To Conquer A Glass Hill Poem by Louise Tredoux

The princess was doomed, sitting on
a glass hill with three golden apples,
to be wed to the man who galloped
up and collected them all, but
it was impossible, the glass
hill was much too slippery

Came Cinderlad, first in copper, then
silver, then golden armour, rode up
against the hill, the princess was de-
lighted, threw two golden apples
after him, the third he collected
right at the top

The lonely princess was saved,
Cinderlad earned half of the
kingdom for being so brave,
impressing the princess by
fighting for three strong horses
and proper armour long before

But the story should really be
called for its hero, Cinderlad,
the brave man who managed
to conquer a glass hill…

The Princess on the Glass Hill - Andrew Lang Collection