{"product_id":"2026770000841-secondhand-the-fisherman-and-his-wife","title":"The Fisherman And His Wife","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA timeless work of German folklore, The Fisherman and His Wife chronicles the tale of a humble fisherman who catches a magical flounder — an enchanted prince — and releases it out of goodness, only to be sent back again and again by his insatiably greedy wife to demand ever-greater wishes. With each request granted, from a cottage to a castle to a kingdom, the wife's ambitions escalate until she demands the power of God itself, at which point the enchanted fish strips away everything and returns the couple to their original poverty. The Brothers Grimm render this cautionary tale with a deceptively simple, rhythmic prose style that gives the story an almost incantatory quality, perfectly suited to its moral weight. A masterwork of the fairy tale tradition, it illustrates with quiet but devastating clarity the destructive nature of unchecked greed and the folly of never finding contentment.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48826053820635,"sku":"2026770000841-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/b34a4744-f605-4441-af6f-b3fdb82714bb.png?v=1780311689","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026770000841-secondhand-the-fisherman-and-his-wife","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}