Twelve Dancing Princesses
A fairy tale in which twelve princesses wear out their shoes each night dancing in a secret underground kingdom.
Their father the king offers a reward to whoever discovers their secret.
The story, collected by the Brothers Grimm, has inspired ballets, picture books, and adaptations: She loved the Twelve Dancing Princesses as a child.
- enchantedUnder magical influence
- enchanted forestSupernatural woodland of folklore
- shoesProtective foot coverings
- secretConcealed information
- secret passageConcealed route through structure
underground · forest · silver trees · silver · golden · worn · midnight · ballroom · spell · mysterious · Brothers Grimm · brothers · soldier · cloak · invisible cloak · invisible · trapdoor · lake
Twelve Dancing PrincessesBluebeard
Folk tale wife-killer
Cinderella · Rapunzel · Hansel and Gretel · Little Red Riding Hood · The Red Shoes
Twelve Dancing PrincessesPuss in Boots
Cunning cat from folklore
Tom Thumb · Boots · The Frog Prince · Aladdin
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