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Jun. 20th, 2014 10:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
darchildreToday, I was a bit between books and was working in the children's library, so I decided to check out one of the Andrew Lang Rainbow Fairy books, because fairy tales are always a good time, right? So I took The Grey Fairy Book, somewhat at random. The first story in it was Donkeyskin, which is a story I usually enjoy, so that was cool.
I think this is the first time I've read any version of Donkeyskin/Catskin/Cap o' Rushes/Sapsorrow etc where the girl isn't the king's daughter by blood. I mean, she's still his adopted daughter, so it still seems icky to me, but I guess to fairytale bowlderizers, it seems better that she's not a blood relation. Weird.
There are no balls in this version, either, so she doesn't have anywhere to wear all her pretty dresses except in her little room when she wants to feel pretty, so the prince has to catch a glimpse of her through a keyhole instead of dancing with her. Also weird.
Later in the book, there is a lady who rides a tiger (different story), so that cool.
I think this is the first time I've read any version of Donkeyskin/Catskin/Cap o' Rushes/Sapsorrow etc where the girl isn't the king's daughter by blood. I mean, she's still his adopted daughter, so it still seems icky to me, but I guess to fairytale bowlderizers, it seems better that she's not a blood relation. Weird.
There are no balls in this version, either, so she doesn't have anywhere to wear all her pretty dresses except in her little room when she wants to feel pretty, so the prince has to catch a glimpse of her through a keyhole instead of dancing with her. Also weird.
Later in the book, there is a lady who rides a tiger (different story), so that cool.
