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Good Night Stories has sold over one million copies, and has been translated into more than 47 languages. [5] They have received praise for being an alternative to the stereotypical portrayal of girls and women in fiction (such as the Disney Princess), or books about heroes which primarily focus on male protagonists. It focuses on telling young ...
In 1643, with the English Civil War growing in intensity, Caroline Masterman returns home to Mandyke Manor only to find her father – a Royalist colonel – has disappeared. Her Uncle Digby claims Colonel Masterman has defected to the Roundheads , while Caroline finds her beloved governess Mam'zelle Annette is distant and evasive.
The tale of "The Wonderful Toymaker" begins with a spoiled princess named Petulant, an eight-year-old girl who cannot be pleased at any cost. Her father, the King, gathers his council together to help find a toy for the Princess that will surpass all others. The Prime Minister volunteers his son Martin to find the princess a special toy.
The princess then dowses the impious king with the water of hell and he burns to ashes, freeing the way for the princess to marry Rabbi Chanina. [ 31 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] Even earlier than the Jewish (or Yiddish ) Ma'assebuch tale is a Hebrew story contained in a Medieval French work named Sefer ha-ma’asim , dated to the 12th century (by ...
Odd Girl Out; Published: 1 May 1971. Peggy Makes Strong Magic; Published: 8 May 1971. The Medicine Man; Published: 22 May 1971. Speedwell's Lucky Mascot; Published: 29 May 1971. The Girls of Peaceful Creek; Published: 5 June 1971. Clothes by Amanda; Published: 19 June 1971. Nagoona of the North; Published: 26 June 1971. Girl of the Timberland ...
The second version replaces the old woman with a young, naive, blonde-haired girl named Goldilocks, and the third and by far best-known version replaces the bachelor trio with a family of three, daddy bear, mommy bear, and baby bear. The story has elicited various interpretations and has been adapted to film, opera, and other media.
Fairy tales are stories that range from those in folklore to more modern stories defined as literary fairy tales. Despite subtle differences in the categorizing of fairy tales, folklore, fables, myths, and legends, a modern definition of the literary fairy tale, as provided by Jens Tismar's monograph in German, [1] is a story that differs "from an oral folk tale" in that it is written by "a ...
Napping Princess (Japanese: ひるね姫 〜知らないワタシの物語〜, Hepburn: Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari) is a 2017 Japanese anime fantasy adventure film written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama. It was produced by Signal.MD and stars Mitsuki Takahata. [6] It was released in Japan by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 18, 2017.