The Fairy's Mistake

Two sisters experience vastly different fates due to their encounters with the fairy Ethelinda in "The Fairy's Mistake," where kindness brings jewels and rudeness brings bugs. Meanwhile, "The Princess Test" follows Prince Nicholas as he navigates his father's absurd tests to find a suitable bride, all while secretly loving Lorelei, a blacksmith's daughter. Gail Carson Levine humorously subverts fairy tale norms, emphasizing that true love transcends superficial judgments and that fairness in magic isn't always as it seems.