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Fairy tale-inspired - dragons, knights, princesses,
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A Serbian Fairy Tale
"The Dragon and The Prince" from The Crimson Fairy Book
Tale Summary
Once upon a time, there were three princes, sons of the emperor, who all loved hunting. In quick succession, the first and then the second son both tried to hunt a hare that lured them to a mill, where it turned into a dragon and ate them both. The third and youngest son then searched for his brothers. He resisted hunting the hare and asked an old woman in chains at the mill to help him discover the dragon's weakness. She tricks the dragon into revealing that it lives in a lake in a faraway kingdom and that its power lay inside of the dragon's body, which also contained that of a boar, a hare, a pigeon, and a sparrow. The prince traveled to the kingdom, became the emperor's shepherd, and took the flock to graze by the lake without allowing the dragon to eat the sheep, as had happened before. After two encounters with the dragon, the prince fought the dragon for a third time, and after the princess kissed him on the forehead, he tossed the dragon into the sky. Falling to the ground, the dragon smashed into pieces, becoming different animals. The prince first used his dogs to catch the boar and the hare inside the boar and then used his hawk to catch the pigeon. Inside the pigeon, he found the sparrow. He spared the sparrow's life in exchange for information on where he could find his brothers. He marries the emperor's daughter and frees a village's people, including his brothers, from the dragon's cellar in the mill.
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An enchanted card to inspired those who decide to play along with us over at Shopping Our Stash for the "Once Upon A Time" challenge that begins today. Way to go shopping your stash...those fantasy silhouettes are perfect for this challenge!! #SOS513
ReplyDeleteChana: Thanks so very much for sharing your incredible fairy tale card at Heart's Quest Fantasy (the former TFATU)!!! AWESOME!!! You've done a marvelous coordination of the stamp layers! Lots of details to discover! Very special card! ==Becca
ReplyDeleteWhat a great fairy tale, much nicer than the old Grimms tales. Your card is perfect for the challenge, I love the design and the castle scene is lovely. awesome card.
ReplyDeleteYou are clever, to put this all together based on a Fairy Tale. As for fussy cutting the dragon? I admire your patience. A beautiful scene Chana.
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Beautiful card, congrats 😊💐 have a great day
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