Geirlaug, the King’s Daughter
Geirlaug, the King’s Daughter tells of Geirlaug and Grethari, a Prince and a Princess born of different parents yet raised together. When the Queen dies, the King remarries a witch who takes over the kingdom and - in a plot to rid herself of Geirlaug and Grethari - turns them into bluebirds. Read the tale to learn whether and how Geirlaug led the charge to retake the kingdom that was rightfully theirs . . . .
Selections from the Olive Fairy Book features the following stories collected by Andrew Lang and illustrated by Golden Age illustator H.J. Ford: The Blue Parrot, Geirlaug the King's Daughter, The Story of Little King Loc, Jackal or Tiger?, The Strange Adventures of Little Maia, The Prince and Princess in the Forest.
