"But if he had caught me, I never would have come out alive!" ("The Ram and the Pig who Went into the Woods to Live by Themselves"), Erik Werenskiold

"But if he had caught me, I never would have come out alive!" ("The Ram and the Pig who Went into the Woods to Live by Themselves")

"Hadde han fått tak i meg, hadde jeg visst aldri kommet levende ut" (museum title)

Erik Werenskiold (Norwegian) (1855-1938)

Movement: Naturalism
Date: 1880–1883
Medium: Pen on paper
Collection: National Museum of Norway
Rights: Public domain
Photograph: Nasjonalmuseet / Dag Andre Ivarsøy, CC BY 4.0

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Dog Ram Animal Forest Tree Plant Farm Building Attack Conte Book illustration Drawing Feather Black and white Monochrome Pig Sheep Running Flight Shelter Roof Fir Trunk No figures Signature

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"Nay, nay! - Clip, clip, clip!" shrieked the Old Woman

"Nay, nay! - Clip, clip, clip!" shrieked the Old Woman

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"Soon the Moon will come up and I will ask him"

When her Time came, the Queen was brought to a Bed and gave Birth to a Beautiful Baby Girl

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The Princesses wanted to sit and rest a bit

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From the Time he was a Small Boy, he would never do anything, but just sat raking in the Ashes

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The Squire and the Neighbor Girl