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The Queen Bee
- Two princes went out into the world to find riches but instead started living like fools and couldn't go home.
- Little brother, a dwarf, went to find them.
- The brothers didn't want his help and laughed at him. Nevertheless, the set out for the journey back home.
- The little brother keeps the older brothers from terrorizing some ants.
- The little brother keeps the older brothers from roasting two ducks.
- The little brother keeps the older brothers from stealing the bees' honey.
- Found a castle with some weird stuff going on (everything was turned to marble). Find a man.
- The man gave them food and stuff but didn't say anything.
- The little man basically tells the oldest brother he can have riches if he finds all these pearls, but if one is still lost at sunset, he will be turned to marble.
- Same situation with the second oldest brother.
- When it came to the dwarfs turn, all the animals he saved helped him find the pearls, plus the extra riches he had to subsequently find.
- Dwarf succeeds and breaks the spell, turning all those who were marble back into living beings. The dwarf married the youngest princess of the man of that castle. The other brothers married the sisters.
Bibliography
The Queen Bee from Fairy Tales by the Brothers Grimm
Hi, Erica!
ReplyDeleteThis is my first time reading any of your reading notes. You take notes very differently than I do, but I like your style! The Queen Bee story that you read seems interesting, and definitely sounds like the Brothers Grimm. I appreciate the irony of the youngest brother's success, and would be interested to know if you wrote a story based on your ready this week.