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The next day, a clean-shaven minstrel arrives at the palace and the king is so pleased with his music that he marries the man to his daughter. The princess is very angry but has no choice in the matter. As she and her new husband depart, they pass by lands and properties that belong to the king the princess dubbed "King Thrushbeard". She starts to regret rejecting him, even more so when her new home turns out to be nothing more than a wooden shack.

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The next day, a clean-shaven minstrel arrives at the palace palace, and the king is so pleased with his music that he marries the man to his daughter. The princess is very angry angry, but has no choice in the matter. As she and her new husband depart, they pass by lands and properties that belong to the king the princess dubbed "King Thrushbeard". She starts to regret rejecting him, even more so when her new home turns out to be nothing more than a wooden shack.



* RagsToRoyalty: After being disowned the princess lived as a commoner until her husband revealed his real identity.

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* RagsToRoyalty: After being disowned disowned, the princess lived as a commoner until her husband revealed his real identity.
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"King Thrushbeard" is a fairy tale published by Creator/TheBrothersGrimm.

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"King Thrushbeard" (''König Drosselbart'') is a fairy tale published by Creator/TheBrothersGrimm.
Creator/TheBrothersGrimm in in Children's and Household Tales (''Kinder- und Hausmärchen'').



* BreakTheHaughty: The entire story is one for the princess.

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* BreakTheHaughty: The entire story haughty princess is one for the princess.disowned by her father and forced to live as a poor peasant to beat her arrogance out of her and teach her to be humble.



* RagsToRoyalty: The TropeNamer for the King Thrushbeard style.

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* RagsToRoyalty: The TropeNamer for After being disowned the King Thrushbeard style.princess lived as a commoner until her husband revealed his real identity.



* TextileWorkIsFeminine: This is expected of the princess, but she fails at it because of her royal upbringing. It's mentioned constantly that she cannot weave cloth or spin thread (a COMMON woman's textile-related jobs) because it makes her hands bleed, so [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome her husband immediately stops her]] and bemoans how useless and delicate his new wife is.

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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: This is expected of the princess, but she fails at it because of her royal upbringing. It's mentioned constantly that she cannot weave cloth or spin thread (a COMMON common woman's textile-related jobs) because it makes her hands bleed, so [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome her husband immediately stops her]] her and bemoans how useless and delicate his new wife is.
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A king has a daughter who is so beautiful that kings and princes come from miles around in hopes of winning her hand in marriage. But although she is beautiful, she is also proud and arrogant, and constantly insults and rejects her suitors. She is particularly cruel to one handsome young king, calling him "King Thrushbeard" because of his long thick beard. Finally, her father loses patience with his rude daughter and declares that since she has rejected every man who has come to court her, she will be married to the first beggar who comes to the gate.

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A king has a daughter who is so beautiful that kings and princes come from miles around in hopes of winning her hand in marriage. But although she is beautiful, she is also proud and arrogant, and constantly insults and rejects her suitors. She is particularly cruel to one handsome young king, calling him "King Thrushbeard" because of his long thick beard.beard (or in some versions, a long and pointy chin). Finally, her father loses patience with his rude daughter and declares that since she has rejected every man who has come to court her, she will be married to the first beggar who comes to the gate.
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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: This is expected of the princess, but she fails at it because of her royal upbringing. It's mentioned constantly that she cannot weave cloth or spin thread (a COMMON woman's textile-related jobs) because it makes her hands bleed, so [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome her husband immediately stops her]] and bemoans how useless and delicate his new wife is. Notably, he protests to the king at first that he doesn't ''want'' a royal wife because he knows she can't do manual labor.

