The Prince and the Princess in the Forest

Fairy Story Shorts

By: Clive Johnson

Narrated by: Clive Johnson

A prince and princess from distant lands are destined to marry but must face many dangers and overcome trickery before they can finally be wed.

Robbers, trolls, wild beasts, and more all feature in this delightful retelling of the classic Danish fairy tale.

The tale is made for children and is especially suitable for bedtime!

©2019 Labyrinthe Press (P)2019 Labyrinthe Press

PRETTY DARN COOL

I admit, I hadn't heard this tale anytime before listening here, and found it really good!

Great story, wonderfully narrated, and definitely had a lot of complexity to it for a kids' book - really enjoyed it, and kids who have listened have enjoyed it too :)

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Cute tale

This is the first book I’ve read/listened to by this author. I’ve never listened to this story before and I’m curious how much he added to make this more politically correct and women empowering. There are parts that would need a discussion by parents and other parts I feel present a good lesson.

This is the first book I’ve listened to by this narrator/author ( Clive Johnson ) and I would listen to another. He reads with a lilting style that makes this obviously sound like a fairy tale. I don’t think I’d like it in a regular novel.
He had different voices for the various characters.

There are no explicit sex scenes, excessive violence or swearing.

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kids enjoyed this a lot

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wonderfully delightful.

Food for thought

These old stories have so many layers and applications to be drawn from them. That is why that are timeless classics. This was no different. When are they going to make this story into a movie already!? I really enjoyed the story, the writing and the narration.

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Nothing is so strange as the unfamiliar

I enjoy getting fairy tales on audible and podcasts to share with my kids. These stories are almost always best when spoken aloud rather than in print or turned into movies. It's just in their DNA. I was unfamiliar with The Prince and the Princess in the Forest so I decided to hear it myself before introducing it to them.

Holy cow.

I knew intellectually that all of the familiar fairy tales were pretty wacky but they don't FEEL odd because they're all so well worn and familiar. Even though primarily composed of common fairy tale tropes, The Prince and the Princess in the Forest feels so much more bizarre due to lack of familiarity. I wonder if this is what all of the tales sound like to my kids.

It's been a very long time since I've experienced a new fairy tale and this one will have me looking at them in a new light now.

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