Today less known fairy tale about a poor yet very beautiful girl and a prince who wants her for his wife. They are very fond of each other but his father is willing to do everything to prevent their marriage. Lovely illustrations by Oskar Herrfurth were used for a series of postcards.

The symbolism of the raven is pretty complex. In general, the raven acts as a messenger and it almost always brings bad news. There are many reasons for that.