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The Girl Who Sat by the Ashes
by Pádraic COLUM (1881 - 1972)08 - Water for the King's Son
"Because she used to herd Goats in the high places and the rocky places, she went by the name of Girl-go-with-the-Goats. But that was not the name that she herself called herself. She called herself Maid-alone..." So begins Padriac Colum's renderation of this classical, well-known tale. He was a master story teller, and in this short book combines vivid characters and a depth of plot with the rough-hewn simplicity the story demands. If you are fond of Cinderella stories, you will enjoy this book. And if you believe you dislike all such, it may yet win you over and change your mind.
Listen next episodes of The Girl Who Sat by the Ashes:
09 - What the Geese Talked Of , 10 - The King's Son Goes Seeking , 11 - How Maid-alone Ceased Being a Goose-herd , 12 - The Girl Who Sat by the Ashes , 13 - The Ball in the King's Castle , 14 - The Matchless Maiden Loses Her Golden Slipper , 15 - The Wisest Woman Comes to the King's Castle , 16 - The Clock Strikes and Maid-alone Stays