But above the witches’ wicked cries could be heard another more hopeful and familiar sound. It was the swooshing sound of the prince’s s...

As the prince lay gasping for breath in the wooden embrace of the oak tree, he could finally discern the words of the song that had lure...

In this blackest of hours he remembered the magic horse charm. Barely able to gasp out the words, he beseeched the horse to come to his ...

After running for some time, he thought the menacing cacophony had diminished somewhat. But still he ran on, breathless and with heart b...

With no ant hole of his own for protection, the prince looked around and saw a forest at some distance. He ran for it and just a...

CHAPTER 7 Fairy Tale of Prince and Horse Chapter 7, in which the prince being forewarned by the Ant King takes refuge in the shielding f...

While all this happened, the sleeping king, the kidnapper of the prince’s bride, awoke rather grumpily from his nine day slumber. “I kne...

The ant underlings now rose up and raising their legs they chirped: “Three trials you must pass, witch, werewolf, giant. To win a ...

The Ant King heard the prince’s speech and rising up on his hind legs, shook the dust from his body and addressed the prince: “Three tri...

CHAPTER 6 Fairy Tale of Prince and Horse, Chapter 6, in which the prince, having been abandoned by bride and horse, must now undertake...

The horse halted and taking on the form of horse-man sang in somber voice: What is it you love? Fair face – radiant divine, Blos...

The horse halted and taking on the form of horse-man sang in somber voice: What is it you love? Fair face – radiant divine, Bl...

Chapter 5 (Click label below  Fairy Tale of Prince and Horse  for prior chapters.) Horrible fate, pitiable predicament! The prin...

CHAPTER 4 The Fairy Tale of Prince and Horse, Chapter 4 (Click label below  Fairy Tale of Prince and Horse  for prior chapters.) ...

CHAPTER 3 And this is the charm the prince was to use when he beseeched his horse to prophesy the future: Huzza, huzza, hinny-w...

“We must leave here,” the horse replied. “You shall not endeavor to reach that hut or we shall come to blows and the winner will t...

But the horse admonished the prince: "We must leave here. You shall not endeavor to reach that hut or we shall come to blo...

Chapter 1  The Nature of Horses: How the Horse Runs in Freedom and Understands All Wild Things I n times of old, when wishing stil...