Project Gutenberg 2006-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 359 MacDonald, George 1824 1905 The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories The light princess -- The giant's heart -- The golden key. Produced by John Bechard "The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories" by George MacDonald is a collection of fairy tales written in the late 19th century. The first story introduces readers to royal characters, including a king and queen who long for children, leading to the birth of a unique princess cursed with the inability to experience gravity due to the malice of her wicked aunt, Princess Makemnoit. This premise sets the stage for an imaginative exploration of themes like lightness and seriousness, destiny and free will, and the challenges of love. At the start of the collection, the narrative unfolds with the discovery of a princess who floats because her aunt's curse has stripped her of all gravity. Her parents, the king and queen, react with disbelief and concern as their daughter defies the laws of nature, causing various amusing and dangerous situations. As the princess grows, she becomes endearingly careless, bringing laughter and chaos into the palace. The unfolding of her unique predicament illustrates both the charm of childlike wonder and the perils of neglect and misunderstanding from her parents and courtiers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 89.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Fairy tales Children's stories, English Fairy tales -- Great Britain PZ Text Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: British Literature 226948 2025-06-08T06:44:27.682727 text/html 226769 2025-01-08T06:36:32.354503 text/html 163176 2025-06-08T06:44:35.156196 application/epub+zip 164604 2025-06-08T06:44:31.256216 application/epub+zip 141414 2025-06-08T06:44:29.867216 application/epub+zip 326849 2025-06-08T06:44:37.884175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 312200 2025-06-08T06:44:34.337257 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281240 2022-09-09T05:59:02.575111 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 199410 2025-06-08T06:44:27.328747 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 199360 2006-07-12T10:06:20 text/plain; charset=utf-8 73829 2006-07-12T10:08:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 199349 2006-07-12T10:07:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 73814 2006-07-12T10:08:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20287 2025-06-08T06:44:38.038225 application/rdf+xml 15467 2025-06-08T06:44:30.532223 image/jpeg 3657 2025-06-08T06:44:30.242229 image/jpeg 160160 2025-06-08T06:44:27.703732 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia