The Brothers Grimm’s “The King of the Golden Mountain”
A wealthy merchant loses his ships, and a dwarf appears to him with an offer: sacrifice the first thing that touches you when you come home, and I will help you exceed your previous riches. He is dismayed, however, when his son runs up to him, and twelve years later, that son belongs to the dwarf.
He is clever, however, and negotiates with the little man, who lets him be sent off into the river by his father. The boat capsizes, and his father goes away, grieving. The boy survived, however, and eventually makes his way to a dark castle, where he meets a princess in the form of a snake. He…
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