Work
The Truthful Harp
Lloyd Alexander · 1967short story
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The king of a small land in Prydain, unable to pass the test to be a bard, is given a harp whose strings keep breaking as he speaks.
Source · ISFDB CC BY 4.0
Placement
- The Prydain Chronicles / Taran
- contained in The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydaincollection