Books like Plain Princess by Phyllis McGinley
The King and Queen of the Kingdom of Lys plan a birthday party for their daughter Esmeralda. The Princess is in a sulky mood and declares that she is a plain Princess, to the delight of the Royal Family. But when faced with the truth, she falls into a decline and her parents offer a great reward to anyone who can make her beautiful. All the wise men try, without success. Finally, the royal dustwoman Dame Goodwit offers to make the Princess beautiful in three months if the Princess will come and live in her cottage with her three daughters. The changes that take place are only natural ones, and when the Princess learns to do a truly unselfish thing, her mouth turns up, her nose turns down, and her eyes sparkle like the candles on a birthday cake.
First publish date: 1945
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Fantasy
Authors: Phyllis McGinley
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