Warwick Goble, “The Frog Prince”
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(Reblogged from blueruins)
Princess Diaphania did, however, have one disadvantage. She was so light and ethereal that the slighest puff of wind would blow her away. It sounded very pretty and delightful … but for all practical purposes it was a terrible nuisance.
Illustration by Kay Nielsen for Minon-Minette from the collection of stories Powder and Crinoline (retold by Anne Carter).
‘Don’t drink!’ The little princess cried, leaping to her feet.
Illustration for The Twelve Dancing Princesses by Kay Nielsen from the collection Powder and Crinoline. I have already posted this, but in a cropped form.
Such a Terrible Dream - In Powder and Crinoline - Kay Nielsen on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/17035900
Heinrich Lefler, Companion Illustration to Die Prinzessin und der Schweinehirt (The Princess and the Swineherd)
“Beauty and the Beast” by Anne and Janet Grahame Johnstone
Charles Perrault “Le Chat botté” (1843) illustration by Nadezhda Illarionova
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Boris: Why do you want to dance?
Vicky: Why do you want to live?
Boris: Well I don’t know exactly why, er, but I must.
Vicky: That’s my answer too.
Vicky: Why do you want to live?
Boris: Well I don’t know exactly why, er, but I must.
Vicky: That’s my answer too.
“The Red Shoes” 1948
