Publisher: NA (found on internet)Stories Read: True and Untrue, Boots Who Ate a Match With a Troll, Taming The Shrew, The Cat on the Dovrefell
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Genre: Fairy Tales
Summary of True and Untrue
There were two brothers. One was named True, and the other was named Untrue. In their journeyings Untrue tricks True into giving him his food by telling him that they could share food so that it would last longer. When True discovers what Untrue had done he confronts him. Untrue angrily plucks out True's eyes. True then stays in a lime tree that night to escape any wild beasts of the night. That evening the animals came and gossiped about what the king could do do fix his problems. True uses that knowledge to impress the king. True became very wealthy because of his service to the king. Later, Untrue, a poor beggar man begs his brother for provisions, not knowing that it is his brother. True took pity on him and told him to go to the lime tree and listen for the animals. However, that night when the animals appeared they did not talk about what the king could do because they knew that someone had heard them from before.
Personal Reaction
I enjoyed reading True and Untrue. I really liked the message that honesty triumphs over dishonesty. I did not like Asbjornsen's fairy tales as much as some of the other ones. They were very unique and interesting but I thought they were very strange and they might be hard for children to understand.
Potential Problems
I think that these fairy tales may be harder for children to understand.
Recommended to...
Children that enjoy reading unique fairy tales would enjoy these stories. Also, I think that a young boy would enjoy them more than a girl would primarily because most of these stories include primarily male characters.
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