Die Nymphe des Brunnens

Musäus, Johann Karl August, 1735-1787

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Wikipedia page about this book: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Nymphe_des_Brunnens Release date is 2008-05-19

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"Die Nymphe des Brunnens" by Johann Karl August Musäus is a fairy tale published in 1783. When a water nymph foretells a knight's wife will die leaving behind a third daughter, she gifts the child Mathilde a magical musk apple. After enemies destroy her home, Mathilde becomes a servant and falls in love with Count Conrad. Using the apple's magic, she wins his heart, but his vengeful mother accuses her of witchcraft and condemns her to death. Only the nymph's intervention can save her. (This is an automatically generated summary.)



Folklore -- Germany Fairy tales -- Germany

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