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The Enchanted Nightingale: The Classic Grimm's Tale of Jorinda and Joringel
By WATTS, Bernadette, retel
- ISBN
- 9781782504368
- Publisher
- Floris
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Reviewed on February 1, 2018 | Xpress Reviews Web Only
K-Gr 4—Two young lovers go for an evening stroll and venture too close to the castle of a witch with a nasty reputation. True to the rumors, the witch appears, promptly freezes Joringel and turns Jorinda into a nightingale. Joringel begs for Jorinda's freedom and is refused. With a pragmatism that does him credit, lovesick Joringel gets a job. Working as a shepherd, he dreams that he possesses a magical flower to free victims of the witch's enchantments. Finding it days later, Joringel fearfully travels to ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
