Two classic Rumanian fairy tales by one of Europe's most beloved authors. Little Petru braves an icy winter night and a haunted well to save his mother, learning along the way that human decency is more valuable than all the conventional piety in the world. In a touching allegory with pre-Christian roots, the Sun-Child collects the tears of humankind in crystal philtres, risking all the while being consumed by the heat of the sun and the weight of human woe.

Marie Alexandra Victoria, Queen of Rumania (1875-1938), a grandddaughter of Queen Victoria and of Tsar Alexander II, was a poet, author and politician.