East of the Sun and West of the Moon is one of my favorite
fairy tales. It is a Norwegian tale very similar to Beauty and the Beast where
a huge polar bear appears to a poor merchant and says that he will spare their
family if they give him the youngest daughter. The daughter goes to live with
the polar bear in his castle and they spend many happy months together. But
there are rules in this castle and when the girl viloates them, the witch that
originally cursed the polar bear spirits him away. The girl must then go “east
of the sun and west of the moon” to regain her true love. I love this fairy
tale because the girl actually has to find and save the prince, so a very good
story.
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