Once upon a time there lived a prince. And even though his kingdom was tiny, it was still real - at least get married! So he decided to get married. The prince decided to woo the daughter of the emperor himself. And he sent her as a gift the most precious things he had - a rose and a nightingale... But you will learn what came of it from this book - one of the most famous fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen, “The Swineherd”. The funny and instructive story was illustrated in the Rococo style by the artist from St. Petersburg Anton Lomaev, making one of the main characters of the book pigs of all ages and stripes - attentive and ironic observers of the matchmaking of the poor prince to the arrogant daughter of the emperor.