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Hero: Allerleirauh
Sidekick: The cook

Also known as Donkeyskin, Catskin, Tattercoats, All-fur, and many other variations.

Once there was a king who loved his wife very, very much. They had a daughter, but so great was their love for each other that she was mostly ignored. The queen grew ill, and knew she would soon die. On her deathbed, she commanded her husband to promise never to marry again unless he found a woman as beautiful, if not more so, than herself. The king gladly promised, for his wife was the most beautiful woman in all the land, and he had no desire to find another.

And so, as time went on, the princess grew up, and the king continued to ignore her. One day, the king happened to see her at her lessons out in the garden. She had grown so lovely, pure, and unspoiled, that she far outstripped her mother in beauty. The king was overcome with desire for her, losing all good sense in his madness, and declared he would marry her, no matter what stood in his way. Well, it seems, everyone and everything stood in his way. His advisors despaired, his court was shocked, his priests damned him to hell in any sort of religion they could think of. His daughter most of all was horrified of this news, and strove to find a way to prevent such a horror.

She declared she would marry him only if he could make her three dresses. One made from golden rays of the sun, one from moonbeams, and the last from starlight. Thinking this an impossible task, she eased her mind. For no one could possibly achieve such a fantastic quest. Undeterred by the impossibility, the king set forth, and soon after returned, to the shock of all, with three glorious dresses. One shining with sunlight, one glistening silver moonlight, and one twinkling with a thousand stars.

Despairing, the princess asked for a great cloak made from all sorts of fur, and once it was given her, she demanded three days time to prepare herself. The three days were a ruse, she wanted time to get away without her father knowing. So, she took her three dresses, put on the cloak, disguised her face as best she could, and ran.

Soon, she was in an entirely new kingdom, far from her own, one where no one knew of her or her father. she came to the castle of this land's king, and found work in the kitchens. The cook there took her in, and became like a new father to her. All the while, she never took off the fur cloak, and she became known as Allerleirauh, or all-fur. She was immensely dirty, and a fright to look at.

The king held a series of balls, which Allerleirauh attended wearing the three dresses her father had given her. The king fell in love with her, and in order to discover her identity, slipped a gold ring on her finger on the night of the last ball. The next day, when she served the king his meal, her caught sight of his ring. He declared Allerleirauh to be his bride, and they lived happily ever after.
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Gotapenname's avatar
It's is a very lovley drawing