Tatterhood
A folktale from Norway
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Story
A king and queen are sad to have no children. A beggar woman agrees to help them but the queen disobeys the advice she is given. When she gives birth to two girls, the younger is gentle while the older is wild - she rides a goat and brandishes a wooden spoon. When the trolls steal the head of the younger sister and replace it with a calf, the older sets out on a quest to get it back. On the way home they meet a king and his son and a bargain is struck.
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Why we chose it
Tatterhood is an unusual heroine. She is bold and brave and will not conform. She rescues her sister herself without the need for a handsome prince!
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