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The Seven Ravens

A German tale
2 chapters
about 6 min

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A father loses his seven sons when they accidentally spill water while fetching it for their baby sister. In a fit of rage, he wishes them transformed into ravens, and they fly away forever. The little girl grows up unaware of her brothers until she learns the truth about their disappearance. Grief-stricken, she decides to leave home and search the wide world for them. She travels far, seeking help from celestial bodies like the sun and the moon. Neither the fiery sun nor the cold moon can assist her in her quest. Friendly stars guide her toward a magical castle on a glass mountain. They give her a small piece of wood needed to unlock the castle door. Tragically, she loses this key as she continues her journey. Desperate to save her brothers, she cuts off her finger to fit into the lock. Inside, she meets a dwarf who prepares dinner for the returning ravens. She eats from each plate and drinks from each glass, leaving her ring in the last one. The ravens arrive and complain about someone tasting their food. The seventh raven finds the ring and hopes his sister will come to free them. Hearing this, the girl reveals herself and breaks the spell over her brothers. The family is reunited and returns home together.

How it begins

THE SEVEN RAVENS There was once a man who had seven sons, and last of all one daughter. Although the little girl was very pretty, she was so weak and small that they thought she could not live; but they said she should at once be christened. So the father sent one of his sons in haste to the spring to get some water, but the other six ran with him. Each wanted to be first at drawing the water, and so they were in such a hurry that all let their pitchers fall into the well, and they stood very foolishly looking at one another, and did not know what to do, for none dared go home. In the…

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