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On her deathbed, the king's wife makes him promise only to marry a woman as beautiful as she. Years later, when the king is convinced to marry again, he realizes that the only suitable woman is his own daughter. He begs her to marry him.
The horrified princess makes impossible requests to stall her father -- a dress bright as the sun, a dress bright as the moon, a dress all the colors of the sky. The king grants her every wish. Finally, she says she will only marry him if he gives her the hide of a marvelous donkey. When the king gives her even this, she knows he will not be put off and decides to flee.
In this dark fairy tale, a princess must bear toil and degradation before finding a man who she can trust and love. "Donkeyskin" is a classic story about honor, lust, and love.
This edition from the Fairy Tales Classics Collections includes versions of "Donkeyskin" from Germany, Basque, England, Italy, Scotland, Ireland, and Brazil. It also includes beautiful illustrations from Arthur Rackham, Kay Nielsen, Warwick Goble, and Margaret Evans Price.
"Donkeyskin" includes the following stories:
Donkeyskin
Allerleirauh (All-Kinds-of-Fur) (A German Tale)
Ass-Skin (A Basque Tale)
The Bear
Cap O' Rushes (An English Tale)
Catskin (An English Tale)
Doralice (An Italian Tale)
Fair Maria Wood (An Italian Tale)
The King Who Wished Marry To His Daughter (A Scottish Tale)
Margery White Coats (A Scottish Tale)
The Princess in the Catskins (An Irish Tale)
The Princess Who Would Not Marry Her Father (A Portuguese Tale)
The She-Bear (An Italian Tale)
The Step-Mother and the Step-Daughter (A Basque Tale)
The Story of Catskin (An English Tale)
Tattercoats (An English Tale)
The Wandering Young Gentlewoman; or, Catskin (An English Tale)
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