:00

Tatterhood

NORWAY, NORWEGIAN FAIRY TALE

There once was a queen who wanted a child but was never blessed with one. Eventually she found a beggar woman who told the queen to pour her bath water under her bed. In the morning, she would find two flowers growing there. The beggar woman warned the queen to eat only the pretty flower. However, the queen found the pretty flower so delicious that she had to eat the ugly one, too. Nine months later, an ugly and wild baby girl was born wearing a tattered cloak, riding a goat, and wielding a wooden spoon, followed shortly by the birth of a sweet and beautiful baby girl.

The queen was horrified by her hideous child, named Tatterhood, but charmed by the lovely twin. The family grew up happily until the day when trolls came to harass the kingdom. Tatterhood bade her family wait inside while she dealt with the trolls. She got on her goat and began beating the trolls so soundly with her wooden spoon that they howled with fright. This caused the lovely twin to stick her head out to see what was happening. Quick as a flash, the trolls yanked off her head and replaced it with a calf’s head before running away.

Tatterhood grabbed her sister and followed them across the sea. Arriving at the trolls’ home, Tatterhood beat them all up and rescued her sister’s head. After swapping the heads back, Tatterhood brought herself and her sister to a neighboring kingdom, where she demanded the king come meet her. The curious king came to see what the ruckus was about and instantly fell for the sweet princess. The princesses agreed that the lovely princess would marry the king if the ugly Tatterhood would marry the prince. The prince didn’t agree to these conditions, but his father forced him to marry Tatterhood.

On the day of their wedding, Tatterhood told her prince to ask about her tattered cloak, her beaten spoon, and her shaggy goat. As he inquired after each, they changed to a beautiful gown, a regal scepter, and a noble stallion, transforming the once ugly Tatterhood into a gorgeous princess. They then lived happily ever after.

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