10-24-2015, 12:33 PM
(10-24-2015, 09:53 AM)irukandji Wrote:(10-24-2015, 09:33 AM)Lin S. Wrote: “Love,” replied the fairy. “If a man of pure heart were to fall in love with her, that would bring her back to life!”
The quote from the episode The Kiss comes from a version of the sleeping beauty stories called the Sleeping Princess. You can find a link to the original fairy tale on my blog.
Another quote by the Sleeping Princess:
"He was the son of a king in a country close by. Young, handsome and melancholy, he sought in solitude everything he could not find in the company of other men: serenity, sincerity and purity."
The Sleeping Princess and The Kiss Episode of Grimm
The Sleeping Princess from Classic Fairy Tales
Right. And this is the only story that talks about a kiss. But the man doesn't have to be a prince and the fairy never reveals why this man has to be pure of heart or what he has to do to be considered pure of heart. Does the fact that he seeks the company of other men who are pure of heart mean that he himself is pure of heart? I don't think so.
The Sleeping Princess calls him both a prince and the son of a king.
quote:
"Now, it so happened that a Prince arrived in these parts. He was the son of a king in a country close by. Young, handsome and melancholy, he sought in solitude everything he could not find in the company of other men: serenity, sincerity and purity. Wandering on his trusty steed he arrived, one day, at the dark forest. Being adventurous, he decided to explore ..."
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