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Tonight, we'll read Princess Bell Atual, written by the 17th century French writer and mother

of modern Western fairy tales, Marie Catherine Lejeumel de Barnville, aka the Madame Countess

Dallnoy. She originated the term that is now generally used for the genre. Princess

Bell Atwall was itself inspired by an Italian fairy tale which may have originally spun from an Arabic tale. Let's get cozy. Close your eyes.

Relax your body into the softness of your bed. Now. Now take a few deep breaths.

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deep breaths. Once upon a time there were three princesses named Rousette, Brunette, and Blondine, who lived in retirement with their mother, a princess who had lost

all her former grandeur.

One day an old woman called and asked for a dinner as this princess

was an excellent cook. After the meal was over, the old woman, who was a fairy, promised that their kindness

should be rewarded and immediately disappeared.

Shortly after, the king came that way, with his brother and the lord admiral.

They were also struck with the beauty of the three princesses that the king married the youngest Blondine, his brother married Brunette, and the Lord Admiral married Rouset.

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