. . . until the Emperor was listening with mouth agape "I see you have traveled widely, know a great deal, and are cunning and experienced," said the Emperor. "I will gladly give you my daughter in marriage." The braggart now regretted having told so many lies -- for what would happen if the Emperor learned he was not, indeed, the Pea Emperor he made himself out to be? "The Pea Emperor" and seventeen other folktales capture the charm of a Roumania of long ago, and that perhaps never was -- full of dreams and magic.
. . . until the Emperor was listening with mouth agape "I see you have traveled widely, know a great deal, and are cunning and experienced," said ...
Roumanian Fairy Tales by Mite Kremnitz. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1885 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
Roumanian Fairy Tales by Mite Kremnitz. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1885 and may have some imperfections such as mar...
