Showing results for "The Golden Goose" in Literature & Fiction

The tale of the wonderful, magic goose that laid golden eggs and what the people around her did. A cautionary tale indeed!

Fed up with Jack's beanstalk shenanigans, the ogre and his wife decide to turn the tables on him.

Dive into the enchanting world of Golden Goose Book, a delightful collection of Victorian moral fairy tales filled with stunning illustrations that can be enjoyed alongside the Gutenberg text at http//www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/15661. In this whimsical anthology, kindness is rewarded while selfishness faces consequences, yet each story brims with unexpected twists and turns, showcasing the inventive mind of its author, Brooke. Prepare for a charming journey where nothing is quite as predictable as it seems! (Summary by Jim)

"The Golden Goose" is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (Tale 64). The hero is the youngest of three brothers, given the nickname Simpleton. His eldest brother is sent into the forest to chop wood, fortified with a rich cake and a bottle of wine. He meets a little gray man who begs a morsel to eat and a swallow of wine but is rebuffed. The eldest brother injures his arm felling a tree and is taken home. The second brother meets a similar fate.

Fabienne is dead. Her childhood best friend, Agnès, receives the news in America, far from the French countryside where the two girls were raised—the place that Fabienne helped Agnès escape ten years ago. Now, Agnès is free to tell her story. As children in a backwater town, they’d built a private world, invisible to everyone but themselves—until Fabienne hatched the plan that would change everything, launching Agnès on an epic trajectory through fame, fortune and terrible loss.

The Librarians and the Mother Goose Chase, an original audiobook based on the hit television show, The Librarians by New York Times bestselling author, Greg Cox. For millennia, the Librarians have secretly protected the world by keeping watch over dangerous magical relics. Cataloging and...

In an alternate 1948, Preston Tucker, idyllic dreamer, and Howard Hughes, billionaire eccentric, begin a venture of epic proportions. Little is known of their work as they gather familiar faces to make the true car of tomorrow. But shadowy figures threaten to derail their efforts. Can they find out who would try to sabotage the advancement of a new era, or will they be considered harbingers of a dark future?