![]() Irene and Lootie are rescued by Curdie, a boy who works in the mines and knows all about the goblins. She goes on an outing with her nursemaid, Lootie, only to nearly be captured by the goblins who live underground. You see, Irene is a very good little girl with some particularly bad luck. And my oh my, does Irene ever need that ring. The grandmother is kind, and eventually gives Irene a magical gift: a ring attached to a superfine thread that she may always follow home if she gets lost. ![]() The Princess and the Goblin centers on a lonely, eight-year-old princess, Irene - pronounced as "eye-REEN-ee" in the 1991 animated film adaptation - who discovers that her great-great-grandmother and namesake lives in a secret room in her father's palace. It's George MacDonald's 1872 novel, The Princess and the Goblin, and I've got so many reasons why you should read it. ![]() ![]() There's one little-known fairy tale that's full of girl power, however, and it's one of my favorite stories ever. ![]() As much as I love fairy tales, I'll be the first to admit that they're often hella misogynistic in the treatment of their female characters, sometimes even violently so. ![]()
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