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The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou Part 1 | The Lang Fairy Tales: The Blue Fairy Book (1889)
When three princes all fall in love with the same princess, their father sends them out into the world to find the most wonderful curiosities...
An adventure that keeps unfolding, Prince Ahmed's tale is probably the longest in the Blue Fairy Book - so we've split it into two.
If you are unfamiliar with the Lang Fairy Tales, these seminal collections were assembled between 1889 and 1913 by a married couple, folklorists and translators Nora and Andrew Lang, with most of the work done to compile them completed by Nora, also known as Leonora Blanche Alleyne.
Assembled and published in 12…
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