The Swineherd By Hans Christian Andersen Listen to the story The Swineherd once upon a time lived a poor prince; his kingdom was very small, but it was large enough to enable him to marry, and marry he would; it was rather bold of him that he went and asked the emperor’s daughter will you marry me? But he ventured to do so for his name was known far and wide, and there were hundreds of princesses who would have gladly accepted him, but would she do so? Now we shall see. On the grave of the prince’s father grew a rose tree, the most beautiful of its kind that bloomed only once in five years, and then it had only one single rose upon it, but…