“The Turnip Princess” by FXV Schonwerth, with Ian Reclusado
My friend IR and I discuss the titular story from The Turnip Princess and Other Newly Discovered Fairy Tales. Summary: A prince lost in the forest takes shelter in a cave and falls asleep. When he wakes up an old woman and a bear are leaning over him, but they are kind and helpful. Later, the bear, alone with the prince, instructs him to remove a nail from the wall and bury it under a turnip. He runs out only to encounter a monster, and passes out. Through twists and turns, and timeless sleeps, he makes his way back to the cave, furiously demanding something that was there all along, and by…
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