Most
people remember growing up and hearing familiar fairy tales. Stories
about princes, princesses, and the fairygodmothers who made it all
happen. Happily ever afters and wishes on stars were the norm and, at
some point, most girls probably wanted to grow up to be just like the
fairytale princesses from their childhoods. Well, not all
fairy tales are happy stories about falling in love and riding white
horses.. such is the case of the collection of Italian Fairy tales you
will see in this storybook.
This
storybook collection of Italian Fairy tales focuses on 'real life'
issues with a little touch of magic thrown in for good measure. The
characters might be facing strings of bad luck or miserable marriages -
and then a magical twist will be interjected. Many times, these stories
can read almost like a fable. There is usually an underlying message of
a tragic character flaw like vanity or extreme anger; these stories are
definitely not your typical run-of-the-mill fairy tales. There are no
princes on white horses roaming the hills in these stories.
"Did you hear about.."
"Well, I heard that she.."
Everyone
knows the best beauty salon in town is the Beauty, Never A Beast
Salon.. But the characters from Italian Fairy tales also know the salon
is the best place to get all the hot gossip. From stories of
ne're-do-wells, rags-to-riches romances and more, you can be beautified
and caught up on 'news' all at the same place. Lately the big stories
at the salon have been new versions of old problems (isn't most gossip
that way?); children raised by unfit parents, questioning if someone
married for love or money, plastic surgery nightmares, and unhappy
marriages . After a while, it is hard to keep all of the stories
straight!
But
don't worry - you can get all of the juicy details about these stories
from the beauty salon gossips. Grab a drink and sit down under the
dryer for all of the scoop on four of the newest happenings. Stories
about Little Chick-Pea, the poor magical boy with an angry father and a
string of bad luck, Catherine and the rumor that she married for money,
the rumors about the king's wife whose sister was driven to death by
her obsession with vanity, and the early marital strains just coming to
light about little Bastianelo's parents will have your head spinning.
Head back to the Coverpage
Read about Little Chick-Pea
Catch the gossip on Catherine
and Her Fate
Hear the tragic news of The King Who
Wanted a Beautiful Wife
Find out if the Bastianelo's parents are
working things out
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