Children’s Issue Booklet, The Prince of Venice folk tale
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Title
Children’s Issue Booklet, The Prince of Venice folk tale
Description
Τhe Prince of Venice is the Cypriot folk tale of the King of Pafos and his three daughters. It is a tale where love, jealousy, evil intentions, magic, determination, repentance and courage unfold to bring a happy ending to the King’s youngest princess who ends up marrying her Venetian Prince.
The story begins with the King taking a trip abroad. His eldest daughters ask him to bring them beautiful dresses and jewellery but his youngest daughter, after consulting an old woman, asks him to bring her three golden strands of hair from the head of the Prince of Venice. The King manages after some difficulties to obtain the strands of hair from the Prince’s barber and brings them to his daughter. Once again the princess consults the old woman who instructs her how to cast a spell over a period of three days that would bring the Prince to her side. Jealousy compels her elder sisters to sabotage the spell and on the third day the Prince gets seriously hurt and flies back home.
The young princess sets out with great determination to find her Prince, and once again magic plays its part. While resting in the forest she learns how to brew a new potion that would heal her Prince. After preparing the magic potion she resumes her journey and reaches Venice where she learns that
the King’s son is gravely ill and dying.
She disguises herself as a handsome young man and spreads the news that she is a doctor that can cure all ills. Soon the King sends for her and she succeeds to heal the Prince in three days by smearing his body with the potion. She accepts no rewards but asks only for the Prince’s ring which he gladly gives her.
The princess now returns to Cyprus to find that her sisters had repented their actions and with their help she re-enacts her original magic and lures the Prince to her side. The Prince arrives as a golden eagle and draws his sword to kill her for the harm she had brought on him. The princess then shows him the ring he had given her and tells him her story. The Prince forgives her and asks that preparations are made for their marriage. After three days of joyous celebrations the Prince dons his uniform and is transformed into a golden eagle and embracing his wife they fly to his father’s palace where
she is welcomed. Forty days and nights of celebrations ensue.
The King abdicates in favour of his son who then reigns as king with his beautiful wife as his queen.
The story begins with the King taking a trip abroad. His eldest daughters ask him to bring them beautiful dresses and jewellery but his youngest daughter, after consulting an old woman, asks him to bring her three golden strands of hair from the head of the Prince of Venice. The King manages after some difficulties to obtain the strands of hair from the Prince’s barber and brings them to his daughter. Once again the princess consults the old woman who instructs her how to cast a spell over a period of three days that would bring the Prince to her side. Jealousy compels her elder sisters to sabotage the spell and on the third day the Prince gets seriously hurt and flies back home.
The young princess sets out with great determination to find her Prince, and once again magic plays its part. While resting in the forest she learns how to brew a new potion that would heal her Prince. After preparing the magic potion she resumes her journey and reaches Venice where she learns that
the King’s son is gravely ill and dying.
She disguises herself as a handsome young man and spreads the news that she is a doctor that can cure all ills. Soon the King sends for her and she succeeds to heal the Prince in three days by smearing his body with the potion. She accepts no rewards but asks only for the Prince’s ring which he gladly gives her.
The princess now returns to Cyprus to find that her sisters had repented their actions and with their help she re-enacts her original magic and lures the Prince to her side. The Prince arrives as a golden eagle and draws his sword to kill her for the harm she had brought on him. The princess then shows him the ring he had given her and tells him her story. The Prince forgives her and asks that preparations are made for their marriage. After three days of joyous celebrations the Prince dons his uniform and is transformed into a golden eagle and embracing his wife they fly to his father’s palace where
she is welcomed. Forty days and nights of celebrations ensue.
The King abdicates in favour of his son who then reigns as king with his beautiful wife as his queen.
Source
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία
Publisher
Library of Cyprus University of Technology
Date
Contributor
Linocut: Hampis Tsangaris, Designer: Nicolas Ioannou
Rights
Απαγορεύεται η δημοσίευση ή αναπαραγωγή, ηλεκτρονική ή άλλη χωρίς τη γραπτή συγκατάθεση του δημιουργού.
Relation
www.cypruspost.gov.cy
Format
jpg
Language
en
Type
Identifier
2014CS267, 2014CS268, 2014CS269, 2014CS270, 2014CS271, 2014CS272
Coverage
35.160417, 33.346556
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Collection
Citation
Cyprus Post, Republic of Cyprus
Κυπριακά Ταχυδρομεία, Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία, “Children’s Issue Booklet, The Prince of Venice folk tale,” Αψίδα, accessed April 26, 2024, https://apsida.cut.ac.cy/items/show/44249.