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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: The beggar who comes to the palace is ''extremely'' reluctant to be saddled with a royal wife, since he knows she can't do any hard labor.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: This is expected of the princess, but she fails at it because of her royal upbringing. It's mentioned constantly that she cannot weave cloth or spin thread (a COMMON woman's textile-related jobs) because it makes her hands bleed, so [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome her husband immediately stops her]] and bemoans how useless and delicate his new wife is. Notably, he protests to the king at first that he doesn't ''want'' a royal wife because he knows she can't do manual labor.
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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: This is expected of the princess, but she fails at it because of her royal upbringing. It's mentioned constantly that she cannot weave cloth or spin thread (a COMMON woman's textile-related jobs) because it makes her hands bleed, so [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome her husband immediately stops her]] and bemoans how useless and delicate his new wife is. Notably, he protests to the king at first that he doesn't ''want'' a royal wife [[GenreSavvy because he knows she can't do manual labor.]]

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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: This is expected of the princess, but she fails at it because of her royal upbringing. It's mentioned constantly that she cannot weave cloth or spin thread (a COMMON woman's textile-related jobs) because it makes her hands bleed, so [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome her husband immediately stops her]] and bemoans how useless and delicate his new wife is. Notably, he protests to the king at first that he doesn't ''want'' a royal wife [[GenreSavvy because he knows she can't do manual labor.]]
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* GetOut: After he has married his daughter to the beggar, his father tells her get out of his palace.

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* GetOut: After he has married his daughter to the beggar, his father tells her to get out of his palace.



* TextileWorkIsFeminine: This is expected of the princess, but she fails at it.

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* TextileWorkIsFeminine: This is expected of the princess, but she fails at it.
it because of her royal upbringing. It's mentioned constantly that she cannot weave cloth or spin thread (a COMMON woman's textile-related jobs) because it makes her hands bleed, so [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome her husband immediately stops her]] and bemoans how useless and delicate his new wife is. Notably, he protests to the king at first that he doesn't ''want'' a royal wife [[GenreSavvy because he knows she can't do manual labor.]]
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* Scullery Maid: After failing at weaving, spinning and selling pottery, the princess is given a job as a scullery maid in Thrushbeard's palace.

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* Scullery Maid: SculleryMaid: After failing at weaving, spinning and selling pottery, the princess is given a job as a scullery maid in Thrushbeard's palace.
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* Scullery Maid: After failing at weaving, spinning and selling pottery, the princess is given a job as a scullery maid in Thrushbeard's palace.

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[[caption-width-right:350:Illustration by Arthur Rackham]]



A king has a daughter who is so beautiful that kings and princes come from miles around in hopes of winning her hand in marriage. But although she is beautiful, she is also proud and arrogant, and constantly insults and rejects her suitors. She is particularly cruel to one handsome young king, calling him "King Thrushbeard" because of his long thick beard. Finally, her father loses patience with his rude daughter and declares that since she has rejected every man who has come to court her, she will be married to the first beggar who comes to the gate. The next day, a clean-shaven minstrel arrives at the palace and the king is so pleased with his music that he marries the man to his daughter. The princess is very angry but has no choice in the matter. As she and her new husband depart, they pass by lands and properties that belong to the king the princess dubbed "King Thrushbeard". She starts to regret rejecting him, even more so when her new home turns out to be nothing more than a wooden shack. Now forced to work, the princess proves to be completely incompetent at household tasks, weaving, and spinning. She has some success for a time selling pottery, but that comes to an end when a drunken soldier smashes her stall. Finally, she is forced to work as a scullery-maid in the palace of King Thrushbeard. The one silver lining is that her new position enables her to take home scraps of food for herself and her husband to eat. One day, a great party is held to celebrate the king's engagement, and the princess watches from behind a curtain until she is discovered by none other than King Thrushbeard himself. Despite her attempts to escape, he pulls her onto the dance floor and all the food she had hidden in her apron spills out. Completely and utterly embarrassed, she tries to flee but is stopped by the king, who reveals that he is also the beggar she married and the soldier who destroyed her stall. Her ordeal was both meant to cure her proud ways and to punish her for her haughtiness. With that, they marry and live happily ever after.

