The Swineherd

Andersen's famous fairy tale about the prince in rags acting as a swineherd. A poor prince wants to marry the Emperor's daughter and sends her two beautiful gifts, a nightingale and a rose. The princess rejects the gifts because they're natural rather than artificial. The prince disguises himself and applies for the position of swineherd at the palace and creates a musical pot. The princess goes to the swineherd's hut and pays ten kisses for the pot. When he creates a musical rattle, she pays a hundred kisses for it. The prince, having found her unworthy of his love, spurns the princess who is left outside the palace.