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a swineherd's daughter

A low-born girl who becomes a queen through cleverness.

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Also known as a swineherd ’s daughter

First appearance: the frog king or iron henry

a swineherd's daughter shows up with force in The Iron Stove. The page is where that presence becomes real.

One of the substitute maidens sent to scrape the iron stove, but fails and is dismissed.
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a swineherd's daughter first appears in 0000 the frog king or iron henry.

In The Iron Stove: One of the substitute maidens sent to scrape the iron stove, but fails and is dismissed.

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The emotional and psychological peak occurs when the sisters, driven by envy of the Queen’s beauty and their o…

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