In "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," a king discovers that his twelve daughters are mysteriously exhausted each morning, their shoes worn out as if they have been dancing all night. Determined to uncover the truth, he offers a reward to anyone who can solve the mystery. Many try and fail until a clever young soldier, armed with a magical cloak of invisibility, follows the princesses to a hidden underground realm. There, he discovers their secret: a magical enchantment that compels them to dance with twelve enchanted princes. With his wit and bravery, he seeks to free the princesses from the spell. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].
This book is part of a book series called Picture Books Classics .
This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.
There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published in 2007 by Usborne Books .
This book contains the following story:
The Twelve Dancing Princesses
The king bans his twelve beautiful daughters from dancing, yet every night their shoes are worn through. The king promises that the man who can solve the mystery will marry one of his daughters - and rule the kingdom. But the princesses are as clever as they are beautiful and do not want to be constrained, and whilst many princes have tried to solve the mystery, all have failed. A poor soldier, seeking the reward, borrows an enchanted cloak from an old woman and is able to follow the princesses as they escape in the night to a castle where they dance with their twelve suitors. Having revealed his discovery to the king he chooses the eldest princess for his bride and becomes the king’s heir.
This book features the following character:
A Grimm Brother
This book features the character A Grimm Brother.
