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Based on three classic Norwegian folk tales collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe: The Little Boys Who Met the Trolls in Hedal Forest, Three Lemons and The Twelve Wild Ducks.

Cast

Henki Kolstad

as Narrator

Brit Elisabeth Haagensli

as (voice)

Mari Maurstad

as (voice)

Guri Schanke

as (voice)

Toralv Maurstad

as (voice)

Morten Faldaas

as (voice)

Ivar Nørve

as (voice)

Roy Bjørnstad

as (voice)

Trond Teigen

as (voice)

Magnus Nielsen

as (voice)

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