Twelve happy royal children


Once upon a time there were twelve royal children – eleven brothers and one older sister, Elisa.

Имало едно време дванадесет царски деца – единадесет братя и голямата им сестра, Елиза.

the witch

One day the mother died, and some time later the king married again. The new wife, however, was an evil witch.

Един ден майка им починала и малко след това кралят се оженил повторно. Новата му жена, обаче, била зла вещица.

swans flying out of window

swans flying

She turned the eleven princes into swans and sent them far away to a distant land beyond the large forest.

Тя превърнала единадесетте принца в лебеди и ги пратила в далечна страна отвъд голямата гора.

swans flying through the night

She dressed the girl in rags and smeared an ointment onto her face that turned her so ugly, that even her own father no longer recognized her and chased her out of the castle.