Arnica the Duck Princess

A hilarious Hungarian classic children's story, about true love, friendship and what happens when a witch turns your fiance into a duck

Princess Arnica is so sweet and gentle that when she smiles even wolves and bears forget their fierceness. Everyone loves her, but she loves only Poor Johnny. Luckily, he loves her too, and even more luckily Arnica has a very sensible king for a father, who is happy for her to marry whomever her heart desires. So, no problem then?

Well, maybe just one - The Witch with a Hundred Faces has cast a spell on Arnica and Johnny which means that one of them must always be a duck, and the other human! Only the Seven-Headed Fairy can help them, but will they be able to find her in time?

This is a hilarious classic children's tale about true love, friendship and, of course, what happens when your fiance is turned into a duck.

Ervin Lazar (1936-2006) was an award-winning and much-loved Hungarian children's author.He won many prizes, including the IBBY Book of the Year on three occasions, and was a runner-up for the 1982 Hans Christian Andersen Award. His stories for children have been translated into many languages, but Arnica the Duck Princess is the first to appear in English.