The Goose Girl

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The Goose Girl is a German fairy tale about a princess betrayed by her maid who must tend geese in disguise until her true identity is revealed and justice is restored.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German fairy tale
folk tale
literary fairy tale
appearsInEdition Grimms' Fairy Tales second edition NERFINISHED
collectedBy Brothers Grimm NERFINISHED
Jacob Grimm NERFINISHED
Wilhelm Grimm NERFINISHED
collectedIn Grimms' Fairy Tales NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Germany
featuresMotive execution of the usurper
false bride motif
magical speech prohibition
royal marriage
talking horse
firstPublicationYear 1815
firstPublishedIn Kinder- und Hausmärchen NERFINISHED
hasAdaptation The Goose Girl (novel by Shannon Hale) NERFINISHED
various animated adaptations
various stage adaptations
hasAnimalCharacter geese
horse Falada NERFINISHED
hasCharacterType goose boy
hasClassification Aarne–Thompson–Uther type 533 NERFINISHED
hasGenre fairy tale
fantasy
folk narrative
hasMainCharacter Conrad NERFINISHED
false bride
king
old king
princess
talking horse Falada NERFINISHED
waiting maid
young king
hasMoral betrayal and deceit are punished
true nobility will eventually be recognized
hasSetting kingdom
pastoral countryside
royal court
hasTheme betrayal
identity
justice
loyalty
usurpation
hasTitleInGerman Die Gänsemagd NERFINISHED
influencedWork The Goose Girl (2003 novel) NERFINISHED
originalLanguage German
plotSummary A princess is betrayed by her maid, forced to tend geese in disguise, and later has her true identity revealed so that justice is done.

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Burr McIntosh notableWork The Goose Girl