“Jorinda and Joringel.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 29-31.

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“Jorinda and Joringel.” The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 29-31. Anonymous (not verified) Mon, 03/11/2024 - 19:35

Tale Summary

There was once an old castle hidden deep in the forest, and in it lived a witch, who spent her time in the day as an owl or a cat to catch creatures in the forest for food, and her evenings as a horrible hag. Any man who ventured into the realm of the castle was turned to stone, and any girl was turned into a bird. The witch had over seven thousand cages of these poor birds in her castle. Nearby lived a pretty girl named Jorinda, who was engaged to a young man named Joringel. One day they ventured into the forest but became lost as night fell, and Jorinda began to sing a sorrowful song:

“Down to my garden I went today

After rosemary and rue,

And to my hand that broke a spray

A nightingale, nightingale, flew.”

Joringel turned to stone, and his love into a nightingale. An owl appeared and transformed into a hag, who took the bird into the castle. A moment later she returned and said a chant, releasing the young man from his stone state at moonrise. The witch told him that he would never see Jorinda again, and he left the forest until he came to a strange village and lived for some time as a shepherd. One night he dreamed that he picked an unusual vermillion flower, in the center of which was a great pearl, and that this blossom disenchanted whatever it touched. He knew when he awoke that he must find this flower to deliver Jorinda from her spell. He searched everywhere, and on the beginning of the ninth day he found it. It had bright red flowers and a drop of dew as big as a pearl in its center. He bravely entered the realm of the witch with it and safely made it to the great hall where the witch was feeding her birds. There were hundreds of nightingales, and Joringel did not know which one was his love. The witch grabbed one of the cages and ran. He followed and touched her with his flower, making her lose all power, and then touched the cage, which released Jorinda. Together they freed all of the birds, and had seven thousand brides-maids at their wedding.

Fairy Tale Title

Jorinda and Joringel

Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Common Tale Type

Jorinde and Joringel

Tale Classification

ATU 405

Page Range of Tale

pp. 29-31

Full Citation of Tale

“Jorinda and Joringel.”The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales, André Bay, Marie Ponsot, New York: Golden Press, 1962, pp. 29-31.

Original Source of the Tale

A story from the Brothers Grimm.

Tale Notes

AV��ʪ and Curation

Kaeli Waggener, 2024

Book Title

The Snow Queen and other tales : a selection of traditional Russian fairy tales

Book Author/Editor(s)

André Bay, Marie Ponsot

Illustrator(s)

Adrienne Ségur

Publisher

Golden Press

Date Published

1962

Decade Published

1960-1969

Publisher City

New York

Publisher Country

United States

Language

English

Rights

Digital Copy

Available at the Internet Archive

Book Notes

A collection of fairy tales from different countries centered around winter, snow, and the Christmas season.

Traditional

White