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A king has a daughter who is so beautiful that kings and princes come from miles around in hopes of winning her hand in marriage. But although she is beautiful, she is also proud and arrogant, and constantly insults and rejects her suitors. She is particularly cruel to one handsome young king, calling him "King Thrushbeard" because of his long thick beard. Finally, her father loses patience with his rude daughter and declares that since she has rejected every man who has come to court her, she will be married to the first beggar who comes to the gate. gate.

The next day, a clean-shaven minstrel arrives at the palace and the king is so pleased with his music that he marries the man to his daughter. The princess is very angry but has no choice in the matter. As she and her new husband depart, they pass by lands and properties that belong to the king the princess dubbed "King Thrushbeard". She starts to regret rejecting him, even more so when her new home turns out to be nothing more than a wooden shack. shack.

Now forced to work, the princess proves to be completely incompetent at household tasks, weaving, and spinning. She has some success for a time selling pottery, but that comes to an end when a drunken soldier smashes her stall. Finally, she is forced to work as a scullery-maid in the palace of King Thrushbeard. The one silver lining is that her new position enables her to take home scraps of food for herself and her husband to eat. eat.

One day, a great party is held to celebrate the king's engagement, and the princess watches from behind a curtain until she is discovered by none other than King Thrushbeard himself. Despite her attempts to escape, he pulls her onto the dance floor and all the food she had hidden in her apron spills out. Completely and utterly embarrassed, she tries to flee but is stopped by the king, who reveals that he is also the beggar she married and the soldier who destroyed her stall. Her ordeal was both meant to cure her proud ways and to punish her for her haughtiness. With that, they marry and live happily ever after.
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It can be read [[https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm052.html here]].

It was adapted to webcomic by ''Webcomic/{{Erstwhile}}'': [[https://erstwhiletales.com/comic/king-thrushbeard-pg01/ here]].



* GetOut: After he has married his daughter to the beggar, his father tells her get out of his palace.



* TextileWorkIsFeminine: This is expected of the princess, but she fails at it.

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* RuleOfThree: As walking towards her new home, the princess repeats three times:
-->"Oh, I am a miserable thing;\\
If only I'd taken the Thrushbeard King."
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: This is expected of the princess, but she fails at it.it.

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A king has a daughter who is so beautiful that kings and princes come from miles around in hopes of winning her hand in marriage. But although she is beautiful, she is also proud and arrogant, and constantly insults and rejects her suitors. She is particularly cruel to one handsome young king, calling him "King Thrushbeard" because of his long thick beard. Finally, her father loses patience with his rude daughter and declares that since she has rejected every man who has come to court her, she will be married to the first beggar who comes to the gate. The next day, a clean-shaven minstrel arrives at the palace and the king is so pleased with his music that he marries the man to his daughter. The princess is very angry but has no choice in the matter. As she and her new husband depart, they pass by lands and properties that belong to the king the princess dubbed "King Thrushbeard". She starts to regret rejecting him, even more so when her new home turns out to be nothing more than a wooden shack. Now forced to work, the princess proves to be completely incompetant at household tasks, weaving, and spinning. She has some success for a time selling pottery, but that comes to an end when a drunken soldier smashes her stall. Finally, she is forced to work as a scullery-maid in the palace of King Thrushbeard. The one silver lining is that her new position enables her to take home scraps of food for herself and her husband to eat. One day, a great party is held to celebrate the king's engagement, and the princess watches from behind a curtain until she is discovered by none other than King Thrushbeard himself. Despite her attempts to escape, he pulls her onto the dance floor and all the food she had hidden in her apron spills out. Completely and utterly embarrassed, she tries to flee but is stopped by the king, who reveals that he is also the beggar she married and the soldier who destroyed her stall. Her ordeal was both meant to cure her proud ways and to punish her for her haughtiness. With that, they marry and live happily ever after.

