BR1-08 The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Their father, the king, was a grumpy old man who didn't believe in having fun. （p.4）

He had twelve daughters. He banned them dancing. They strongly disagreed his idea, so they danced every night. Why they could do it? They slept the tower and the king locked the tower door every night. It's mysterious! The king didn't know that, so he decided that the first man to discover where his daughters went each night could marry one of them. Many princes and knights visit his castle to discover the mystery, but they couldn't do it. One day, a masician came his castle. He used masic and he succeed it. It's unbelievable! The king let the masician marry one of his daughters. The wedding was a joyful occasion and the king allowed his daughters to dance one night only. Everyone looked happy!

This book is in the Usborne Young Reading series. It has nice illustration. I recommend that everyone   read this book.

The brothers Grimm. (2004). The Twelve Dancing Princesses. London: Usborne.