The King of the Golden River (Illustrated)
Legend of Stiria – A Fairy TaleBy John Ruskin
Length59m
About this audiobook
The richness of the Treasure Valley, high in the mountains of Stiria is lost through the evil of the owners, the two elder "Black Brothers", Hans and Schwartz, who in their foolishness mistreat Southwest Wind, Esquire, who in turn floods their valley, washing away their "liquid assets", and turning their valley into a dead valley of red sand. Forced into a trade other than farming, Hans and Schwartz become goldsmiths. They cruelly melt their younger brother Gluck's prize heirloom, a golden mug. This action releases the King of the Golden River for Gluck to pour out of the crucible as a finely dressed little golden dwarf. The dwarfish king offers a proposition to brothers: if someone were to climb up to the source of the Golden River high in the mountains and throw into it at least three drops of "holy water", it would become, for that person only, a river of gold. That person must do it on his first and only attempt or be overwhelmed by the river to become a black stone.
Audiobook details
GenreChildren's Literature
Length59 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 21, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Chapter I How the Agricultural System of the Black Brothers was interfered with by Southwest Wind, Esquire
4Chapter IV How Mr. Schwartz set off on an Expedition to the Golden River, and how he prospered therein
2Chapter II Of the Proceedings of the Three Brothers after the Visit of Southwest Wind, Esquire; and how Little Gluck had an Interview with the King of the Golden River
5Chapter V How Little Gluck set off on an Expedition to the Golden River, and how he prospered therein, with other matters of interest
3Chapter III How Mr. Hans set off on an Expedition to the Golden River, and how he prospered therein
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