THE SWINEHERD
1872
FAIRY TALES OF HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN
THE SWINEHERD
by Hans Christian Andersen
ONCE upon a time lived a poor prince; his kingdom was very
small, but it was large enough to enable him to marry, and marry he
would. It was rather bold of him that he went and asked the
emperor's daughter: "Will you marry me?" but he ventured to do so, for
his name was kn ...