Cute story with a full-of-herself princess who rejects all her suitors then ends up with a penniless fiddler and must work for a living. An enjoyable little fairy-tale with a lesson to be learned in the end. ( )

What a lovely tale! This short story is about a spoiled and conceited princess. No suitor is good enough for her. Her father, the King, marries her off to a grubby fiddler. Then the princess lives in poverty and is forced to work, and gets mocked... I don't want to give the ending away but I really enjoyed this story and how the princess gets taught an important lesson. ( )

One of my favorite tales, as it makes a certain amount of sense. This edition, translated 2 centuries ago by Edgar Taylor, is a smooth and tight read. The illustrations by Maurice Sendak really make it come alive.

Gosh I love thrift stores. ( )