This fairy tale is chock full of tropes. Here’s a list of the awesome:
- Infertility cured by eating something
- Strange beggars showing up in the middle of the night
- Mysterious magical women
- Bees (and honey)
- Pirates
- Slavery (the G rated kind)
- Brother and sister parted as children
- Female friendship
- Magical hair
- Extremely useful christening gifts
- Happy ending
- No romance