You are referring to "Goose Chase"by Patrice Kindl http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618033777/ref=cm_cr_pr_orig_subjFor other books of this genre, see http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/themes.html The above title is a modern version of an old fairy tale called "The 6 Swans". All previous versions involved one sister and her brothers (originally 6, sometimes 11 or 12). Enjoy the stories on-line at the links provided. http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/history.htmlhttp://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/index.htmlSimilar tales exist around the world: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/other.html " . . . the tale was a popular tale before the Grimms recorded it. The first literary version of the tale was recorded by the Grimms and followed a few decades later by versions in Norway and Denmark.The Grimms credited two sources for their version of The Six Swans published in 1812 in their original collection of tales. . . . The Grimms kept three . . .tales, including The Six Swans, The Seven Ravens, and The Twelve Brothers. . . ."Many variants of the tale abound including a Norwegian variant recorded by Asbjornsen and Moe, The Twelve Wild Ducks (1845), and The Wild Swans (1838), a version written by Hans Christian Andersen in Denmark."You can read the H. C. Andersen story here http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/sixswans/stories/wildswans.html