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A king has a daughter who is so beautiful that kings and princes come from miles around in hopes of winning her hand in marriage. But although she is beautiful, she is also proud and arrogant, and constantly insults and rejects her suitors. She is particularly cruel to one handsome young king, calling him "King Thrushbeard" because of his long thick beard. Finally, her father loses patience with his rude daughter and declares that since she has rejected every man who has come to court her, she will be married to the first beggar who comes to the gate. The next day, a clean-shaven minstrel arrives at the palace and the king is so pleased with his music that he marries the man to his daughter. The princess is very angry but has no choice in the matter. As she and her new husband depart, they pass by lands and properties that belong to the king the princess dubbed "King Thrushbeard". She starts to regret rejecting him, even more so when her new home turns out to be nothing more than a wooden shack. Now forced to work, the princess proves to be completely incompetant incompetent at household tasks, weaving, and spinning. She has some success for a time selling pottery, but that comes to an end when a drunken soldier smashes her stall. Finally, she is forced to work as a scullery-maid in the palace of King Thrushbeard. The one silver lining is that her new position enables her to take home scraps of food for herself and her husband to eat. One day, a great party is held to celebrate the king's engagement, and the princess watches from behind a curtain until she is discovered by none other than King Thrushbeard himself. Despite her attempts to escape, he pulls her onto the dance floor and all the food she had hidden in her apron spills out. Completely and utterly embarrassed, she tries to flee but is stopped by the king, who reveals that he is also the beggar she married and the soldier who destroyed her stall. Her ordeal was both meant to cure her proud ways and to punish her for her haughtiness. With that, they marry and live happily ever after.



* ChildMarriageVeto: The princess keeps doing this until her father loses paitence with her.

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* ChildMarriageVeto: The princess keeps doing this until her father loses paitence patience with her.
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A king has a daughter who is so beautiful that kings and princes come from miles around in hopes of winning her hand in marriage. But although she is beautiful, she is also proud and arrogant, and constantly insults and rejects her suitors. She is particularly cruel to one handsome young king, calling him "King Thrushbeard" becuase of his long thick beard. Finally, her father loses patience with his rude daughter and declares that since she has rejected every man who has come to court her, she will be married to the first beggar who comes to the gate. The next day, a clean-shaven minstrel arrives at the palace and the king is so pleased with his music that he marries the man to his daughter. The princess is very angry, but has no choice in the matter. As she and her new husband depart, they pass by lands and properties that belong to the king the princess dubbed "King Thrushbeard". She starts to regret rejecting him, even more so when her new home turns out to be nothing more than a wooden shack. Now forced to work, the princess proves to be completely incompetant at household tasks, weaving and spinning. She has some success for a time selling pottery, but that comes to an end when a drunken soldier smashes her stall. Finally, she is forced to work as a scullery-maid in the palace of King Thrushbeard. The one silver lining is that her new position enables her to take home scraps of food for herself and her husband to eat. One day, a great party is held to celebrate the king's engagement, and the princess watches from behind a curtain, until she is discovered by none other than King Thrushbeard himself. Despite her attempts to escape, he pulls her onto the dance floor and all the food she had hidden in her apron spills out. Completely and utterly embarressed, she tries to flee, but is stopped by the king, who reveals that he is also the beggar she married and the soldier who destroyed her stall. Her ordeal was both meant to cure her proud ways and to punish her for her haughtiness. With that, they marry and live happily ever after.

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A king has a daughter who is so beautiful that kings and princes come from miles around in hopes of winning her hand in marriage. But although she is beautiful, she is also proud and arrogant, and constantly insults and rejects her suitors. She is particularly cruel to one handsome young king, calling him "King Thrushbeard" becuase because of his long thick beard. Finally, her father loses patience with his rude daughter and declares that since she has rejected every man who has come to court her, she will be married to the first beggar who comes to the gate. The next day, a clean-shaven minstrel arrives at the palace and the king is so pleased with his music that he marries the man to his daughter. The princess is very angry, angry but has no choice in the matter. As she and her new husband depart, they pass by lands and properties that belong to the king the princess dubbed "King Thrushbeard". She starts to regret rejecting him, even more so when her new home turns out to be nothing more than a wooden shack. Now forced to work, the princess proves to be completely incompetant at household tasks, weaving weaving, and spinning. She has some success for a time selling pottery, but that comes to an end when a drunken soldier smashes her stall. Finally, she is forced to work as a scullery-maid in the palace of King Thrushbeard. The one silver lining is that her new position enables her to take home scraps of food for herself and her husband to eat. One day, a great party is held to celebrate the king's engagement, and the princess watches from behind a curtain, curtain until she is discovered by none other than King Thrushbeard himself. Despite her attempts to escape, he pulls her onto the dance floor and all the food she had hidden in her apron spills out. Completely and utterly embarressed, embarrassed, she tries to flee, flee but is stopped by the king, who reveals that he is also the beggar she married and the soldier who destroyed her stall. Her ordeal was both meant to cure her proud ways and to punish her for her haughtiness. With that, they marry and live happily ever after.
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* RagsToRoyalty: The TropeName for the King Thrushbeard style.

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* RagsToRoyalty: The TropeName TropeNamer for the King Thrushbeard style.
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"King Thrushbeard" is a fairy tale published by Creator/TheBrothersGrimm.

A king has a daughter who is so beautiful that kings and princes come from miles around in hopes of winning her hand in marriage. But although she is beautiful, she is also proud and arrogant, and constantly insults and rejects her suitors. She is particularly cruel to one handsome young king, calling him "King Thrushbeard" becuase of his long thick beard. Finally, her father loses patience with his rude daughter and declares that since she has rejected every man who has come to court her, she will be married to the first beggar who comes to the gate. The next day, a clean-shaven minstrel arrives at the palace and the king is so pleased with his music that he marries the man to his daughter. The princess is very angry, but has no choice in the matter. As she and her new husband depart, they pass by lands and properties that belong to the king the princess dubbed "King Thrushbeard". She starts to regret rejecting him, even more so when her new home turns out to be nothing more than a wooden shack. Now forced to work, the princess proves to be completely incompetant at household tasks, weaving and spinning. She has some success for a time selling pottery, but that comes to an end when a drunken soldier smashes her stall. Finally, she is forced to work as a scullery-maid in the palace of King Thrushbeard. The one silver lining is that her new position enables her to take home scraps of food for herself and her husband to eat. One day, a great party is held to celebrate the king's engagement, and the princess watches from behind a curtain, until she is discovered by none other than King Thrushbeard himself. Despite her attempts to escape, he pulls her onto the dance floor and all the food she had hidden in her apron spills out. Completely and utterly embarressed, she tries to flee, but is stopped by the king, who reveals that he is also the beggar she married and the soldier who destroyed her stall. Her ordeal was both meant to cure her proud ways and to punish her for her haughtiness. With that, they marry and live happily ever after.

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!!"King Thrushbeard" contains examples of the following tropes:

* BreakTheHaughty: The entire story is one for the princess.
* ChildMarriageVeto: The princess keeps doing this until her father loses paitence with her.
* FallenPrincess: The princess herself.
* KingIncognito: The king poses as a beggar who marries the princess.
* MeaningfulName: King Thrushbeard is so named because he has a beard that looks like a thrush's beak.
* NoNameGiven: The only character who has a name is King Thrushbeard, and even then he's a case of OnlyKnownByTheirNickname.
* ProudBeauty: The princess until her ordeal.
* RagsToRoyalty: The TropeName for the King Thrushbeard style.
* RoyalBrat: The princess starts out as one.
* TextileWorkIsFeminine: This is expected of the princess, but she fails at it.

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