Fairy Tales Stories for Children, the Light Princess and Hans in Luck

TABLE OF CONTENTS THE LIGHT PRINCESS: Was written by the Scottish Christian Minister, as well as Poet and playwright, George MacDonald, and was published in 1864. If the story reminds readers of Sleeping Beauty, it is because George MacDonald was inspired by the Sleeping Beauty story. The Light Princess is a shorty story of a princess who was cursed by a witch to be in a constant state of weightlessness by losing her gravity. The smallest wind would cause her to fly away and her parents and the entire palace are in despair. Finally, a handsome prince appears and is able to help the princess. And, like all fairy tales, it has a happy ending. HANS IN LUCK Is a folk tale, fairy tale, which originates in Germany and was recorded by the Brothers Grimm, From Grimm's Fairy Tales, in 1812. It is not really a conventional fairy tale as there are no Princesses in distress, no witches, no kings or queens and no handsome Princess coming to the Princesses' rescue. Our hero, Hans, after working away from home for 7 years, was paid a piece of gold for his labours. But during his travels to get home to his mother, he encounters a number of characters, far cleverer than Hans is, who persuade him to exchange his gold for items of far less value until at the end he has nothing left. However, our hero still feels himself very lucky and goes home to his mother happy and singing.