It happened that the eldest wanted to go into the forest to hew wood, and before he went his mother gave him a beautiful sweet cake and a bottle of wine in order that he might not suffer from hunger or thirst. There was a man who had three sons, the youngest of whom was called Dummling, and was despised, mocked, and sneered at on every occasion.

You should visit Browse Happy and update your internet browser today! (Apr.The embedded audio player requires a modern internet browser. Wyeth, McDermott conjures up a realm just right for fairy tales. Paying homage to illustrators such as Howard Pyle and N.C. For bringing a smile to Rosamund, who is mourning the loss of her goose, Hans receives the traditional prize: the princess's hand in marriage. McDermott gives the title character a bold personality: ''Cwonk! Serves you right, my little goslings,'' laughs the goose as a second milkmaid becomes attached to the first, initiating what becomes a merry procession of stuck-together villagers, led by the goose-toting boy.

On the way, a milkmaid tries to pluck a golden feather and finds herself stuck to the goose. Through his kindness to a troll, Hans, the cherubic son of a woodcutter, finds a goose ''with feathers of pure gold.'' In a departure from the Grimm model, the goose informs Hans that it belongs to Princess Rosamund, and Hans immediately sets off for Rosamund's castle. Rendered in McDermott's nostalgic style, the full-spread art conveys the narrative's ebullience.

Fittingly, a golden glow bathes McDermott's (Oom Razoom The Flying Ship) acrylic and pencil art in this version of the lively Brothers Grimm tale (for a Hungarian version, see Ellin Greene and Rosanne Litzinger's The Little Golden Lamb, reviewed Mar.

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