The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was in Romanian

A0–B1 graded story, English translation and illustrations · Grimm Brothers

The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was is a strange and humorous Brothers Grimm tale about a young man who does not understand what it means to be frightened. Everyone else seems to know how to shudder, so he leaves home determined to learn. His journey takes him to gallows, haunted rooms, and a castle filled with supernatural dangers. Where others would run away, the boy calmly tries to understand the ghosts and monsters around him. A king promises his daughter’s hand to anyone who can survive three nights inside the castle. Will its frightening inhabitants finally teach the fearless boy how to shudder?

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