Packet L: Tossup 4

In a fairytale from this country, the princess Katie Woodencloak (10[1])tells the prince that she (10[1])is from “Combland” and “Toweland” when asked where she came from. The theft of seven silver ducks and the felling of a great oak are among the feats attributed to a stock character from this country who earns the moniker “Boots,” or Ashlad, for his tendency (-5[1])to poke (-5[1])at ashes. (10[3]-5[1])A (10[1])hunter from (10[1])this country fires his gun at a slippery, formless foe from Etnedal known as the Boyg. (-5[1])A bridge-guardian from this (10[1])nation’s folklore threatens to (10[1])“gobble up” (-5[1])two (-5[1])characters (10[1])who persuade him to wait for a larger meal. That (10[1])troll from this nation’s folklore is slain by the last of three (10[1])gruff (10[1])billy-goats. (10[1]-5[1])For (10[1])10 points, (-5[3])what country’s fairytales, (-5[1])including “Peer (10[1]-5[1])Gynt,” (10[5]-5[2])were (10[1])collected (10[4]-5[3])by (10[2])Peter (-5[1])Asbjørnsen (10[1])and Jørgen (10[1])Moe? (10[1]) (10[16]0[5])■END■

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