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The Sea Maiden
Written by Joseph Jacobs 4 audiobooks with Academy Voices
Joseph Jacobs was an Australian-born folklorist and historian who worked in England and the United States. More about Joseph Jacobs →
Estelle Belong-Smrtnikova
Read by a real person Estelle Belong-Smrtnikova 7 audiobooks with Academy Voices
Estelle Smrtnikova is a multilingual voice-over artist and narration director based in Cologne, Germany. Hear more from Estelle →
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The Sea Maiden

by Joseph Jacobs · read by Estelle Belong-Smrtnikova · 21 min

A poor old fisherman is catching no fish. Then a sea-maiden rises beside his boat and offers him all the fish he wants, if he will promise her his first son when the boy is twenty.

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A poor old fisherman is catching no fish. Then a sea-maiden rises beside his boat and offers him all the fish he wants, if he will promise her his first son when the boy is twenty. He agrees, never expecting to have a son. The years go by, and the son grows up and asks why his father is so sad. This Scottish Highland folk tale appears in Joseph Jacobs's Celtic Fairy Tales. Estelle Belong-Smrtnikova reads it. The young man takes up a great sword, rides out to seek his fortune, and meets a dog, an otter and a falcon who promise to help him one day. There are giants, a king's cattle and a monster in the loch before the sea-maiden comes calling. A bold, old-fashioned adventure.

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Length
21 min
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Released
January 2025
Publisher
Academy Voices
Language
English
ISBN
9798347317431
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This edition of The Sea Maiden by Joseph Jacobs is narrated by Estelle Belong-Smrtnikova.

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