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12 dancing princesses
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The Grimm's Tairy Tales - "The Twelve Dancing Princesses"
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$45.50
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The Grimm's Tairy Tales - "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" by Lawson. Franklin Porcelain plate collection, 1978. Limited edition crafted in Bavaria. Plate size approx 8 inches. Comes with a stand. Suggested retail $65.00
Once upon a time in a faraway kingdom lived a king with 12 beautiful daughters. Every night when the girls went to bed in their large airy bedroom, the king locked and bolted the doors to keep them safe. But every morning when he unlocked the door, he found their shoes had been danced to pieces. The king was puzzled and uneasy. How did they get out of the room and where did they go to do their dancing?
No one could tell him, so the king issued a proclamation. To anyone who could discover the answer to the mystery, the king promised the hand of one of his daughters in marriage. But anyone who tried and couldn't find the answer in three days would have to pay with his life.
Shortly after, a prince came to the palace and offered to solve the puzzle. The prince was told to keep watch on the princesses from a room adjoining their bedroom. But soon his eyes grew heavy, and he fell asleep. In the morning the shoes were again full of holes but the prince could not say where the girls had gone. The same thing happened on the second and third nights, and the poor prince had his head cut off. Many fine young men tried to find the secret but they all failed and suffered the same fate.
Finally, a poor wounded soldier found himself on the road to the palace. As he limped along, he was joined by a wise old woman who asked him where he was going. "I really don't know myself," he answered, "but I should like to discover where the king's daughters dance their shoes into holes."
"That is not so difficult," the old woman told him. "You must not drink the wine which will be brought to you in the evening but must
pretend to be fast asleep." Then she gave him a cloak which would make him invisible and enable him to follow the princesses without being seen.
Thus encouraged, the soldier presented himself at the palace and offered the king his services. He was given royal garments and shown into the same bedroom the other young men had used.
That evening, the oldest princess came to the soldier and offered him a cup of wine. He thanked her kindly and pretended to drink from the cup but when her back was turned poured the wine into a nearby plant. Then he pretended to be fast asleep.
Thinking the man would never hear them, the princesses dressed themselves in their lovely ball gowns and opened a secret passageway that led to an enchanted land far under the castle. The soldier put on his magic cloak and followed them down the dark hallway. Soon they came to a broad avenue lined with trees of glittering silver. Then they came to a section where the trees were gold and finally the trees were covered with shining diamonds. Each time the soldier broke off a twig as proof of what he had seen. Then he saw a large lake with 12 boats tied to the bank. In each boat was a handsome prince who took one of the girls into his little craft and rowed across the lake to an enchanted castle. There the princesses danced the whole night through with the princes.
In the morning the king found the shoes again in holes. But thanks to the soldier, he knew at last where the girls went every night to dance. The king kept his promise, and the soldier married the oldest princess. Years later, when the old king died, the soldier inherited the kingdom and reigned for many years.
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